The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville has announced that free school day childcare will start Monday, Oct. 12, at Fairfield Community Center for kindergarten through sixth grade. It will be offered from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with an option for after school hours, according to a news release from the center. The […]
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Posted inThings to Do
Somerset Abbey to host Once an Outlaw Oct. 11
The Somerset Abbey in Madison will host Once An Outlaw from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 98 Main St. Once an Outlaw, is a band formed by former members of the Southern Rock band. The Outlaws are noted for such hits as “Hurry Sundown,” “You Are the Show,” “Ghost Riders in the […]
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Our View: Out-of-state waste does not belong in Maine landfills
Regulators and the Legislature should close a loophole that goes against the intent of a decades-old law.
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
Roumain, local performers to tour Portland parks Sunday
You can also catch an outdoor traveling performance in and around Portland parks on Sunday.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News, Uncategorized
On this date in Maine history: Oct. 7
Oct. 7, 1923: The first section of the Appalachian Trail opens in Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks in upstate New York, about 40 miles north of New York City. The brainchild of Benton MacKaye, the trail eventually grows to about 2,200 miles, with its northern terminus on Mount Katahdin, Maine’s highest mountain. Civilian Conservation […]
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George Smith: Jared Golden has earned reelection in 2nd District
The young congressman accomplished a lot in his first term in Congress.