WATERVILLE — An informal basketball group plans to meet at 5:30 p.m. Sundays beginning Oct. 9 at the Alfond Youth Center, 126 North St. Both men and women at least 35 years old who would like to join can call Peter Beckerman at 207-547-4411 or Club Athletic Director Isaac Leblanc at 207-873-0684, according to a […]
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Main Street Skowhegan plans $5K Business Lab & Pitch Competition
Representatives from Main Street Skowhegan plan the launch of the inaugural Business Lab & Pitch Competition, designed to assist new and current entrepreneurs with starting or expanding their business. The competition is scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 1. “We’re excited to unveil our newest program to help empower and encourage local entrepreneurship and local business […]
Belgrade camp to host Halloween-themed family activities Oct. 1
BELGRADE — A day of Halloween-themed activities for families is scheduled for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Camp Bomazeen, 656 Horse Point Road. People can come in costume and join in the games. The Haunted Woods event is for Cub Scouts and non-Cub Scout families. The cost is $7 per person; walk-ins are […]
Scout troops attend Leave No Trace Trainer course in Rhode Island
Representatives from Scouting Troops in Camden, Saco and Pittsfield attended a Leave No Trace Trainer course Sept. 10-11 in Rockville, Rhode Island. “Matthew, Heidi, Ryan and I went to Camp Yawgoog in Rhode Island to take part in Scouting’s Leave No Trace Trainer course so we can bring the valuable training course to our local […]
Augusta DAR chapter, museum staff, take part in Bells Across America
AUGUSTA — Members of the Koussinoc Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution joined the staff of the First Amendment Museum Sept. 15 to celebrate the 235th birthday of the U.S. Constitution with one of the DAR’s long-standing traditions, Bells Across America. Every year, Daughters from across the nation gather to ring bells in […]
Latin dance classes to be offered Tuesdays in Waterville
Free Latin dance classes are scheduled to be held Tuesdays, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 18 and 25, and Nov. 8, 15 and 29 at Chace Forum, 150 Main St. in Waterville. Classes will be held from from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. In this class the fundamental dance skills and techniques of Merengue, […]
‘Chef’s Table: Pizza’ is a slice of goodness, J.P. Devine writes
The temperatures have dropped. Soon it will be dark at noon. What then is for dinner? Here, on Netflix is a piece (several slices) for you busy folks to consider and salivate over. “Dig in” it says to the best pizzas from around the world, prepared by renowned chefs who bake passion, creativity and hard […]
SNAPSHOT: Somewhere over Hartland’s Morrill Pond
This photo over Morrill Pond in Hartland was taken early morning on Sept. 14. “This is the first time that I have seen a rainbow here on the pond,” said Barbara L. Henigin, who took the photo, in an email. Check out other upcoming area events!
UMaine Augusta French club to present documentary film
It will be streaming Sept. 23-30, with in-person screening Sept. 30.
Union library to host historian, historical interpreter Sept. 28
In June, six people set out to row a replica 17th century shallop, the Jane Stevens, from Georgetown to Fort William Henry in Pemaquid. They traveled across the mouth of the Sagadahoc and out of Boothbay Harbor, with stops at different islands along the way, according to a news release from Vose library. Historian and […]