ORONO – The Black Bear Beauties Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Roger Clapp Greenhouses at UMaine. Students and faculty in the horticulture and sustainable agriculture program at the University of Maine grow the plants sold in this sale. Proceeds from the […]

A block of six Skybox tickets to a UMaine hockey game, a work party by Old Town Rotarians, a child’s airplane swing, and two pair of Red Sox tickets are just a few of the items that will be up for bid at the Old Town Rotary Club’s 9th annual charity auction on Thursday, May […]

This year, as our nation nation commemorates the 150th year of the end of the American Civil War , The Orono Historical Society explored the stories of some of the Orono men who went off to a brutal war to save the Union. And on Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m. a Powerpoint/lecture program focusing on “Orono’s Role […]

The city of Old Town will be holding its annual spring clean-up from May 4-15. During these dates the public works department wiil collect only white goods and bulky furniture at no cost. White goods are defined as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, AC units, washers, dryers and dishwashers. Doors must be removed from all refrigerators and […]

ORONO – Public star shows at the Emera Astronomy Center at UMaine bring the stars and planets to visitors of all ages on Friday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m.. Each star show features a tour of the Maine sky and tips on how to view upcoming astronomical events. Friday evenings […]

The City of Old Town is seeking resident volunteers who are interested in serving on a committee to oversee the Update of the 1995 Comprehensive Plan. Volunteers for this committee should have an interest in how the city is growing, be willing to be part of a collaborative problem solving team and preferably, have knowledge in one […]

In conjunction with last year’s recently completed Restore the Pride All Weather Track Project at Old Town High School, the RSU 34 Education Foundation is planning a new effort, which is being referred to as the Pride Path Project. The plan is to redesign and completely redo the present approximately 150 foot walking path from […]

OLD TOWN – City councilors last week authorized City Manager Bill Mayo to enter into an option agreement for redevelopment of the old Jefferson Street School. Up until last year, the property housed the Southern Penobscot Regional Program, but that program for children with  behavioral and developmental disabilities was moved to Bangor. A few months later, […]

ORONO – Baird Callicott, a philosophy professor at the University of North Texas, will present the 2015 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics Lecture at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in Nutting Hall, Room 100 at the University of Maine. Callicott’s Earth Day lecture is titled, “Thinking Like a Planet: The Land Ethic […]

The Orono Schools Coalition for the Arts (OSCAr)  is looking for community volunteers to help work on supporting arts experiences for Orono students. There are no dues. Since its founding just a few years ago, OSCAr has contributed more than $8000 directly to Orono school arts programs; since OSCAr’s scholarship program started two years ago, we […]