Augusta Adult and Community Education recently hosted its second annual Blessings Dinner, an evening dedicated to honoring the achievements of adult education students and fostering community connections. The event took place at the Buker Community Center and featured performances by Maine Arts Academy students. The Blessings Dinner celebrated cultural diversity, offering a feast that showcased […]
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‘The Trail of ’98’ to be screened in Waterville Dec. 1
WATERVILLE – The Maine Film Center and the Colby College Museum of Art plan to hold a one-night-only event featuring a screening of the silent film “The Trail of ‘98” with a live, and original, accompaniment by Mark Tipton and Les Sorciers Perdus. Free and open to all, this event is set for 7 p.m. […]
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Chester Greenwood Day planned in Farmington Dec. 2
FARMINGTON — Chester Greenwood Day, the annual celebration of Farmington resident Chester Greenwood, the inventor of earmuffs, is planned from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. Greenwood was only 15 when he designed the first pair of ear protectors out of wire, beaver fur, and cloth. At the age of 19, he […]
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Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest offers joy, more Dec. 1-3
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest 2023 is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday, Dec. 1-3. New this year is a Santa’s Workshop for families, a Christmas Cookie Challenge for bakers, a wreath-making demonstration, and workshops for holiday decoration making, according to a news release from Lucia Droby for Marketfest. Familiar features return, such […]
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South Portland police looking for two men after armed home invasion
Police said there is no threat to the public, but they want residents to check security cameras.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police investigating death of man in St. Albans
Officers found a man dead after responding to a report of a fight Wednesday.
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Officials begin clearing debris while 3 remain missing in Alaska landslide that left 3 dead
Since Monday night’s slide, officials have inspected the site by air with drones, helicopters, and planes while teams using detection dogs and sonar covered the ground and water, but the three people – one adult and two juveniles – remain missing.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Man who fatally shot guard at New Hampshire hospital was banned from having guns, records say
John Madore, who was killed by police during the incident, should not have been able to acquire weapons after a 2016 arrest, but he used a pistol in the shooting and had an AR-style rifle in his truck. It’s unclear how he got them.
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‘Celebrate Maine’ is Chester Greenwood Day theme
The theme for the 47th Annual Chester Greenwood Day on Saturday, Dec. 2, is “Celebrate Maine! The way life should be.”
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Farmington tables proposed policy for liquor licenses
The policy would set time requirements for when applications must be submitted by businesses wishing to serve liquor.