The Girl Scouts of Maine is set to host a free Green ME Up Earth Day celebration, featuring hands-on environmental activities for the public. The event runs from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the L.L. Bean Flagship Store Campus in Freeport. Green ME Up is an annual festival of sustainability celebrating Earth […]
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Maine’s First Ship plans 17th Century Foodways event in Bath
BATH — Maine’s First Ship is set to hold its second 17th Century Foodways event and luncheon on Saturday, April 20, at the Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial St. MFS — the Bath non-profit whose volunteer force has reconstructed the sailing vessel Virginia, originally built by colonists at Popham in 1607-08, brings back guests chef […]
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Carrabec High School names honor students
Students from Anson, Embden, New Portland and Solon attend Carrabec High School.
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Penobscot Marine Museum curator to present exhibit
CAMDEN — Penobscot Marine Museum Digital Curator Matt Wheeler is set to present a hybrid illustrated talk, “Jim Moore: Midcoast Correspondent,” at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. The presentation will explore Moore’s life and work as a denizen of Midcoast Maine. This event is presented in […]
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Talk on South Africa’s water-related challenges set for April 15
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “Doing Research with Society: Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 15. All talks in the Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both remotely via Zoom […]
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United Way of Tri-Valley Area celebrates mothers with brunch, bingo
WILTON — This year United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to celebrate mothers with brunch and bingo. The event is set for Sunday, May 12, at the Wilton Masonic Hall, Wilton Masonic Hall. Brunch will be from 9-11 a.m., and bingo starts at noon. There are limited seats. Each mother will receive a carnation, […]
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Farmington Grange celebrates 150th anniversary
The Grange will celebrate its history with an evening of entertainment.
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Maine Fiddlehead Festival celebrates local food traditions
Set for Saturday, April 27, Farmington’s annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival is set to bring festive music and food featuring the festival’s namesake, the fiddlehead fern.
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Winslow Junior High School names honor students
The following students were recently named to the Winslow Junior High School third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Haleigh Blackstone, Gabriel Bovee, Brody Brockway, Alexander Davis, Emma Fales, Belen Farnham, Frank Farnham, Kolby Gibbs, Cruz Hamilton, Natalie Lagasse, Tylee Latham, Jaxon Lizotte, Katherine Martin, Maria Moumouris, Brinlyn […]
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Area students earn collegiate recognition
The following colleges and universities recently announced area students’ academic achievements during the 2023 fall semester. The University of Maine at Farmington FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announce that four of the 16 recently named 2024 Maine County Teachers of the Year are UMF Teacher Education graduates. The Maine County Teachers of […]