FARMINGTON — City Lights North Summer Performing Arts Camp is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday, July 2-16, at 231 Broadway. The free camp is for children 6-18 years old. Registration is between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday, July 1. The final performance is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16, […]
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Local students make Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute dean’s honor list
TROY, N.Y. — Two local students the 2023 spring semester dean’s honor list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Cameron Arner of Carrabasset Valley is studying computer science. Ian Berry of Temple is studying physics. Check out upcoming area events!
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Maine Connections Academy awards diplomas to students
Academy recognizes Central Maine students.
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Council to host Local Food Plan celebration in Farmington June 29
The Greater Franklin Food Council plans to host two parties this summer to celebrate the release of its Local Food Plan. The Local Food Plan outlines the council’s missions and goals for the next few years. The Local Food Plan release party, open to the public, is set for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 29, from […]
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Scout leaders to offer summer programs in Belgrade, Camden, Raymond, Sabattus
Summer programs will be active and enriching for youth attending area Scout camps and Scout activities according to two leaders of these programs. Brittany St. Amand of Pittston and Shelley Connolly of Pittsfield have spent months organizing and getting things ready for these summer programs, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman […]
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Health Care Golf Classic taking place in Farmington July 10
Franklin Memorial Hospital’s 35th annual Health Care Golf Classic at the Sugarloaf Golf Club is scheduled for Monday, July 10, at 5071 W Mountain Road, it Carrabassett Valley. The goal of the event is to raise $30,000 for the beneficiaries: the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care […]
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Winthrop library to host talk on living off grid June 28
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library is set to host Gretchen Legler and Maine State Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at 39 Bowdoin St. The talk will explore living off the grid and making a life on 80 acres in backwoods Maine. The discussion, free and open to the public, is […]
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Monmouth Fair to begin June 21
The Monmouth Fair is set to begin Wednesday, June 21, at Monmouth Fairgrounds, 79 Academy Road. It will continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This friendly family agricultural fair — with a midway, animal exhibits, crafts and animal pull events — will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Major features include […]
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Workshop on pests in Christmas tree production set for Farmington June 27
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host Integrated Pest Management in Christmas Tree Production from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at Gooley’s Christmas Tree Farm, 263 Cowen Road. Brett Johnson and Nick Rowley, UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture and horticulture professionals, will present the workshop. The gathering will focus on a […]
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Franco Center receives $51K in grant money over three-week period
LEWISTON — The Franco Center has received $51,000 in grant money from four separate foundations/organizations for general operating and program support. “This support is greatly appreciated and much needed as we look to replace sources of revenue that have ended since the pandemic,” said Penny Drumm, Franco Center administrator, according to a news release from […]