The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation, through its Children’s Health Small Grants Program, has awarded grants to 15 Maine organizations. Since its founding in 2007, the Foundation has advanced its mission of supporting the health of Maine’s children by awarding more than $1.2 million to support 155 projects. These projects have advanced Maine children’s health, […]
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Memorial bike ride set for Sept. 18 in Windsor, Whitefield
The sixth annual Share the Road with Carol memorial bike ride is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18. The all-ages commemorative bike ride will be held in Windsor and Whitefield. The ride, which has 12-mile and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office, 523 Ridge Road. This ride honors the memory of Carol […]
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Rangeley Lakes chamber holds 29th annual golf tournament
The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 29th annual Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic, held Aug. 17 at Mingo Springs Golf Course in Rangeley. This year’s winning teams are as follows: Men’s A Division — first place was Mike Atwood, Lou Hight, Sam Hight and Adam Orser; Men’s […]
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Winthrop-based chorus begins fall rehearsals Sept. 6, welcomes new members
CODA Chorus plans to begin its fall rehearsals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Winthrop United Methodist Church on Main Street. The community chorus, which is entering its 56th year, welcomes singers high school age and up. Rehearsals are each Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The chorus will receive new members for the […]
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Waterville studio to hold open house Sept. 9
An open house is planned for noon-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Colby College’s Greene Block + Studios at 18 Main St. in Waterville. This event is free and open to all. The open house is a chance to meet the teaching artists as they demonstrate the free workshops that will be offered to the […]
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Dead River Historical Society offers pictorial calendars
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s 2023 pictorial calendars are available. The cover features kindergarten and first grade from 1955 with Jimmy Sylvester, Susan Simpson, Edwin Hewitt, Sandra Fotter, Marcel Dube, Ina Harris, Richard Currie, Terry Wyman, Marcel Nadeau, Linda Vaughn, Raymond Morin, Margaret Hewitt, Dennis Walton, Cecil Brackett, Wayne Dyer, Candy Stevens, […]
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Skowhegan Woman’s Club visits Travis Mills Foundation Veterans’ Retreat
Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) Skowhegan Woman’s Club met at the Travis Mills Foundation Retreat Annual Open House on Aug. 6 in Rome. Freda Toneatti, Sharon Adams, Bonnie Chamberlain and Mary Cayford toured the grounds and buildings. They learned about the programs promoting recovery, recreating and healing available for veterans who […]
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Litchfield Fair set for Sept. 9-11
This year’s Litchfield Fair is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9-11, at the 44 Plains Road fairgrounds in Litchfield. Gates will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 9 and 10, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11. The fair will feature musical entertainment, agricultural and livestock events, contests, redneck […]
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Kennebec Land Trust to host Cobbossee Stream paddle Sept. 8
Kennebec Land Trust staff plan to host a paddle on Cobbossee Stream at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, to the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary Cabins in West Gardiner. Those who plan to attend will meet at the Collins Mills Road boat launch in West Gardiner, paddle approximately two miles downstream to the cabins, tour one of […]
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‘Bad Sisters’ like ‘Little Women’ from purgatory
Pay attention now, I’m not going to go through these names more than once. There’s Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) and her four sisters: Eva (Sharon Horgan), the level headed eldest; Ursula (Eva Birthistle), a nurse and mother; Bibi (Sarah Greene), the one-eyed plotter of the bunch; and Becka (Eve Hewson), Rocker Bono’s daughter in case you’re […]