Rangeley Health and Wellness has received a $2,500 grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, for its Help Adult Respite Care program. The Creative Aging Grant supports the collaboration between artists and organizations in developing high quality participatory arts programs for older adults. With […]
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Mid-Maine chamber plans gubernatorial forum Oct. 11
WATERVILLE — The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce plans to host a gubernatorial forum with candidates Sam Hunkler and Paul LePage at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Ayotte Auditorium, Thomas College on West River Road. This will be a moderated discussion with questions geared toward a better understanding of the candidates’ stances. Coffee and a […]
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Skowhegan center continues Wabanaki Voices Speaker series Oct. 13
The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center’s next speaker in its Wabanaki Voices Speaker series is scheduled to be Chris Sockalexis, a member of the Penobscot Nation. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Tewksbury Hall, located on Western Avenue in Skowhegan. Sockalexis will present Penobscot culture, history and […]
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Oakland ShineOn Saturday event breaks attendance record
OAKLAND — The Messalonskee High School girls soccer team welcomed a record 46 girls, pre-K to grade five, to the seventh annual ShineOn Saturday event, held Sept. 24 at Messalonskee Middle School. Girls came from 10 different local elementary schools to be mentored by the Lady Eagles, playing field games, learning new skills, and receiving […]
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Skowhegan teen earns Eagle Scout honors
Skowhegan has one new Eagle Scout, Connor Files received Scouting’s highest rank during a ceremony at the Skowhegan Federated Church on Sept. 25. “My Eagle Scout project included mapping trails in the Coburn Woods and installing an informational kiosk for the Somerset Woods Trustees,” Files said a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman […]
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UMaine English professor to deliver Maine Heritage Lecture Oct. 13
The University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is set to present the 2022 Maine Heritage Lecture at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. The event takes place at the Bodwell Lounge at the Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road in Orono, with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the […]
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UMaine Farmington to host alumnus, award-winning poet Oct. 13
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to present award-winning poet and UMF alumnus Jacques Rancourt as the program’s second reader of the season. Rancourt will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street. The reading is free […]
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Winthrop center to host Augusta museum co-founder Oct. 13
Genie Gannett, co-founder of the First Amendment Museum in Augusta, is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. She will tell the story about how the Gannett family lived their First Amendment freedoms across four generations. Inspired by this history, she will talk […]
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Strand Youth Film Fest entry deadline set for Oct. 31
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s third annual Strand Youth Film Fest, an opportunity for young people in Maine to create and submit their own short films, is taking submissions. The entry deadline for this short film competition is Monday, Oct. 31, with awards and a public presentation of the films in December. Prizes will be […]
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Augusta, Buckfield warrant officers retire with 49 years’ combined service
The Maine Army National Guard celebrated Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven F. Eastman of Augusta, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Travis E. Coffman of Buckfield during a retirement ceremony on Sept. 11 for their dedication and time in service. Eastman enlisted as a light-wheel vehicle mechanic from 2001 to 2004 in the active Army, which […]