Newport Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at Her Closet Consignment at 72 Main St., in Newport. The shop will be closed Saturday through Monday in observance of Memorial Day weekend, according to Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce website. With restrictions slowly lifting, organizers will offer an […]
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NextGen’s next Ballots, Ballads and Brews to begin May 22
The next installment of NextGen’s web-event series will continue to feature Maine musical groups performing free sets for the public, as well as local activists and brewers talking about how to stay politically active and support Maine businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ballots, Ballads and Brews is pre-recorded and made available online for four days, […]
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CMMC to offer free online classes to 2020 high school graduates
Central Maine Community College in Auburn has announced that any Maine student who is graduating with the high school class of 2020 is eligible to take advantage of free online college classes this summer at CMCC. At CMCC, a special eight-week term starting Monday, June 1, and six-week term starting in July, will be offered. […]
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Resilience & Inspiration While Living A Life with Terminal Cancer Zoom session set for May 27
Donna Wiegle, a 30-year cervical cancer survivor, will share her journey.
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Waterville Noontime Rotary Club to hold online Spring Fling fundraiser
2020 Spring Fling proceeds will support the United Way of Mid Maine’s Community First Fund
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Training for Signs of the Seasons volunteers now online
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant now have Signs of the Seasons training sessions for volunteer citizen scientists online, according to a news release from Esperanza Stancioff, UMaine Extension in Orono. The three-part webinar series will focus on the value of studying phenology in a changing climate, the relevance of indicator species, […]
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UMaine Extension to offer new food preservation webinar series
The weekly series continues through Oct. 27.
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Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area continues to offer grief support
Although Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is not currently able to offer in-person groups and appointments because of COVID-19, it is continuing to support its clients and community during this time. Grief can be an especially complex and difficult process during this period of social distancing. When we are grieving, we may need support and […]
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St. Michael School/Travis Mills Walk-athon becomes exercise-thon for 2020
Event kicked off Tuesday with a Zoom call on Facebook.
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Central Maine Memorial Day weekend festivities and cancellations
Belgrade, Chelsea, Hallowell, Madison, Wayne and Whitefield find a way to commemorate those who serve, have served and those who lost their lives serving.