November 2022 – Page 167 – Centralmaine.com

Readfield to hold Veterans Day event Nov. 11

November 4, 2022October 29, 2022

READFIELD — An event honoring all veterans is set for Friday, Nov. 11, planned by members of Readfield’s historical society, select board, United Methodist Church and the 3rd Maine Infantry Civil War re-enactors. All are welcome to join in for this special remembrance and honoring of those who have served or currently serve in the […]

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SNAPSHOT: Pine Tree Camp Flutie 5K raises more than $10K

November 4, 2022October 28, 2022

Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off Oct. 22 in Rome. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first-ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp, raising more than $10,000 to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out other upcoming area […]

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Hallowell Legion Post 6 to hold Veterans Day events Nov. 11

November 4, 2022October 25, 2022

HALLOWELL — Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6 plans to hold Veterans Day events on Friday, Nov. 11. Veterans and their families can gather at 9 a.m. at the post hall at 114 Second St., where breakfast will be served by Boy Scout Troop 647. All veterans are invited. A Veterans Day raffle drawing will be […]

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Norway center to show artwork by Millonzi family

November 4, 2022October 24, 2022

An opening reception for “Unrolling Vic … An Art Show” is scheduled to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The show will be held at the Matolcsy Art Center, 426 Main St. in Norway. Victor Millonzi’s daughter, Nikki Millonzi, recently unrolled large colorful canvases of her late father that were stored […]

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Veterans to be honored at events across Maine’s public universities

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022

Maine’s public universities plan to salute those who served with events on their campuses and in the community connected to Veterans Day. The public is encouraged to attend these tributes across the University of Maine System, which include: Monday, Nov. 7 • 9 a.m. Maine Medal of Honor tribute and “Thank a Veteran” ribbon campaign […]

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Richmond-based conservation group continues speaker series Nov. 9

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s second presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Shimmering Shad & Splashing Sturgeon!,” is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. It will feature Renske Kirkhofs, an international Bowdoin College student and John Lichter, Bowdoin College biology and environmental studies professor emeritus. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations, again being held […]

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Maine Women’s Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2023 honorees

November 4, 2022October 28, 2022

The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame has opened the nomination process for honorees to be inducted in the March 2023 ceremony. The organization seeks nominations from organizations, businesses, or individuals of women who meet the following criteria: their achievements have had a significant statewide impact, those achievements significantly improved the lives of women in Maine, […]

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U.N. chief warns planet is heading toward `climate chaos’

by EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press November 3, 2022November 4, 2022

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said reports have painted ‘a clear and bleak picture’ of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels.