REGION — This year, HealthReach Community Health Centers is happy to announce that it has received Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 program recognition across eight of its local healthcare practices. Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 is a program focused on education around obesity and healthy living for primary care practice teams. The program provides materials to support “simple changes for […]

NORTH VIENNA — Louise W. Kilponen celebrated her 95th birthday on Saturday September 23. She was greeted by a room full of guest while she entered the United Methodist Church Hall to the tune of “Every Little Breeze Whispers Louise” while being escorted to her table by “Elvis”. Both old and new friends and Family […]

WILTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is gearing up for another amazing Halloween event! Halls of Horror, our premier haunted house, has moved to 128 Weld Road, Wilton: the old Bass Shoe factory – you asked for even bigger and longer, and we listened! We are beyond excited to turn this creepy old […]

FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon presents: “Rising Seas and Warming Waters: Climate Stresses to Gulf of Maine Marine Species”–a free talk by Dr. Hannah Baranes and Ph.D. candidate Andrew Allyn on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at UMF Western Maine Audubon invites the general public to a free talk titled, “Rising Seas and Warming Waters: […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Announcing a one-hour presentation highlighting some of Maine’s more secretive wildlife species on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:30 pm.  We rarely see these creatures but there is much to learn about them and their lifestyles.  This presentation will feature Atlantic puffins, black bears, Northern saw-whet owls, Canada lynx, and the American […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Brad White will be in concert at the Livermore Falls First Baptist Church, 25 Church Street in Livermore Falls on Tuesday September 26 at 7 p.m. Brad is a two time Gospel  Grammy nominee. He is a singer, pianist and plays the saxophone. He is an Evangelist who travels all around the […]

KINGFIELD — Celebrate the changing of the seasons this fall with the ninth annual Harvest Festival, hosted and organized by Maine Mountain Children’s House on Sept. 30 from 3 to 7 p.m. The beloved local event welcomes families and friends from across the region for an afternoon of live music, fresh food, and kid-focused activities […]

FARMINGTON — Scouts from the Farmington Troop 546 on July 1 rebuilt an indoor handicap ramp at the Roderick-Crosby Post #28 American Legion in Farmington so all veterans despite age or infirmity would have access to the post resources. A week later, Scouts from the same troop went to Wilton to repair a ramp for […]

AUGUSTA — Rep. Scott Landry, D-Farmington, earned the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine 2023 President’s Award for Legislative Service. The award was announced at the organization’s annual banquet on Sept. 9. “As a lifetime member of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and lifelong outdoorsman, I have been proud to work with SAM on our shared goals […]

FARMINGTON —Members of the University of Maine (UMF) at Farmington community gathered in the Olsen Student Center to commemorate the tragic 9/11 events from 2001, and remember current first responders and their dedication. Kirsten Swan, UMF director of student leadership; Connor Fahey, coordinator of orientation and transition programs; and Enrico Echevarria, multicultural admissions counselor, shared […]