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UMaine Fort Kent seeks nominations for athletic hall of fame
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations of individual student-athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators for induction into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted through Tuesday, Feb. 28. The induction ceremony will be held during UMFK’s Homecoming weekend in September. The UMFK Athletic Hall of […]
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AARP Maine accepting Community Challenge grant applications
PORTLAND — AARP Maine invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program. Grants fund quick-action projects help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, and diversity and inclusion. Now in its seventh year, the program is […]
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Augusta center’s Kennebec Kenny to make Groundhog Day forecast
Will it be an early spring or six more weeks of winter for the Pine Tree State? The residents at the Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation are eager to find out with help from the center’s own weather prognosticating groundhog — Kennebec Kenny. Groundhog Day is Thursday, Feb. 2, and Kenny is preparing to […]
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University series to present graphic memoirist Tom Hart Feb. 2
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning graphic memoirist and sequential artist Tom Hart as the program’s fourth reader of the season. Hart will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading, […]
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Department seeks nominations for legendary Maine Guide award
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 17.
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Augusta YMCA, Special Olympics Maine partner to launch new program
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley YMCA, in partnership with Special Olympics Maine, is providing new opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities through unified sports. Special Olympics Maine Unified Champion Clubs is dedicated to promoting social inclusion by providing people with and without intellectual disabilities the opportunity to play on the same team through shared recreational […]
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Waterville schedules parking ban for Jan. 26
Waterville has issued a downtown winter parking ban for Thursday, Jan. 26. The city asks that the Concourse and downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. to allow for snow cleanup. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. For more information, call 207-680-4744. Check out […]
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Waterville hospice to start next grieving children’s program Feb. 8
WATERVILLE — The next session of the grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, is scheduled be held Wednesdays for six weeks starting Feb. 8. Groups begin at 6 p.m. and end by 7 p.m., and will be held at the Hospice Community Center, 304 Main St. The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a safe, […]
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Augusta library to host sound bath presentation Feb. 1
AUGUSTA — Erik Giguere, a sound healing practitioner, Reiki master teacher and natural health consultant, plans to give a sound bath presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the library’s Community Meeting Room at 45 Winthrop St. Sound bath is a deeply immersive, full body listening experience that intentionally uses sound to relax, balance […]