East Madison Days is set for Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, at the East Madison Historical Association at 1108 East Madison Road in Madison. The kickoff event will be the opening of the art show from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, July 19. Local artists will display their work from 5-7 p.m. upstairs at the East […]
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Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ is a touching story about a family
Cord Jefferson is an American writer with clearly promising gifts. He is the guy who sat in the writer’s room with the other struggling writers on the late night Larry Wilmore show that closed down in 2016 after two seasons. But Cord didn’t close down. He opened wide. After a series of shows and awards, […]
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Philips library plans 5K, author visit for July 20
The Phillips Public Library’s eighth annual Readers, Writers and Runners 5K, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20, will feature local mystery author Maureen Milliken. Registration for the race will cost $10 and begins at 9 a.m. in the library parking lot, 96 Main St. in Phillips. The race will be followed by an […]
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Hallowell Post to host Strawberry Shortcake event July 20
Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6, Hallowell, 114 Second St., is set to help kick off Old Hallowell Day celebrations at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20, with its color guard leading the parade. At 11 a.m. the post will host its annual strawberry shortcake luncheon. A meal costs $8; strawberry shortcake cost is $4. For more […]
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Peter Roderick and Natasha Rosenbaum finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the July 9 duplicate bridge session. Maureen Brochu and a medley of players came in second, with Ed and Joyce Rushton third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial […]
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Washington association seeks photos for contest, exhibition
The entry deadline is Monday, July 22.
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Capital Area Technical students honored at SkillsUSA event
ATLANTA, Ga. — Two local career and technical students were recognized at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, June 26 and 27. They are Christopher Pottle from Winthrop, a student at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta, who was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Cabinetmaking; and Mikayla Monaghan from West Gardiner, a student […]
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Waterville society to host talk by Colby professor July 11
Motivated by the current project of a trail through Waterville’s Pine Grove Cemetery, Véronique Plesch’s illustrated talk aims at providing historical context.
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Jefferson church to host author, historian July 14
JEFFERSON — Baxter State Park will be the topic of a talk Sunday, July 14, at St. Giles Episcopal Church, 72 Gardiner Road. The talk by Professor Howard Whitcomb will immediately follow morning prayer service, which starts at 9:30 a.m. Whitcomb is an expert on Baxter State Park and how it was acquired by Percival […]
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SNAPSHOT: Waterville club learns about flower arranging
WATERVILLE — The owner of Robin’s Nest Flower Shop, Robin Samalus Getchell, recently gave a workshop on arranging flowers at the Redington Museum. Twenty-five members of the Central Maine Garden Club attended. “When words escape, flowers speak,” said Getchell, according to a news release from Donna Sawyer with the club. Members came away with a […]