Proceeds to benefit Thanksgiving dinners for Benton residents.
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Maine Arts Commission’s public meeting Oct. 23
AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The arts commission board and staff members will convene from 1 to 4 p.m. at Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State St., according to a news release from the commission. The meeting is the first to be held under the new […]
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The Writing Process talk set for Oct. 26 in Augusta
Speakers will be local authors Tom Wells and Thomas Merrill.
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Women’s golf association holds benefit for cancer center
The Augusta Country Club Women’s Golf Association recently hosted its Fourth annual ACC Cares tournament. Raising funds to be donated to the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care was the original idea for this event. Diane Curtis and Marsha Cottrell, two of the three founding committee members, said “We are so grateful for our golfing […]
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Basic handgun training offered Nov. 23 in Wilton
The Wilton Fish & Game Association will offer a basic handgun training from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, a the Wilton Fish & Game location on U.S. Route 2. Training, under the instruction of Sheriff Scott Nichols, is for adults 21 years and older. Participating students will undergo a four-hour training. Students […]
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Yvon Doyon wins Belgrade Fire Department Association raffle
Yvon Doyon, of Sidney, was the winner of the Belgrade Fire Department Fire Association raffle for a whole house generator. The raffle drawing was held Oct. 7. A total of 500 tickets were sold. The winning ticket was drawn on Oct. 7.
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Winthrop’s Conrad wins UNH Legacy Award
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire has chosen Nora Conrad as one of its five recipients of the 2019-20 Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship. Conrad, of Winthrop, was selected for her strong leadership skills, outstanding academic record, and broad extracurricular interests, according to a news release from the university. Recipients must have a parent […]
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Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell, Fairfield and Augusta.
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Low-cost spay-neuter clinics for cats Oct. 24
WATERVILLE — Community Spay-Neuter Clinic of Topsham will bring back its low-cost clinics to Waterville starting Thursday, Oct. 24. Regular Thursday clinics will be offered for low-income cat owners who are otherwise unable to afford this service. This is the same veterinary team that previously conducted clinics at the Humane Society of the Waterville Area, […]
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Skill of French Acadian Naval Privateers focus of Oct. 20 talk
WISCASSET — In a talk titled “Troubled Waters: French Acadian Naval Privateers in the Gulf of Maine during King Williams War,” historian Ken Hamilton will discuss the highly successful French naval actions off the Maine coast over a period of eight years beginning in 1689. Hamilton’s presentation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, […]