GRAY — The National Weather Service has scheduled SKYWARN weather spotter classes for May. Storm spotters report large hail, damaging wind, tornadoes and flooding. Spotter training will teach how to identify and report severe weather as well as how to maintain awareness, in order to keep people safe. People can register for one of three […]
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Monmouth kindergarten registration set for May 5
Monmouth Memorial School will hold kindergarten registration on May 5; a child who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 is eligible. For more information, call the office at 207-933-4426.
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Instrument creator to share craft May 5
UNION — Jim Doble will discuss his hand-crafted instruments, sound therapy and the effect of sound and vibration during the May 5 “Zoom with Vose Wednesdays” at 6 p.m. Doble has been creating unique, mostly percussive, musical instruments out of a disparate collection of materials such as wood, steel, glass, aluminum, and stone for about […]
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Lewiston health nonprofit awards 8 grants
Locally, grants were awarded to agencies in Farmington, Hallowell and Lewiston.
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Benefit adult spelling bee set for May 15
The virtual event is to be hosted by the Monmouth Community Players.
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Foundation offers preservation, energy efficiency grants
The Maine Community Foundation seeks grant proposals to its Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. The program invests in the preservation, restoration and retrofitting of historic buildings in Maine. Grant awards of up to $20,000 are available for the preservation and reuse of historic buildings that serve as civic, cultural, or economic hubs […]
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Building Better Caregivers to hold workshop via Zoom
AUGUSTA — Healthy Living for ME is offering a free workshop for caregivers who are assisting loved ones through memory loss or dementia. Building Better Caregivers will be offered from Tuesday, May 4, through June 8. The six-session Building Better Caregivers Program helps family caregivers better understand the changes their loved ones are experiencing. Topics […]
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Bishop announces priest assignments, retirements
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced the following priest assignments and retirements. All assignments are effective Friday, July 30. Assignments Fr. Anthony K. Chinnaiyan, HGN, (“Fr. Tony”) has been appointed administrator of Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish (St. Mary of Lourdes Church, Lincoln; St. Leo the Great Church, Howland; and St. Anne Church, […]
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Hallowell begins Maine bicentennial celebration
Hallowell was preparing to “party hearty” in celebration of the state’s Bicentennial last spring when all activities were abruptly canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With everything in place, the city’s Historic Hallowell Committee decided to instead feature the planned presentations in a video program instead. “Hallowell salutes Maine’s Bicentennial” is a 35-minute presentation in […]
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Historian to give genealogy research talk May 4
The Camden Public Library will host historian Mark Bradford Richardson at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, for an online presentation, “Genealogy and Historical Storytelling: Overcoming Pitfalls and Getting it Right.” Richardson’s program will use several real-life studies to illustrate genealogy research entanglements he’s encountered and suggest strategies to overcome them. “Searching for information about our […]