WATERVILLE — Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 60 Eustis Parkway. The event has been observed annually on Nov. 20 as a day to memorialize the transgender individuals who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. Snow date is Thursday, Nov. 21. […]
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Meat raffle set for Nov. 15 to benefit Waterville VFW Auxiliary
Waterville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1285 will be the venue for a meat raffle at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at 51 Water St., Waterville. Second- and third-chance drawings will be held. Proceeds will benefit the auxiliary veterans’ projects. For more information, call Veronica Gurney, president, VFW 1285 Auxiliary, at 873-0908.
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‘Cinderella’ to be presented Nov. 21-23
Waterville Senior High School Drama will perform the fairy tale “Cinderella,” with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 21-23, in Trask Auditorium at the high school at 1 Brooklyn Ave., in Waterville, according to a news release from Paula Pooler, director of […]
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Operation: Veteran Smiles visits Togus
Volunteers hand-delivered toiletry kits and heartfelt cards to patients at part of Operation: Veteran Smiles on Nov. 5 at the VA Maine Healthcare System – Togus in Chelsea, according to a news release from Operation: Veteran Smiles. The program was created by teenager Amelia Day to bring smiles and basic necessities to veterans. Day joined […]
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Kennebec Historical Society’s next presentation set for Nov. 20
Henry “Hank” D. Lunn will speak at the Maine State Library.
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Craft tables available for Nov. 23 Fayette fair
FAYETTE — Tables are available for the Fayette Historical Society Craft Fair set for Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Fayette Central School, 2023 Main St. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will include a luncheon hosed by the historical society. To rent a table, or for more information, call […]
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Event raises $25,000 for Jackman ambulance service, after-hour care
JACKMAN — The Citizens Health Advisory Team and the Jackman Region Community Association recently raised more than $25,000 with proceeds to be split between the ambulance service and after-hour care at the Jackman Region Health Center, according to a news release from Denise Plante, Somerset Public Health, MEHAF local project leader and chairwoman of the […]
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Pittsfield’s Cooke earns named scholarship at Baldwin Wallace University
BEREA, Ohio — Julia Cooke, of Pittsfield, was among more than 660 students who earned named scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University this fall. Cooke, a graduate of Messalonskee High School and majoring in theatre acting and directing, earned the J. Richard Andrisek Scholarship.
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Augusta Nature Club to meet Nov. 20
The Augusta Nature Club will hold a luncheon meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Capital Area Technical Center at 40 Pierce Drive in Augusta. Members are asked to arrive by 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon followed by a brief meeting. Edward Gleason on the Northern Lights, manager at the Southworth Planetarium, will speak about […]
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Author Judy Pancoast to give talk Nov. 20 in Oakland
OAKLAND — Judy Pancoast, a children’s songwriter and musician, has published her first novel, “The House on Christmas Street.” Pancoast will read from her book and will have copies available for purchase at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Oakland Public Library, 18 Church St., according to a news release from the library. Light refreshments […]