UNION — The Maine Antiques Festival, scheduled for Aug. 6-8 at the Union Fairgrounds, has been canceled. A news release from festival organizers cited a last-minute disruption in the supply chain by the providing tent and table company as the primary issue. No suitable solution could be found at this late date. Festival organizers plan […]
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Newcastle church reaches fundraising goal
NEWCASTLE — St. Patrick Church is to receive a restoration in the coming months after meeting a fundraising goal of over $320,000. “Construction will be able to start in the fall,” said Bill Maloney of St. Patrick Church, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The privately-owned lay trust committed […]
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Vienna venue awarded $6K business grant
The Vienna Union Hall Association has been awarded a $6,040 Sheltered Venue Operators Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The grant aims to help the Vienna Union Hall to keep operating after having to shut down in 2020 because of the pandemic. VUH President John Archard said the funds “will help us keep the […]
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Longtime West Gardiner selectman honored at surprise celebration
Friends and family turned out to the West Gardiner town garage Saturday for a potluck lunch to celebrate Mert Hickey and his years of service to the town.
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Windsor fairgrounds to hold free drive-in movie event
UScellular is to provide each vehicle popular movie snacks, including popcorn, candy, and water.
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Augusta-based parish collecting items to help single mothers
AUGUSTA — In the coming weeks, St. Michael Parish plans to help local single mothers who need assistance keeping up with the expenses of caring for their children. Large baskets will be stationed in the front of each parish church the weekends of Aug. 7-8 and 14-15 for parishioners and community members to drop off […]
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Augusta seeks new city manager with political skills, experience
At a public input session Thursday night, city residents weighed in on what traits the next city manager should have.
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Somerville, Rumford-area school districts to split nearly $100,000 USDA grant for food programs
Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.
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Two central Maine organizations receive United Way Innovation Fund grants
Created earlier this year by the United Way of Kennebec Valley, the Innovation Fund has awarded grants to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine and Healthy Communities of the Capital Area.
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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 […]