The Greater Augusta AARP Chapter 511 recently gifted $2,000 to the William S. Cohen Community Center in Hallowell. The money will benefit the Cohen Center’s Meals On Wheels Program to help feed homebound seniors. Priscilla Costello, AARP vice president of the Chapter 511, made the presentation to Cindy Sullivan, director of the Cohen Center.
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Educare Central Maine gets gift and will launch Lab School, Learning Hub
Gift to support community outreach efforts, ensure more quality early care and education opportunities are available to family and children.
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Benefit concert set for Jan. 4 in Waterville
Event will be held in memory of Curt Mueller, who died Dec. 13.
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River Arts seeks artwork for 2020: “Black and White”
River Arts in Damariscotta invites all artists to submit work for the first show of 2020: “Black and White.” According to the release from River Arts, Ed McCartan, known for his intuitively experimental paintings, will be the juror. McCartan is an artist and educator who taught at Emma Willard School and Russell Sage College in […]
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Sky Lodge hosts another window insert workshop
Sky Lodge recently completed another Community Window Inserts Workshop at the Moose River Valley Center in Moose River. Volunteer citizen William Trahan organized the workshop, according to a news release from Denise Plante. Through Trahan’s leadership and the support of 21 local volunteers and Americorps volunteer Margaret Dean, as well as the support from Zip […]
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Child and Adult Care Food Program at Alfond Youth & Community Center to provide meals
The Alfond Youth & Community Center is participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to make evening meals available at no separate charge to children without regard to race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or […]
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Maine Expansion Arts Fund awards $42,600 in grants
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $42,600 to support indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those that serve areas with limited access to arts events. Grant recipients include: • Belfast Flying Shoes, to expand collaboration with inmates at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center, adding […]
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Waterville sets Christmas tree collection schedule
The City of Waterville Department of Public Works has announced it will pick up Christmas trees the weeks of Jan. 6 and Jan. 13; weather permitting. Trees should be left at the curb. Be sure to remove all decorations, tinsel and stands. For more information, call the Department of Public Works at 680-4744.
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Free workshops to be offered Jan. 14-16 at agricultural trades show in Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Beginning Farmer Resource Network, a coalition of agricultural agencies in Maine, will host free workshops and offer consultation services to Maine’s newest farmers Jan. 14-16 during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, according to a news release from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. […]
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Wilton CareerCenter to offer January sessions
The Wilton CareerCenter has announced the following January sessions will be held at the center at 865 U.S. Route 2 in East Wilton: • MEOC-101-Essentials of College Planning will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jan. 22. This workshop will introduce people to educational opportunities in general and MEOC services in particular. This […]