AUGUSTA — The Travis Mills Foundation is set to hold its annual Vietnam-Era Veterans Breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. The event is free, but veterans must sign up for tickets at travismillsfoundation.org. Each veteran is welcomed to bring one guest. Vietnam-era veterans hold a special […]
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Capital Area Technical Center recognizes February professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has named Olivia Johnson and Mikayla Monaghan its professionals of the month for February. This accolade acknowledges their exemplary dedication, leadership, and passion in their respective programs, according to a news release from the center. Johnson, a junior from Richmond who attends Richmond High School, is in the Medical/Veterinarian […]
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Somerset Woods Trustees announce newest conservation property
The Somerset Woods Trustees’ newest conservation property is Parkman Hill Farm in Solon. Featuring 650 acres of field and forest on Parkman Hill Road, the farm for decades has been managed for its wildlife, birds and pollinators. The long-time landowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, gifted the property to Somerset Woods in January to assure […]
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Winslow Elementary opens kindergarten registration
The Winslow Elementary School Kindergarten registration will soon be open for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Registration packets can be picked up from the school office starting Monday, April 1, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Completed registrations need to be submitted to the office […]
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Whitefield student receives Erskine Principal’s Award
Nolan Burgess of Whitefield, a senior at Erskine Academy, has been selected to receive the 2024 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, recognizes a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship and leadership. Burgess is a consistent high-honors student in a highly competitive academic program that includes honors or accelerated […]
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Winslow Elementary School registration open for 4-year-olds
Winslow Elementary School registration will soon be open to children who will be 4 on or before Oct. 15. Registration packets will be available for picked up at the school’s office between 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the school’s office, 285 Benton Ave., beginning Monday, March 18. Completed registrations need to […]
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Waterville Public Library to launch seed library March 16
The Waterville Public Library is launching the 2024 Waterville Seed Library. This free public resource features 30 varieties, including tomato, pumpkin, summer lettuce mix and green beans. Beginning Saturday, March 16, while supplies last, garden seed packets can be picked up at the 73 Elm St. library. A free Paint a Plant Pot and Plant […]
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Mid-Coast Audubon to offer Damariscotta Mills birding field trip
Mid-Coast Audubon is set to lead a field trip in the Damariscotta Mills area Saturday, March 16, to check the pools above and below the famous fish ladder and also look out over Great Salt Bay. Participants can expect to see a good representation of overwintering ducks, including Hooded, Common and Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, […]
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Alfond center plans Polar Plunge in Oakland on March 16
The Alfond Youth & Community Center, serving the Boys & Girls Club and YMCA of Greater Waterville, is set to host its 31st Annual Polar Plunge on March 16. The event takes place at 11 a.m. at the Oakland Boat Launch, 22 Old Belgrade Ave. The center hopes to have 100 participants to celebrate the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Danielle Macdonald makes ‘Falling for Figaro’ rom-com float
We find ourselves here in a pretty much predictable rom-com film set, at first, in a boardroom in a big city where futures are decided, especially for our Millie Cantwell, (Danielle Macdonald, “Dumplin” 2018, “Bird Box” 2018.) But hold on, after the boardroom and some nonsexual chatty bedroom scenes, the story suddenly takes us to […]