ORONO – The Emera Astronomy Center at UMaine will host the following events for the month of June. The Powerhouses of the Universe: Stars,” narrated by Mark Hamill, June 3, 10, 17, 24, from 7-8 p.m.: Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and […]

AUGUSTA – Letters sent from a Massachusetts address, claiming to be from a prominent national unclaimed property organization, and promising to return unclaimed property from a sweepstakes prize to rightful owners, are not being sent by the Office of the State Treasurer, or the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, according to Maine Treasurer Terry […]

Free fishing weekend will take place on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, when any person may fish for free without a license on Maine’s waterways, except those who have had their license suspended or revoked. All other rules and regulations, including bag and possession limits, apply. Fishing always provides great memories, especially when […]

The Orono Public Library Foundation will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking this Thursday, June 9 at 11:35 a.m. for the Orono Village Green, according to capital campaign co-chairs Sarah Kenney and Brian Rahill. Donors to project as well as the public are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony, to take place on the front lawn of the […]

Do you personally have or know a neighbor that has the largest tree you have seen? This year the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with the Maine Forest Service to hold our first annual Big Tree contest. The goal is to find really big/old native trees. The contest will run through […]

Sculptor Clarke Fitz-Gerald’s “Flame of Inspiration” chandelier once graced the foyer of the former Maine Center for the Arts, now the Collins Center for the Arts. The 21-foot bronze chandelier, weighing more than a ton, was a fiery presence at the MCA for approximately two decades, including when Yo-Yo Ma and Isaac Stern performed at […]

The fourth concert in the Music with a Mission series, “An Evening of French Music” will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Church of Universal Fellowship, 82 Main Street, Orono, withNathan Lesser, violin, Marissa Solomon, violoncello, and Patricia Stowell, piano performing music of Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy. Nathan Lesser began his […]

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This is the 30th year for the Orono Land Trust,and what better way to celebrate all OLT has achieved then by getting out on spring trail day starting at 8 a.m. on April 30 to see a preserve and lend a helping hand. There are several worksites to choose from; stay close to home or […]