The Girl Scouts of Maine is set to host a free Green ME Up Earth Day celebration, featuring hands-on environmental activities for the public. The event runs from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the L.L. Bean Flagship Store Campus in Freeport. Green ME Up is an annual festival of sustainability celebrating Earth […]
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Enrollment begins for summer musical theater camps
The L/A Community Little Theatre’s 2024 summer musical theater programs for children and teens are set to start with mandatory orientations on Saturday, June 22, and culminate with performances the weekend of July 19-21. The Youth Camp production will be “James and the Giant Peach Jr.,” and the Teen Camp production will be “Beauty and […]
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Talk on South Africa’s water-related challenges set for April 15
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “Doing Research with Society: Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 15. All talks in the Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both remotely via Zoom […]
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United Way of Tri-Valley Area celebrates mothers with brunch, bingo
WILTON — This year United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to celebrate mothers with brunch and bingo. The event is set for Sunday, May 12, at the Wilton Masonic Hall, Wilton Masonic Hall. Brunch will be from 9-11 a.m., and bingo starts at noon. There are limited seats. Each mother will receive a carnation, […]
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Monmouth school sets pre-K, kindergarten registration dates
Monmouth Memorial School has announced its pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration dates for the 2024-25 school year. Pre-K screening dates are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12. Those who have a child who will be 4 years old by Oct. 15 are eligible for pre-k. Kindergarten screening will take place on Thursday, June […]
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Pine Tree Camp in Rome to host info session for parents of children with disabilities
Attendees can get a first-hand look at the campus, experience the wide array of fully accessible programming and participate in a live Q&A.
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Sierra Club Maine, Tribes to host ‘Covenant of the Salmon People’ film
Sierra Club Maine — in partnership with the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho, Wabanaki Alliance and the Penobscot Indian Nation — is set to host two screenings of the film “Covenant of the Salmon People.” One showing will be at 116 Maquoit Road in Brunswick on Wednesday, April 17, and the other will be at […]
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society announces 2024 speaker series
Winthrop Maine Historical Society’s 2024 speaker series is set to run from Thursday, April 11, to Thursday, Nov. 14. The schedule is as follows: April 11 — Arborist Pete Bohman from the Maine American Chestnut Foundation; May 9 — Lynne Roberts Reed and Leon Roberts from Roberts Funeral Home; June 13 — Kenny Wing: Penobscot […]
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society announces 2024 speaker series
Winthrop Maine Historical Society’s 2024 speaker series is set to run from Thursday, April 11, to Thursday, Nov. 14. The schedule is as follows: April 11 — Arborist Pete Bohman from the Maine American Chestnut Foundation; May 9 — Lynne Roberts Reed and Leon Roberts from Roberts Funeral Home; June 13 — Kenny Wing: Penobscot […]
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Rain gardens presentation set for Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is set to host a free presentation on creating rain gardens at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. Rain gardens help control excessive water runoff, preventing erosion and transforming soggy soil into areas pollinators love. With the increased […]