WATERVILLE — GrowSmart Maine’s annual summit — We Get What We Plan For: How Smart Growth Creates Community — is set for Monday, Oct. 21, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Housing, transportation and utilities, food systems, cultural and natural spaces are interconnected and essential community infrastructure. People can learn how integration of […]
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Community news and announcements from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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W.I.N.G.S. to dedicate clothes closet trailer in Fairfield Oct. 13
The program provides rehab bags for those seeking recovery.
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Celebration of pumpkins, colonial skills set for Damariscotta Oct. 12, 13
DAMARISCOTTA — In celebration of Pumpkinfest, Chapman-Hall House is set to offer a demonstration by Jeff Miller of the cooper’s trade from noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13, on the grounds of the historic home at the head of Main Street. In colonial times, the cooper fashioned barrels, wooden tubs, buckets and […]
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Bridge clubs list recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club A late surge brought the Elm City Bridge Club team of Su Morrison and Gabrielle Rice into a first place tie with Ken Harvey and Jessie Gunther during the duplicate bridge session Oct. 8.’ Jeannie Reiling and Lynne Kerschner finished third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks […]
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Apple celebration event set for Unity Oct. 20
This year’s event will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center at 294 Crosby Brook Road in Unity.
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Fall Outdoor Skills Day set for Augusta Oct. 20
The free program is for people interested in learning about fishing, hunting, trapping, wild game cooking and more.
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Vassalboro library to host ‘Murder by the Book’ Oct. 19, 20
The play is a fundraiser for the library.
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Farmington skateboard park receives $4,000 from Seth Wescott’s golf tournament
A donation of $4,046.39, proceeds from the annual Seth Wescott & Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic held at Sugarloaf, was accepted for Dragon’s Nest Skateboard Park in Farmington.
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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Oct. 14-21
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Oct. 14-21
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Bath society holiday cards support programs
BATH — This year’s Pine Tree Society cards, by Maine artists Sandy Crabtree and Jeannine Staples, celebrate winter in Maine. Crabtree’s painting “December Cove” is new for 2024, and Staples’ “Afternoon Play” was selected from the archives for a limited edition re-release. All proceeds from card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs. Crabtree’s paintings have […]