Belgrade residents and others interested in the town’s history can find out more with “Step Into the Past: Historic Main Street, Belgrade Lakes Village,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6. The walk is one of 35 Jane’s Walks being offered across Maine that day. It is free and open to the public, no registration is […]
Tedda Henry
Central Maine Garden Club hosts state apiarist
About 50 garden club enthusiasts recently attended a Central Maine Garden Club presentation about the vast amount of bees that are in the United States and in Maine. The U.S. bees species number about 4,000 and Maine has more than 270 species representing 12 families, according to a news release from Donna Sawyer with the […]
Waterville South End Bird Walk set for May 6
The Waterville South End Bird Walk is set for 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6. Attendees are asked to meet at 401 Water St., the Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District. The rain date is May 13. Those who attend can learn to identify by sight and sound many of the bird species in the area year round, […]
Area age-friendly committees to hold transportation forum May 5
The Age-Friendly Committees from Augusta, Chelsea and Hallowell, plan to reconvene a regional transportation forum from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 5, at the Cohen Community Center, 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell. The forum will provide an opportunity for discussion. A similar gathering in 2019 launched an effort to address the challenging issue, […]
Hallowell library to host program on Stevens School May 5
Four former employees will share their memories.
Hallowell partners plan historical tour May 6
Vision Hallowell is partnering with the Historic Hallowell Committee and Row House, the city’s historical society, to present a tour of the city cemetery, 27 Water St., at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, as part of Jane’s Walk. A team of Sam Webber-trained historians is leading the way. Nearly 25 years ago Webber, Hallowell’s city […]
‘Lucky Hank,’ worth spending an evening with these artists, writes Devine
After my initial exposure to AMC+ new series “Lucky Hank,” starring the great Bob Odenkirk, (“Better Call Saul”) the studio released three more chapters of the series, and late last night, I sat through one new chapter “The Clock,” twice. “The Clock” centers on a towering antique timepiece from Hank’s childhood, that has, with a […]
Student Leadership Conference empowers Skowhegan-area youth
Nearly 30 Skowhegan Area High School youth attended the first Student Leadership Conference March 17 at Skowhegan Area Middle School. The event, held by R.E.A.C.H. (Relationships Education Aspirations Community Health), a program of School Administrative District 54, was designed to bring students together to share information about their clubs and build leadership skills. “We believe […]
Winthrop handbell ringers’ Augusta event rescheduled to June 7
AUGUSTA — The Winthrop Area Handbell Ringers plan to perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, in the Community Meeting Room at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. They will perform a variety of music, including some written just for handbells, such as the piece “Rondo passacaglia.” There will also be some familiar pieces, such […]
Maine Association of Police honor Travis Mills, wife Kelsey, visit retreat
ROME — The Maine Association of Police recently bestowed three honors to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Travis Mills and his wife, Kelsey Mills. The couple opened the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat in 2017 after Travis lost portions of all of his limbs in a 2012 IED explosion while serving this country in Afghanistan. […]