Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2023 Golf Fore Kids’ Sake at Belgrade Lakes Golf Club raised over $31,000 Sept. 1 to support one-to-one youth mentoring in Kennebec Valley, according to a news release from Monica Charette with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. Belgrade Golf Fore Kids’ Sake 2023 Tournament winners: • 1st Place […]
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Stratton historical society offers 2024 calendars
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2024 calendars are now available. The cover features Stratton High School senior class of 1929 as it appeared in the Pinetum School Yearbook: Beatrice Leavitt, Vera Hobbs, Dilana Moody, Edward Scribner, Madeline Hennigar. This yearbook was in a collection of items originally belonging to Evelyn Viles […]
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‘Midnight Cowboy’ remains one of the great duo films of all time
Each actor is as indispensable to the story as chess pieces are to a game.
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Movie in the Park set for Waterville on Sept. 22
WATERVILLE — The United Way of Kennebec Valley has planned its 2023 Movie in the Park for 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Head of Falls on Front Street. The free, family friendly event will feature Disney’s film “Soul.” Concessions will be available. Proceeds from this event help support UWKV’s 58 nonprofit and school-based programs. […]
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Augusta society to host talk by wildlife biologist in Manchester Sept. 21
The Kennebec Historical Society’s September presentation, “Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill: Memories of a Maine Wildlife Biologist,” is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Hope Baptist Church, 726 Western Ave. in Manchester. Presenter Ron Joseph will share his book’s stories of growing up in central Maine in the 1950s and ’60s, […]
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Share the Road with Carol commemorative bike ride set for Oct. 1
The sixth annual Share the Road with Carol memorial bike ride is set for Sunday, Oct 1. The all-ages commemorative bike ride takes place in Windsor and Whitefield. The ride, which has 12- and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office at 523 Ridge Road. This annual ride honors the memory of […]
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Thomas College receives over $70K to promote student behavioral health
WATERVILLE — The prolonged pandemic has created more stress and anxiety than ever before, according to a 2022 survey by TimelyMD, the leading telehealth company focused on higher education. Nearly 90% of survey respondents reported a mental health crisis on college campuses. Thomas College, no stranger to these experiences, has reported a 20% increase in […]
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Upland Game Bird Hunt set for Pleasant Ridge Oct. 17
PLEASANT RIDGE — Pine Grove Programs plans to offer the 2023 Upland Game Bird Hunt, free for veterans and first responders, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Pine Grove Lodge, 823 Ridge Road. The event will include a day of hunting upland game birds, partridge and woodcock, over dogs. The lodge […]
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Filling Health Care Coverage Gaps webinar set for Sept. 26
AUGUSTA — Consumers for Affordable Health Care plans to offer a Filling Health Care Coverage Gaps webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. People can learn about options when health care coverage is not enough. Programs that fill health coverage gaps such as hospital free care, sliding scale care and MaineCare for children will be […]
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Elmira College names local Key Award winners
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Three local Elmira College students recently were named this year’s recipients of its annual Key Award. They are Nicholas Brown of Farmingdale, Payton Alexander of Belgrade and Luke Parks of Sidney. “This award is given to students with the potential to excel academically, serve as leaders, and go on to enjoy success […]