Elm City Bridge Club Elm City Bridge winners on Oct. 17 were MaryAnne Trafton and Jeannie Reillig. Su Morrison and Gabrielle Rice placed second, and Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop came in third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new players are welcome. For more information, call […]
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Finding Our Voices collects $58,000 in “Ripple Effect”
A group of southern Maine women have donated $58,000 to Finding Our Voices in what Patrisha McLean — the president/founder of the grassroots nonprofit giving peer-to-peer hand-ups to women survivors of domestic abuse — calls “the gift that keeps on giving.” The $18,000 awarded to the group in February has more than tripled with a […]
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Semester of Service’s $1.5K grants to support youth action
AUGUSTA — Volunteer Maine, the state service commission, is offering $1,500 mini-grants to support youth-led projects through its Semester of Service grant program. Applications are due by Thursday, Nov. 2. Youth groups in schools, faith communities, service organizations and nonprofits are eligible to apply and participate. The Semester of Service begins on Martin Luther King […]
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Palermo Library’s chili fundraiser set for Nov. 4
The Palermo Community Library plans to sponsor a chili fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the 2789 Route 3 library. The cost is $7 for a 12-ounce container of homemade chili (spicy, mild or meatless), a cornbread muffin, a 16-ounce bottle of water, and two chocolate chip cookies. People can […]
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Whitefield Library to start knitting circles Nov. 4
The Whitefield Library is set to hold its Saturday morning knitting/crochet circle at 1 Arlington Lane. People can bring yarn, needles and a coffee cup for company, support, guidance, and light refreshments. The group will meet from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday for the month of November, and maybe more. More information can be […]
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Kennebec County public teachers bring outdoor learning to students
Funding is provided by the Maine Environmental Education Association’s Mini-Grants for Outdoor Learning Program.
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Scouts hold annual Haunted Woods event
BELGRADE — Children and parents clad in costumes skulked through Camp Bomazeen Oct. 14 for the annual Haunted Woods event. Cub Scouts and their parents visited different activity areas around camp, such as archery, BB gun shooting, a haunted house run by Augusta Troop 603, outdoor cooking, the obstacle course, pumpkin painting and arts and […]
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Scouts hold annual Haunted Woods event
BELGRADE — Children and parents clad in costumes skulked through Camp Bomazeen Oct. 14 for the annual Haunted Woods event. Cub Scouts and their parents visited different activity areas around camp, such as archery, BB gun shooting, a haunted house run by Augusta Troop 603, outdoor cooking, the obstacle course, pumpkin painting and arts and […]
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Maine Music Society to hold 6th annual online auction
Maine Music Society’s sixth annual online auction is set to open at noon Saturday, Nov. 4. It will be open through 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. Those who visit the mainemusicsociety.org will find everything from homemade breads to snow-shoeing and skiing experiences, electronics, vacation rentals, beautiful artworks, musical instruments, toys, and fashions crafted by local […]
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Waterville center pilots payment model for recreational basketball program
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center is piloting a pay-what-you-can payment model for the 2023-24 recreational basketball season. Under the AYCC’s pilot program, any youth can register for recreational basketball and pay what they can afford to pay. Or, if they cannot afford to pay a fee, they can register for free. The […]