Community
Household hazardous waste collection planned in Livermore
Androscoggin Valley Council of Government will host a household hazardous waste collection from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Livermore Transfer Station 1787 Federal Road, in Livermore. Accepted items include: Aluminum cleaner, aerosols artists’ paint and mediums, auto transmission fluid, auto body repair products, battery acid, brake fluid, bug and weed killer, bug […]
Nonprofit to hold juried fine art, craft show in Manchester
MANCHESTER — Designing Women is scheduled to hold its 14th annual juried fine art and craft show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Longfellow’s Greenhouses at 81 Puddledock Road. Nineteen artisans will celebrate the end of summer with a show to help support Winthrop’s Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center. The […]
Western Maine Audubon presents program on aquatic invaders
REGION — Western Maine Audubon plans to present the first of its fall talk series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. “What You Should Know About the Threat of Aquatic Invaders in Maine,” will be presented by Roberta Hill, invasive species program director for Lake Stewards of Maine. In this talk, Hill will address the […]
Chesterville Family Fun Day held
The Chesterville Family Fun Day was organized in just three weeks and was held Aug. 14. The theme was “Let Freedom Ring”. The parade began in North Chesterville and proceeded down the Valley Road to the Chesterville Town Office on the Dutch Gap Road. The flag raising was at 10 with the national anthem sung […]
United Way golf scramble hosts 25 teams, raises $18K
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley raised $18,512 to support community programming at its 51st annual golf scramble. Twenty-five teams competed and 27 businesses sponsored the tournament, held Aug. 9 at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. Proceeds from the event will support United Way’s annual fundraising campaign, which aims to fund 45 programs […]
Mobile app to explore area communities offers 3 story trails
Story Trails of Maine, a free mobile application featuring self-guided tours, adventures, and scavenger hunts across different Maine communities, has been developed by Farmington Underground. The app is intended to allow people to learn the stories of various communities, support local businesses, and explore the outdoors with friends and family. “We want to give people […]
Stratton society offers 2022 historical calendars
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2022 calendars are available. The cover features “School Kids, Flagstaff School, 1948.” For January the calendar features Kern’s Inn; February – Bigelow Plantation Schoolhouse; March – Mt. Bigelow from Eustis Ridge Tea Room, Eustis Maine; April – Sibyl Myers Holding Trout; May – Kill Horse Hill […]
Animal welfare organizations receive grants
The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $282,500 in grants to 21 Maine organizations to support animal welfare, according to a news release. Local grantees include: • Humane Society Waterville Area, for the Angel Foster program, $20,000; • Franklin County Animal Shelter, for the shelter’s spay/neuter voucher program: $10,000; • Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, to support […]
Challenge Cup to highlight Oquossoc Day Saturday
Oquossoc Day will set to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, in Oquossoc Village. The festivities will kick off on Oquossoc Cove at 10 a.m. with the 3rd Annual First Responders Challenge Cup Races. Teams from the Rangeley Fire Dept., Franklin Co. Sheriff, U.S. Border Patrol and Maine Warden Service […]