FARMINGTON — The High Peaks Alliance spearheaded the collaborative efforts to repair the Prescott Field Accessible Trail system after the region was impacted by severe flooding through the winter and spring. The storms left inches of silt clay loam on the crushed stone, washed out a bridge, and rerouted the trail in places, making it […]
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Carrabassett Valley library to start summer reading program
“Adventure Begins at Your Library” is the theme of this year’s Carrabassett Valley Public Library Summer Reading Program. The library has a large selection of children’s books including board books, early readers, picture books, juvenile chapter books, and young adult books for all reading levels; everyone gets a free library membership at the library. Storytime […]
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Augusta library accepting donations for book sale
AUGUSTA — The Friends of Lithgow Library seek donations of gently used fiction, biographies, cookbooks, gardening and craft books, blu-ray, DVDs, and children’s books. Textbooks, encyclopedias, VHS or cassette tapes, or anything in poor condition cannot be accepted, nor anything with dust, mold, stained or torn pages, or notes in the margins. Donations should be […]
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Augusta network to offer child birth order workshop
During this workshop, participants can explore how a child’s position in the family can influence their personality, behavior and relationships.
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Maine-FOREST project to fuel rural, forest-based economy
Project targets include wood-derived alternatives to plastic, concrete and cellulosic nanofiber bioproducts; and economically diverse rural development.
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21st Century Kids of F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. summer programs for RSU 9 and MSAD 58 are underway
RSU 9 and MSAD 58 have kicked off their 21st Century Kids of F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. summer programs with plans for a field trip to Mount Blue State Park in July.
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Watershed Restoration Project underway at China Lake
An extensive two-year project is underway to improve China Lake’s water quality. This latest effort is part of the China Lake Watershed-Based Management Plan, a 10-year initiative aimed at achieving a significant reduction of phosphorus in the lake to prevent algae blooms. Phosphorus is a key nutrient on which algae feed, and soil erosion from […]
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Waterville club receives Plant America Grant
The Central Maine Garden Club in Waterville recently received a $2,000 grant from the National Garden Plant America Committee. The club was the only recipient in Maine and only one in a handful of club recipients nationwide, out of over 130 entries from around the county. The grant will support the CMGC as it initiates […]
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Central Maine 4th of July events set for Clinton
CLINTON — Central Maine Fourth of July events will take page Wednesday and Thursday at the Clinton Fairgrounds, 1450 Bangor Road. Gates open at noon Wednesday with Kid’s Day activities to include a dinosaur dig. Children can find a dinosaur rock, chip it apart and find a dinosaur inside. There also will be inflatable ax […]
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Democrats to host lobster bake in Waldoboro Aug. 4
Online reservations can be made at lincolncountydemocrats.com/lobster by Wednesday, July 31.