TURNER — Young, aspiring scientists invaded Turner Primary School this week as children from kindergarten through seventh grade gathered for some hands-on experimentation at Mad Science Summer Camp. For the past 20 years, the owners of Mad Science of Maine have offered after-school and summer programs to develop children’s interest in science. The programs were […]
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Geese surround, protect their young
Summer and Solstice couldn’t be safer if they were surrounded by a Marine battalion. My two newest goslings, at 3 weeks old, are loved and protected by Finny and the flock. Evidence couldn’t be any stronger than watching their goodnight ritual. First, Susie Q, the mother of the two (I think Dufey is the biological […]
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Summer and Solstice join the flock
Saturday, the summer solstice, brought two new goslings into the goose pen. Their names? Summer and Solstice. My old goose Susie Q, one of only two remaining from my original flock, hatched out the babes, and while Finny and Shamus are baby-sitting for the two little ones, she’s trying to hatch out another. It’s always […]
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Sharks, slides, Santa! Summer fun, here we come
DON’T LOOK NOW but it’s almost summer. Forget that it was almost winter six weeks ago. We’re so over that. Summer in Maine (and nearby N.H.) means lawns to mow, mosquitoes to swat, tourists to how-do-ya-do, and it means high adventure with kids, grandkids, visiting college roommates’ kids, children who randomly claim you on the […]
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Wilton Blueberry Festival
The 32nd annual Wilton Blueberry Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, in Wilton. The festival’s website states that the festival “started in 1982 with a simple ‘Blueberry Church Bazaar.’ As the years have passed, it has grown into a two-day signature event, and a time for people from town and around to gather, […]
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Students spend summer hours learning about math
AUBURN — Tuesday was a beautiful summer day, the temperature already 80 degrees at 10:30 a.m. Instead of lounging by a pool, Quinn Myrick, 15, worked on geometry at Edward Little High School. He had lots of company. The air-conditioned library was packed with 50-plus students at tables, books open, pencils in hand as they […]
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Maine CASA to hold summer training in Augusta area
AUGUSTA — Interested in speaking up for a Maine foster child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 12 to 15, in the Augusta area. The four-day training is free. Attendees learn about all aspects of child advocacy work in order to be […]