MECHANIC FALLS – Seven Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education students graduated June 7 in the Elm Street School gymnasium. The graduates are Adelaide J. Childers, Josiah D. Childers, Shaylee R. Ethridge, Timothy J. Koskela Jr., Kai M.B. McQuaide, Mark A.Veilleux and Margo M. Whittier. Koskela received the Courage to Grow award from Central Maine […]
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Free virtual summer equine speaker series offered this summer
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes anyone who owns or cares for equines to participate in the virtual Summer Equine Speaker Series. Three events, all of which will start at 6 p.m., will be held on the following days: Thursday, July 11: Alicia Harlov from the Humble Hoof Rehabilitation Center and podcast […]
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Photo: Preparing for the Blues
Festival staff and tent company erect giant tent for Saturday’s Maine Blues Festival in downtown Lisbon.
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Somerville couple receives John Walker Award
Longtime Democratic activists Christopher and Valarie Johnson of Somerville received the John Walker Award during the 2024 Maine Democratic State Convention, held June 1 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. They were honored for their efforts and years of volunteer service to the LCDC, their community, and to all of Maine. Walker represented the […]
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Kennebec Land Trust to host Hopkins Stream paddle June 20
Kennebec Land Trust staff plan to celebrate the summer solstice with a guided paddle up Hopkins Stream to the Ezra Smith Wildlife Conservation Area in Mount Vernon at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20. Participants will meet at the Taylor Pond Public Boat Ramp, paddle approximately two miles upstream and then return. The extensive undeveloped uplands […]
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These Oxford Hills men are on a mission to help people in need
Men from six churches meet weekly for breakfast and decide on projects.
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Photos: Canadians research their roots in Lewiston and Auburn
Twenty five members of a genealogy group tour the Franco Center in Lewiston on their first stop around the Twin Cities.
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Oxford bridge plans ‘longest day’ tourney for June 21
The Oxford Hills Bridge Club has scheduled The Longest Day tournament on Friday, June 21, to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association. The first game begins at 9:30 a.m. with a free lunch, and the second game starts at 1:30 p.m. The club meets at The Oxford Legion Hall at 169 King St. in Oxford. One […]
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Bridgton area club donates 4 Little Free Libraries
Over the past year, the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has placed four Little Free Libraries built by the Lake Region Vocational Center in Waterford, Sweden, Denmark and the Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton. The libraries are being used to share books with no obligation to return them, according to a news release from the […]
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Winthrop society to present talk on Benedict Arnold expedition June 13
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to present a talk by Kenny Wing on the Benedict Arnold expedition in Maine from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Wing, 71, is a lifelong native of Eustis, being born right after Flagstaff Lake was created and a […]