MONMOUTH — The 37th annual May Faire, a community event sponsored by Friends of Cumston Public Library, is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. The event will feature a plant sale with homegrown perennials from local gardens and annuals from area greenhouses; food, including breakfast […]
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Wayne Farmers’ Market set to open for season May 27
The Wayne Farmers’ Market on Route 133 plans to open for the season from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 27. It will continue every Saturday morning until Labor Day weekend. The market is next to the post office, 516 Main St. There will be a wide variety of products like vegetables, herbs, flowers, seedlings, […]
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Franklin County Children’s Task Force seeks summer program applications
Franklin County Children’s Task Force’s registration for the Regional School Unit 73 Summer Program at Spruce Mountain Middle School is now live on its website. The 21st Century Kids of Southern F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. is providing a summer enrichment program opportunity to next school year’s K-8 students who attend Spruce Mountain primary, elementary and middle schools, and […]
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Woodlot management tour set for Winthrop May 18
Maine Woodland Owners plans to offer a woodlot management tour from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18, of its Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area on Case Road in Winthrop. Joe Roy, a private lands wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Andy Shultz, a retired Maine Forest Service landowner outreach forester, will […]
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LGBTQ+ Fund seeks applications for 2023 grants
AUGUSTA — The Maine Justice Foundation has announced a round of grants from the LGBTQ+ Fund. The foundation will accept applications for grants from organizations working to advance awareness and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues from through Tuesday, May 23. The grants awarded through the fund will typically range up to $10,000. The grant guidelines and […]
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New Ventures Maine offers free website development course
New Ventures Maine is offering an online, on-demand course, Grow Your Business Online, designed to provide small business owners with the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course, offered at no charge to participants, is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine. Grow Your Business […]
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Group seeks perennials for Monmouth event May 20
Donations for the plant sale can be dropped off on May 17-19 or the morning of the sale.
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Richmond school sets preschool registration for June 9, 12, 13
RICHMOND — Marcia Buker School plans to hold preschool registration for the 2023-24 school year on Friday, Monday and Tuesday, June 9, 12 and 13, at 28 High St. Children must be 4 years of age by Oct. 15 and be a Richmond resident. They will be screened in the areas of health, language, motor […]
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Key4Women to host free webinar May 17
KeyBank’s Key4Women is set to present “The Big Three for Women in Business: Balance, Confidence, and Self-Care,” a free, one-hour virtual event at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 17. The webinar will feature three strong women who hold a variety of business roles and have found success by blazing their own paths and creating their own […]
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Winthrop library to host Pondtown Poets May 13
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library plans to continue its Bookey Readings poetry series at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the library’s 39 Bowdoin Street location. The Pondtown Poets, founded in 2003, will be featured at the event. The group was founded by Winthrop native Susan Parks and takes its name from the history […]