BATH — Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s “Trek for the Trails” virtual run and walk event will be held from Saturday, May 29, through Sunday, June 6; registration is open until June 6. How people participate is up to them. They can pick their distance (mile, 5K, or 10K), plan their route, and trek with a […]
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Partnership seeks summer AmeriCorps members
Goodwill Northern New England is recruiting AmeriCorps VISTA summer associates for a 10-week, full-time summer national service program. Members through this program will serve across Maine to help organizations build capacity and run summer programming for populations facing poverty. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, with an ultimate deadline of Thursday, June 3. […]
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Gallery to display floral painter’s work in June
NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group plans to hold its First Friday Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 4. The reception will be held at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St. The gallery exhibits the work of fine artists and artisans living and working in Western Maine. Melanie Tornberg of Norway […]
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Exhibit to focus on Belfast’s changing waterfront
BELFAST — Waterfall Arts will open its gallery doors to the public beginning with the exhibition “Photographing Belfast’s Waterfront: Then & Now.” An opening reception is scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 18, held under tents outside of the Waterfall Arts building, with the gallery open to small groups for viewings, […]
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Froma Harrop: 2020 brought us startling, weird numbers
The country as a whole last year grew at its slowest pace since 1918 — by only 700,000 residents, or 0.2%. Some of that low count reflects deaths from COVID and a lower birthrate. The number of babies born in the U.S. hit a 4 million high in 2015 and has fallen every year since.
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Fryeburg Academy to hold commencement, parade
Fryeburg Academy plans to hold its in-person 2021 commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 28. The event is set to be livestreamed on the school’s Facebook page. In the event of inclement weather, alternative rain dates are Sunday, May 30, and Monday, May 31, at 10 a.m. Senior dinner is planned for 7 p.m. […]
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Governor surprises garden club members
FARMINGTON — Gov. Janet Mills stopped by the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s annual plant sale on May 15, during a hometown downtown walk. The fundraiser helps the garden club raise money to provide two $500 scholarships for seniors at Mt. Blue High School.
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Winthrop library to resume in-person events
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library plans to resume in-person events with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at 39 Bowdoin St. The event, which features guest speaker Dawn McAndrews, is the fifth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women that will run through 2021. McAndrews is the producing artistic director at the […]
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Crystal Ward: Water rate hike ‘drastic’ in trying times
At its May 17 meeting the Lewiston City Council approved a water rate increase of 23%, 7-0. This is a drastic increase in a very trying time. The only information provided to the public was a one-page blue sheet of paper from Public Works. Very little information was provided as to the great need for […]