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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Winthrop library to host Maine writer, entrepreneur
WINTHROP — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth is scheduled to give a presentation, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. The event is part of a series put on this year by the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., that celebrates Maine women. The presentation will focus on […]
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SNAPSHOT: Rangeley jazz concert in Haley Pond Park
Rangeley’s Haley Pond Park gazebo was transformed into a jazz club Aug. 9. Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ outdoor concert series featured a performance of New York City jazz vocalist Sami Stevens accompanied by saxophonist Kazemde George, who combine jazz, experimental and classic R&B sensibilities. Moose Alley sponsored the concert. The RFA Lakeside Theater is […]
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Historical society to celebrate the first settlers of Eustis
The Dead River Area Historical Society plans to celebrate the founders of Eustis on Sunday, Aug. 22, hosted by direct descendant Caleb and Lisa Stevens of Jay. Two hundred and two years ago, Caleb Stevens (1776-1855) journeyed, with his wife Sally Thomas Stevens and nine children, from Kingfield to the intersection of Stratton Brook and […]
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LA Senior College releases fall class offerings
The Lewiston Auburn Senior College’s fall semester will begin Sept. 23, but classes will have staggered start dates. Because of the ongoing pandemic the college will continue with its Zoom format for all classes and Food For Thought presentations. College membership fee will continue to be $25. Its one-day courses will continue to be free […]