The Wayne Farmers’ Market plans to open for the season Saturday, May 28. Market hours are set from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday until Labor Day weekend. The market is located on Route 133 next to the post office. A wide variety of products, including vegetables, herbs, flowers, seedlings, fruit (in season), baked goods, […]
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Wayne plans Memorial Day parade, program
WAYNE — Plans are underway for this year’s Memorial Day parade and program on Monday, May 30. The Memorial Day Committee is planning Wayne’s remembrance of its service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice with a reflection and observance, according to a news release from the committee. Veterans, bands, boys, girls, Scouts, and anyone with […]
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UMaine to offer free STEM college course to high school students
ORONO — Registration is open for a tuition-free innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade), scheduled to offered by the University of Maine from July 18 through Aug. 11 in Orono. Sections of this course are offered at the UMaine Hutchinson Center and UMaine Machias on the same […]
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Author to discuss novel set in Franco-American Waterville community
A reading with author Ron Currie Jr. is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, via Zoom, presented by the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College. Currie will read from a new, as-yet unpublished novel set in the Franco-American community in Waterville. A question-and-answer session will follow the reading. Currie is […]
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Land trust volunteers to lead birding walk in Litchfield
A spring birding walk is scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Holman Conservation Area in Litchfield. Participants can join local birders and Kennebec Land Trust volunteers Howard Lake and Glenn Hodgkins. The 75-acre property features a mixture of early successional woodlands and wetlands, making it a prime place for birdwatching, especially during […]
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Auburn center to offer boiler operator, refrigeration trainings
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College plans to offer free High Pressure Boiler Operator Training from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, through Wednesday, Aug. 31, and free Refrigeration 608 Training from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, through Thursday, July 28. According to a […]
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Crime writer to discuss craft, Lincoln County mysteries May 26
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to celebrate Maine’s female mystery writers with a talk by Kate Flora. A Maine native and crime writer, Flora’s Zoom presentation at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26, will cover the long heritage of mystery writing in Maine with a special focus on her friend, the late mystery author Lea Wait. […]
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Boothbay gardens plans Maine Days May 28-30
Free admission is available to Maine residents.
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Maine Bicycle coalition to hold Women’s Ride June 4
The Women’s Ride is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, in at least 16 different communities across Maine, according to a news release from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. “After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback last year, we’re excited to bring back this statewide Women’s Ride format in 2022,” said Bicycle Coalition of Maine Event Director Colleen […]
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ALS scholarship committee seeks applications
Applications for the 20th year of the Joseph W. Mayo ALS Scholarship are open until Wednesday, June 1. Available to Maine high school and GED graduates who have experienced ALS in their family, this scholarship was created by friends of the late Joe Mayo, clerk of the Maine House of Representatives, a state house member […]