MADRID — High Peaks Alliance plans to offer a Family Trail Day, with trail building, outdoor education and an opportunity to meet like-minded families, at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The event will be held at the Perham Stream Birding Trail, 554 East Madrid Road. It is for children 2 years old and older with […]
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Society to celebrate Stevens family, first settlers of Stratton on Aug. 20
STRATTON — Each year members of the Dead River Area Historical Society celebrate the founders of Stratton. On Sunday, Aug. 20, members will honor the founders of Stratton, “The Stevens Family,” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the society building at 171 Main St. The event is hosted by direct descendant Caleb Stevens and […]
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Old Fort Western celebrates life of Martha Ballard
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western plans to celebrate the life of Martha Ballard with the program Martha Ballard’s World: Wife, Mother, Healer, Horticulturist. The event is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the 16 Cony St. fort. The following rotating stations center on activities about which Ballard wrote in her diary. • At […]
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‘Jules’ creators embrace hope-filled screenplay formula
Finally, as we exit a murky June and July, a much-needed and heroic attempt to bring sweetness and light back to our new neighborhood screen arrives. In an industry, that as we speak, is bereft of hope and heroics and full of spiders and atomic clouds, “Jules” lands in our pines and offers a modicum […]
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Madison legion auxiliary collecting school supplies
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #39, Madison is collecting school supplies for children in its local schools (Maine School Administrative District 59 in Madison and Anson based Regional School Unit 74). Items needed include backpacks, rulers, erasers, pencils, colored pencils, ink pens (blue, black and red), crayons, markers, glue sticks, water bottles (no larger than 20 […]
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Maine Cheese Festival set for Sept. 10 in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Cheese Guild plans to hold its seventh annual Maine Cheese Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave. This showcase of the best Maine artisan cheeses encourages attendees to taste and explore the vast array of superb Maine cheeses crafted from cow, goat, […]
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Bridge clubs announces recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Aug. 1 duplicate bridge session. Second place went to Ed and Joyce Rushton, and third to Wilma Pouliot and Janine Prewitt. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial […]
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Burnham student makes Lawrence University dean’s list
APPLETON, Wis. — Jamie Simeone of Burnham was named to the 2022-23 dean’s list at Lawrence University. The list, an annual honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance, is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. Check out upcoming area events!
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Maine Cannabis Convention planned in Augusta Aug. 12, 13
NECANN partners with the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine for the Eighth annual Maine Cannabis Convention from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, at the Augusta Civic Center at 76 Community Drive. These cannabis conventions are designed specifically to help educate, promote, and develop state-wide cannabis resources and networking […]
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Waterville gallery extends bazaar vendor submission deadline to Aug. 15
Waterville Creates and Ticonic Gallery seek vendor applications for the eighth annual Holiday Bazaar, scheduled to run from Nov. 15 through Dec. 24 in its new home in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. During the holiday season, the gallery is transformed into a marketplace filled with unique and distinctive gifts […]