Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s eighth and final presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “To Bee or Not To Bee,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, via Zoom. It will feature the award-winning Piti Theatre Troupe, based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland, according to a news release from the […]
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Bath-area land trust to offer bud break walk May 12
Tenley Elizabeth Wurglitz, land and stewardship director with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, plans to offer a give a stroll to observe the opening of buds, the unfurling of baby leaves, and the emergence of early spring wildflowers from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12. The program will start from the parking lot of […]
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Winthrop High names 3rd quarter honor students
Winthrop High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High honors — Grade 12: Sarah Adam, Emily Finch, Eleanor Folsom, Andrew Foster, Justin Heath, Muriel Lattin, Marta Norton, Vanessa Richards Bowden and Averie Silva. Grade 11: Brooke Belz, Sophia Blanco, Aleah Childs, Trinity Chrissman, […]
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Winthrop society to host historian’s talk about early settler
Historian Mike Bell plans to give a presentation about early settler Jonathan Whiting and his contribution to the town of Winthrop at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. In 1790 Jedediah Prescott made a plan for the town of Winthrop based on the work of […]
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Cony class of ‘81 to hold belated 40th reunion
Cony High School’s class of 1981 plans to hold a belated 40th reunion from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at The White Duck, 2527 U.S. Route 202 in Winthrop. Food and drink will be at the classmate’s cost; a group menu will be used to place orders. Classmates are encouraged to bring their […]
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Somerville farm plans to reopen May 8 with more activities
SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm plans to reopen to the public Sunday, May 8, at 217 Hewett Road. Visitors can experience every aspect of farm life, from good food and friends to fun outdoors with goats. The farm is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday, May 8 through Dec. 18, according […]
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Union library to offer website tech tutorial May 11
Vose Library Director Kristin Gould plans to give a tour of Browse & Borrow and Events sections, featured on the newly designed Vose website, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, via Zoom during the Vose or Virtual Wednesday Series. This program is the first of three Vose website tech tutorials. To register, call 207-785-4733 or […]
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General bereavement support group to begin May 18
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is set to offer a general bereavement support group for any person who has experienced the loss of a loved one. The group will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, May 18, and will run for six weeks, according to a news release from the nonprofit organization. Group […]
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UMaine at Farmington names spring Wilson Scholars
Local students include Daniela Lilly Rodiles of Farmington and Miles Stevens of Norway.
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Rangeley arts group to offer storytelling workshops
Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to offer storytelling workshops in May, June and July at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St., unless otherwise noted. Participants should come to the workshop with some ideas for their own story — something that really happened them, according to a news release from the art group. Because […]