DAMARISCOTTA — Mid-Coast Audubon is once again holding spring birding field trips. There will be protective limits, at least initially including the previously mandated social distancing, and mask wearing is required for all attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. Instead of meeting at a […]
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Children’s Book Week to offer online, outdoor activities
The Camden Public Library is celebrating reading during Children’s Book Week, May 3-9. Youth Services Manager Amy Hand will host weekday story times and crafts online, as well as special outdoor activities on the library’s grounds. Every weekday morning “Miss Amy” will portray a different children’s book character for readings posted to the library’s Facebook […]
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Center offers virtual career, higher education sessions
ORONO — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free individualized sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions will be held at the following dates and times: • Monday, May 17 at 9 and 10 a.m.; • Tuesday, May 18 at 9 and […]
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Booklets cover 19th century advances in food production
WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Historical Association works with local schools, including home schools, to advance the historical heritage of Lincoln County and Maine. As part of that effort, the organization’s education director has developed two booklets that provide educators and their students with an overview of historical data in an interdisciplinary manner: “Settlement during […]
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Prostate cancer nonprofit offers free support, call-in training
The statewide nonprofit the Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer (mcfpc.org) offers men and women the opportunity to reach out to others through its “One2One Confidential” outreach call-in program. Thirteen men and women have been trained and stand ready to respond via phone, according to a news release by Sandy Jaeger, a member of the […]
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CMCC offers Precision Machining Training Academy
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College plans to offer a free Precision Machining Training Academy from May 24 to Aug. 31. The deadline to register is Friday, May 7, to register, visit bit.ly/3cVrVh7. Valued at nearly $10,000 in free training, plus wages earned through the worksite, the […]
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Lewiston Farmers’ Market plans to open May 2
The Lewiston Farmers’ Market plans to open for the 2021 summer season from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, at the municipal parking lot on the corner of Lincoln and Main streets. The market will operate every Sunday thereafter, through November; rain or shine. As in last season, customer and vendor health […]
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Council seeks donations for Lewiston nutrition center
The Lewiston Youth Advisory Council’s “Community Connections … LYAC Fighting Food Insecurity” plans to donate and raise funds to purchase foods the nutrition center isn’t always able to provide — namely tomatoes, cassava leaves, plantain, bananas, oranges and eggs. The council will have a table at the center’s Friday, May 14, outdoor food distribution center […]
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Lewiston to collect woody yard debris April 26-30
During the week of April 26-30, Lewiston Public Works will collect woody yard debris (butt ends are to face the street) from the city’s residential properties. Such clean-up uses the same route and days as waste and recycle collection. Quantities are limited to one standard pick-up truck load per residence. Residents must have all woody […]
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Lewiston High School lists honor students
Lewiston High School has announced its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. First Honors Grade 9: Leila Abdi, Zakaria Aden, Aidid Aidid, Madeleine Albert, Badia Aldhaibani, Faysal Ali, Dru Angelides, Alexia Arel, Merveille Bamba, Gavin Bavis, Abigail Beaucage, Natalie Beaudoin, Madison Binette, Ethan Blue, Alex Breton and Isabella Brunetti. Also, Evan Chabot, Jasmine […]