The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland recognized two Poland Regional High students May 26 with Optimist Club student of the month awards. Mabel Tyler and Olivia Austin were recognized as Optimist Students of the Month for May, according to a news release from Jenny Rose, RSU 16 Adult Education director and […]
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Oxford club to host benefit bridge games June 24
The Oxford Hills Bridge Club plans to sponsor two games on Friday, June 24, to celebrate the longest day and earn money to support Alzheimer’s. The club has been supporting this cause each year since 2014 in conjunction with the American Contract Bridge League. Members invite all levels of bridge players; the club offers prizes […]
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Bridgton museum receives grant for new building
BRIDGTON — The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity has received a grant from the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation to assist in completing Phase III of its new museum campus — the development of a third building. This expansion will include the construction of a post and beam barn-like structure that […]
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Food scrap diversion workshop set for June 21 in Auburn
An Auburn Food Scrap Diversion Workshop, hosted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, is set to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, 125 Manley Road. The department is hosting a series of Food Scrap Diversion Workshops in collaboration with the Maine Department of […]
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Wild blueberry field days meeting set for June 14
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry field days meeting is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Road in Hope. The Midcoast IPM field meeting will focus on pest and crop management and large-scale mulching. UMaine Extension wild blueberry specialist and University of Maine assistant professor […]
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Lewiston center announces June-July French club schedule
The Gendron Franco Center, at 46 Cedar St. on the riverfront in Lewiston, is planning a Parlez-Vous? French conversational club for June and July. The club plans to meet at the center on alternate Thursdays — except June 23, which is set aside for a La Rencontre event. Meetings will be June 9, July 7 […]
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Bridgton museum receives grant for children to attend camp
The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton received a grant that will enable 20 qualifying Bridgton-area children to attend Camp Invention, a program run by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The Brick & Beam Society, a giving circle within the United Way of Greater Portland, provided the grant funds for these […]
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Buckfield Legion Post 58 Color Guard observes Memorial Day
American Legion John D. Long Post 58 Color Guard held a Memorial Day event in Buckfield. Members include Conrad Conant, Michael Wiley, Harry Gotham, Ralph Hart, Dave Strout and Merton Jones.
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Extension to offer recipes to freeze berries, make jam, jellies
ORONO — Freezing berries in season and making low-sugar homemade jams and jellies are some of the ways to increase access to a year-round supply of local foods, cut back on sugar and reduce grocery bills. University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Kathy Savoie demonstrates techniques for freezing strawberries in an easy-to-follow video, as well […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in June, July
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, June 27, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Wednesday, June 29, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Thursday, June 30, at 9 […]