Fifty-six runners from around New England took to the trails on Pleasant Mountain Oct. 7 to participate in the inaugural Pleasant Mountain Race in Bridgton. The 20K trail running race featured technical trails that were wet and slippery from recent rain, and more than 3,600 feet of elevation gain. Runners began at Pleasant Mountain Ski […]
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Farmington Grange to reopen Wednesday Workers and Warm Up Nov. 1
Farmington Grange No. 12 plans to reopen Wednesday Workers and Warm Up for the season from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1. WWW will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Farmington Grange, 124 Bridge St. It will be open for soup and social time. Attendees can bring […]
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Lewiston absentee ballots available for Nov. 7 election
LEWISTON — Absentee ballots for the city candidate and state referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, are available for Lewiston voters from the City Clerk’s Department. The statewide deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. All pending requests for absentee ballots have been filled, and more than 200 ballots have […]
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First Farmington Open Chess Tournament crowns champions
The Farmington Open Chess Tournament, hosted recently at the Farmington Community Center, held its inaugural event to celebrate National Chess Day. This tournament marked Farmington’s first-ever sanctioned chess tournament recognized by the U.S. Chess Federation. Its 42 competitors were aged between 12 and 77. Scholastic entrant Charlie Creswell claimed the championship trophy with a crucial […]
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Maine Trucking for Kids Convoy raises over $39K
The Maine Professional Drivers Association recently raised $39,000 for Camp Sunshine of Casco and Camp POSTCARD of Poland. The funds were raised during its annual Maine Trucking for Kids Convoy, held at the Hannaford corporate headquarters on Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough Sept. 17. Camp Sunshine, which caters to critically ill children and their families, […]
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Ag department awards $304K to GrowSmart Maine
The grant will fund the Building Community Strength program in 10 rural Maine communities.
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UMaine Extension offers free farm finance workshop
UMaine Extension is offering a free farm finance workshop, focused on personal communication. Farmers with at least five years experience are invited to participate in a free, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial values impact business planning, with opportunities to attend on Wednesday, Nov. 15, Tuesday, Dec. 5 and Wednesday, Jan. 24. The workshop […]
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Western Foothills Land Trust buys 721 acres of forest, river frontage
The Western Foothills Land Trust recently enlarged its existing Twin Bridges Preserve by acquiring an adjacent 721-acre forest tract known as Edwards Mills, one of the Chadbourne Tree Farm working forests in western Maine. The tract includes access from Route 117 and land on both sides of the Crooked River in Norway, Otisfield and Harrison. […]
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Haunted Hawthorne House Halloween party set for Oct. 28
RAYMOND — Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, 40 Hawthorne Road, is scheduled to host a free, B.Y.O.B. Haunted Hawthorne House Halloween Party at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. Guests can don their favorite scary or silly Halloween costume and join in the festivities, which will include music, food, contests and prizes. Reservations are preferred, but walk-ins […]