West Gardiner Community Conversations, an awareness series on Maine programs that help improve the health and well being of all Mainers, is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 18. The talk will be held at the West Gardiner Fire Station at 318 Spears Corner Road in West Gardiner. “The Opioid Epidemic Touches Us All” will […]
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Laser show, concert to benefit Winslow food pantry
To assure admission, ordering tickets in advance is suggested.
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Waterville hospice to offer retreat for grieving June 16-18
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is scheduled to host its Camp Ray of Hope, a statewide weekend retreat for Maine individuals and families who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives. The retreat will be held Friday to Sunday, June 16-18 at Pilgrim Lodge, 103 Pilgrim Lodge Lane in West Gardiner. […]
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Augusta tech center names April professionals of month
Capital Area Technical Center has announced its April professionals of the month. Dinah Wadleigh of Augusta is a senior at Cony High School enrolled in the Business Academy. She was unsure of her career path when she started the program, but feels that by taking the Business Academy, her interested has been sparked into pursuing […]
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Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducts local students
BATON ROUGE, La. — Five local students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. They include Heather Ahern Huish of Livermore Falls at the University of Maine, Anna Berkes of Winthrop at UMaine, Rachel Cutler of Rangeley at […]
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Boothbay botanical gardens moves Maine Days to 1st June weekend
Free admission is available for Maine residents.
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Wiscasset gallery calls for art with ‘Working Maine’ theme
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday June 28.
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Woodlot management tour set for Winthrop May 18
Maine Woodland Owners plans to offer a woodlot management tour from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18, of its Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area on Case Road in Winthrop. Joe Roy, a private lands wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Andy Shultz, a retired Maine Forest Service landowner outreach forester, will […]
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Pittsfield institute to host International Food Festival May 14
PITTSFIELD — International boarding students at Maine Central Institute plan to host the annual International Food Festival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 14, in Parks Gym, 295 Main St. The public can sample foods from more than a dozen countries prepared by students, faculty and staff. Since 2007, the MCI community has […]
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Augusta society’s May 17 talk to cover Little Chesapeake Island
The Kennebec Historical Society’s May presentation, “The Long Ago Summer Cottages on Little Chebeague Island,” is scheduled to feature speaker Lock Kiermaier. The talk will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Augusta City Center, 16 Cony St. in Augusta. Little Chebeague Island, located in Casco Bay near Portland, is immediately adjacent […]