AUGUSTA — A new cribbage club is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 2, at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. Everyone plays seven games with a rotation after each game to ensure that participants will play with someone different; players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Boards, pegs and cards will be provided. Games […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in September, October
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Monday, Sept. 12, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m., noon, 6 and 7 p.m. • Thursday, […]
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Healthy Acadia to offer Recovery Coach Academy in Augusta, Ellsworth
For the first time in two years, Healthy Acadia’s Maine Alliance for Recovery Coaching plans to offer in-person Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery Coach Academy sessions to Maine residents. Sessions are scheduled to start this fall, at no cost. The academy is scheduled for Monday to Thursday, Sept. 19-22, at Christian Ridge Church of God […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Library plans 40th anniversary celebration
SKOWHEGAN — The Margaret Chase Smith Library plans to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 26. The Skowhegan Heritage Committee and Board of Selectmen have designated this day as the first Margaret Chase Smith Day. A variety of activities are set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 56 Norridgewock Ave. library, rain […]
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Camden library to offer tour of Camden’s forest ecosystem Aug. 31
The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series with the Camden Public Library is set to continue at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, with a guided walk through Camden to the Mount Battie trailhead. The program will be led by landscape ecologist Dr. Kathleen Dunckel, who will talk about the evolving forest ecosystem, and its […]
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Damariscotta inn’s next Challenging Conversation Circle set for Aug. 28
DAMARISCOTTA — Relationships with Others as We Age is the focus of the Inn Along the Way’s second summer Challenging Conversation Circle, scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. At the interactive discussion, facilitated by Laurie Worth, panelists can share the stories of how their relationships have changed […]
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Damariscotta inn to host end-of-summer lawn, barn party Aug. 27
An end-of-summer lawn and barn party is scheduled to be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Inn Along the Way, Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. in Damariscotta. It will include the sounds and spirit of summer’s end through music, song and spoken word, according to a news release from the inn. […]
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Gardiner Cub Scout Pack to hold open house Aug. 27
Gardiner Cub Scout Pack 627 plans to host an open house event from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Gardiner Commons, near the gazebo. There will be activities and games for all ages. Pack 672 is a family group for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Scouts and leadership from Troop 672 […]
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Bath land trust to teach how to make pickle brine Aug. 27
Laurie Burhoe, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s garden coordinator, plans this month to teach a recipe to make a brine to pickle a variety of vegetables from the garden. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the LOCAL Garden, located at the corner of High and Lemont streets in Bath. Pickles […]
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Skowhegan residents can give input on riverfront development Aug. 22-24
The town of Skowhegan and nonprofit Main Street Skowhegan invite community members to share ideas, suggestions and feedback for redesigning the riverfront space between 39 Water St. and 225 Water St. Opportunities for input run between Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 22-24. The goal is to make the area enjoyable for pedestrians/bicyclists, river viewing, and river […]