Fayette Central School welcomes Fayette parents planning to enroll their children in kindergarten or pre-kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. People can register children for pre-K by contacting the school at 685-4770 or melody_jenkins@fayettemecs.com. The school is set to screen new students Thursday, June 13. To be eligible to start school this fall, a child […]
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Maine’s First Ship plans 17th Century Foodways event in Bath
BATH — Maine’s First Ship is set to hold its second 17th Century Foodways event and luncheon on Saturday, April 20, at the Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial St. MFS — the Bath non-profit whose volunteer force has reconstructed the sailing vessel Virginia, originally built by colonists at Popham in 1607-08, brings back guests chef […]
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Girl Scouts of Maine to host Green ME Up Earth Day Festival
The Girl Scouts of Maine is set to host a free Green ME Up Earth Day celebration, featuring hands-on environmental activities for the public. The event runs from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the L.L. Bean Flagship Store Campus in Freeport. Green ME Up is an annual festival of sustainability celebrating Earth […]
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United Way of Tri-Valley Area celebrates mothers with brunch, bingo
WILTON — This year United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to celebrate mothers with brunch and bingo. The event is set for Sunday, May 12, at the Wilton Masonic Hall, Wilton Masonic Hall. Brunch will be from 9-11 a.m., and bingo starts at noon. There are limited seats. Each mother will receive a carnation, […]
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Monmouth school sets pre-K, kindergarten registration dates
Monmouth Memorial School has announced its pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration dates for the 2024-25 school year. Pre-K screening dates are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12. Those who have a child who will be 4 years old by Oct. 15 are eligible for pre-k. Kindergarten screening will take place on Thursday, June […]
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Taste of Waterville accepting food-related vendor applications
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s 32nd annual Taste of Waterville is set for noon-10 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Head of Falls off Front Street. The event is an adult-focused event with a variety of food options from area restaurants and food trucks, vendors, live music, beer/wine gardens and brew samplings. The expanded […]
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Sierra Club Maine, Tribes to host ‘Covenant of the Salmon People’ film
Sierra Club Maine — in partnership with the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho, Wabanaki Alliance and the Penobscot Indian Nation — is set to host two screenings of the film “Covenant of the Salmon People.” One showing will be at 116 Maquoit Road in Brunswick on Wednesday, April 17, and the other will be at […]
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Union fair organizers seeks entrants for Maine Wild Blueberry Queen Competition
The application deadline is June 10.
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society announces 2024 speaker series
Winthrop Maine Historical Society’s 2024 speaker series is set to run from Thursday, April 11, to Thursday, Nov. 14. The schedule is as follows: April 11 — Arborist Pete Bohman from the Maine American Chestnut Foundation; May 9 — Lynne Roberts Reed and Leon Roberts from Roberts Funeral Home; June 13 — Kenny Wing: Penobscot […]
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Rain gardens presentation set for Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is set to host a free presentation on creating rain gardens at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. Rain gardens help control excessive water runoff, preventing erosion and transforming soggy soil into areas pollinators love. With the increased […]