Costumes and candy ruled Sunday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds for the Regional School Unit 4 PTA Trunk or Treat, an annual event celebrating Halloween, and one of dozens of events and displays scheduled between now and the end of October.
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Belgrade camp holds annual haunted woods event
BELGRADE — Ghouls, skeletons, princesses, dinosaurs, aliens and Imperial Storm Troopers gathered in the woods of Belgrade and around Great Pond Oct. 1 for the annual Haunted Woods program at Camp Bomazeen. “Haunted Woods is a lot of fun,” said Bomazeen Camp Director Julie McKenney of Belgrade, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, […]
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Harvest Festival coloring contest set for Belgrade
BELGRADE — The Friends of the Belgrade Public Library plan to sponsor a coloring contest for the Harvest Festival this year. The contest, open to elementary school children, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Community Center, 1 Center Drive. First- and second-place prizes will be awarded to […]
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Health, safety violations found at public pool in Belgrade expected to cost town $5,000
The town must fund the needed repairs, but will not be fined for the violations because its recreation director voluntarily called for a state inspection after identifying unsafe conditions.
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Belgrade camp to host Halloween-themed family activities Oct. 1
BELGRADE — A day of Halloween-themed activities for families is scheduled for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Camp Bomazeen, 656 Horse Point Road. People can come in costume and join in the games. The Haunted Woods event is for Cub Scouts and non-Cub Scout families. The cost is $7 per person; walk-ins are […]
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Golf event in Belgrade raises $33K for youth mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2022 Golf Fore Kids’ Sake at Belgrade Lakes Golf Club, presented by Kennebec Savings Bank, raised $33,000 Sept. 2 to support one-to-one youth mentoring throughout mid-coast, central and eastern Maine, according to a news release from the youth mentoring program. Belgrade Golf Fore Kids’ Sake 2022 Tournament winners: • […]
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Two local students graduate from University of Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. — Two local students graduated during ceremonies May 20-22 at the University of Rhode Island. The graduates are Morgan Morrow of Readfield and Taylor J. Easler of Belgrade. Check out other upcoming area events!
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Belgrade-based Hammond Lumber Co. named a 2022 ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’
Hammond Lumber Co. was recently recognized as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Maine. This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Maine, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. “We would like to congratulate and thank the Hammond team […]
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Kennebec region featured in latest book from South Gardiner historian
“Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection,” from Arcadia Publishing brings Gay Grant back to the collection of the photographer who captured images in the Kennebec Valley in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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South China club donates life jackets, PFDs to Camp Bomazeen
The China Four Seasons Club this summer donated two large boxes of life jackets and PFDs to the Camp Bomazeen Old Timers. The Old Timers put the donation directly to work this August at the Scouts BSA program at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade. This is the older Scout program, according to a news release from […]