PORTLAND — Bicycle-riding music fans are to be able to safely park their bikes for free at all 11 Thompson’s Point concerts this year, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine announced July 28 in a joint statement with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “We’re really excited to be partnering with the BCM to bring this free service […]
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‘Taste of Waterville’ to be held at Head of Falls
The 28th annual Taste of Waterville, an adult-focused experience highlighting the area’s ethnicity and diversity, is to be held from noon to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Head of Falls on Front Street, along the Kennebec River. Taste of Waterville will include a variety of food, cultural and culinary booths, along with music, cash […]
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Fort Western lecture series continues with history author
AUGUSTA — Award-winning historian and author Alan Taylor is to present “Freedom, Slavery, and Maine Statehood in 1820” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Central Church, 20 Mission Ave. Taylor’s presentation will be the sixth of a series of lectures sponsored by Old Fort Western and the Maine Bicentennial Commission. A 1977 graduate of […]
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Hallowell homestead offers tours of gardens, grounds
HALLOWELL — Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead at 2 Litchfield Road, a nonprofit nature preserve and historic house museum, invites the public next month to tour the gardens and grounds of the 1794 Vaughan Homestead. Tours are to be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Aug. 12, 19 and 26, and between noon and […]
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Health Care Golf Classic nets $17K for 2 organizations
Franklin Community Health Network’s annual Health Care Golf Classic, held July 12 at the Sugarloaf Golf Club, netted approximately $17,500 to benefit the Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center, according to a news release. Hebert Construction was the title sponsor, and 16 teams from throughout […]
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Hallowell to hold 2-week scavenger hunt
Hallowell’s “Downtown-to-Woods Scavenger Hunt,” is to run from Saturday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 15. The two-week event has been organized by Vision Hallowell, the Hallowell Conservation Commission and Kennebec Land Trust. People can visit some of the many businesses that have opened recently or reconnect with old favorites downtown. Hallowell’s Vaughan Woods has been […]
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Area students named to Bryant University dean’s list
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Three area students were named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at Bryant University. They are Eric Gilbert, class of 2021, of New Gloucester; Michael Gurney, class of 2023, of Farmington; and Jonathan Christopher, class of 2023, of Oakland.
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Winslow student earns Wheaton College degree
WHEATON, Ill. — Adrienne Victoria Lakey of Winslow, who graduated from Wheaton College in May, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and French. Wheaton graduates join a worldwide network of 45,000 alumni. Learn more at alumni.wheaton.edu.
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Chelsea student earns Missouri college degree
ROLLA, Mo. — Sean Spillane of Chelsea was among approximately 1,100 students who received degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology during commencement ceremonies held at Missouri S&T on May 14 and 15. Spillane earned a Master of Science, engineering management degree. Missouri S&T awards bachelor of science, bachelor of arts, master of science […]
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Meals on Wheels volunteer lauded for 25 years of service
Spectrum Generations staff recently recognized Virginia “Ginny” Foster, a Winthrop resident, for her 25th anniversary as a Meals on Wheels volunteer. Foster retired from her position with the Winthrop School Department in 1996 and became a full-time volunteer. At 87, she picks up meals at the Cohen Center in Waterville and delivers them to the […]