Elm City Bridge Club Ed and Joyce Rushton finished first at Elm City Duplicate Bridge on Sept. 5 in Waterville during the duplicate bridge session. Natasha Rosenbaum and Jessie Gunther placed second, with Gabrielle Rice and Su Morrison third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new players […]
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Oakland youth crowned Miss Aroostook Young Teen 2024
CARIBOU — The Miss Aroostook Pageant, held Aug. 20 at the Caribou Inn & Convention Center, crowned Khloee Renee Tower, 12, as Miss Aroostook Young Teen 2024. The Oakland resident is a seventh grader at Messalonskee Middle School. The pageant crowns girls and young women who will advance to the Maine Academic Scholarship Pageant next […]
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Augusta arboretum’s Wetland Boardwalk Project finished
An official ribbon cutting for the new boardwalk will be held Sept. 23.
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Camden native plant event set for Sept. 16
The Camden Public Library, in partnership with Wild Ones Midcoast Maine Chapter, is set to present the second annual Camden Native Plant Celebration & Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, on the grounds of the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. There will be shopping from local native plant nurseries, educational booths, […]
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Gardiner downtown planning presentation set for Sept. 15
GARDINER — The Maine Downtown Center plans to hold the first in-person Maine Downtown Institute: All Things Downtown Planning since 2020. The event is set for 8:30-11:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Life Community Church, 46 Church St.; registration is open. The center will cover all aspects of downtown planning: Why, who, the process, implementation, […]
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Gardiner, Augusta Rotary Clubs Golf Tournament set for Sept. 14
The Vassalboro course is the venue for an event in memory of Carl Hubbard.
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‘For the People’ has best ‘action’ writing since ‘West Wing’
It debuted on March 13, 2018, at 10 p.m. on ABC. So why should we go back that far to dig in on what some are calling Shonda Rhimes’ “Grey’s Anatomy” in a courtroom? First of all, it moves faster, has better deeper characters and is written by Paul William Davies, who gives it the […]
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Union library to host Wreaths Across America program Sept. 13
UNION — Fred Thompson, a Wreaths Across America ambassador and his wife Diane from Gardiner, plan to give an overview of the Wreaths Across America program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Vose Library, 392 Common Road. Also helping with the program are Joyce Grotton from Union and Linda Billings from Jefferson, who participated […]
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Simmons University names local dean’s list students
BOSTON — Three local students were named to the 2023 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons University. The are Emma Soule of Farmingdale, Abigail Bloom of Waterville and Maddie Beckwith of Winslow. To qualify, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work […]
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Nonprofit accepting orders for fall community build season in Waterville area
The measurement deadline for WindowDressers’ insulating window inserts is Oct. 1.