Maine environmental education organizations celebrated advancements in outdoor learning in Maine on Feb. 27 with around 100 attendees including students, teachers and legislators in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State House. Celebration organizers also announced the release of the 2022 Census of Community-Based Outdoor and Environmental Learning report, a collaborative data project hosted […]
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The Screaming Orphans plan Chocolate Church Arts Center concert
The Screaming Orphans will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. in Bath. The band is a chart-topping all-sister Celtic folk and pop band from Donegal. They are known worldwide for their award-winning sound combining original pop songs with a unique take on traditional Irish music. […]
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Castlebay plans St. Paddy’s Concert of Ballads and Blarney in Waldoboro
Castlebay plans to perform a St. Paddy’s Concert of Ballads and Blarney at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Broad Bay Congregational Church, 941 Main St. in Waldoboro. The duo Julie Lane and Fred Gosbee will perform music gleaned from Maine’s rich Irish tradition, with a 12-string guitar, Celtic harp, fiddle, and tin whistle. For […]
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University Credit Union expanding into Kennebec County
Credit union to open full-service Augusta location this summer.
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New Dimensions FCU staff, members raise funds to combat hunger in Maine communities
WATERVILLE — Through dedicated teamwork and community support, New Dimensions Federal Credit Union raised $25,208.19 for the 2023 Maine Credit Union League’s Campaign for Ending Hunger. Their fundraising efforts will directly support local food banks and pantries serving families struggling with hunger. NDFCU employees organized a variety of creative fundraising events over several months, including […]
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Inland Hospital welcomes new trustees
WATERVILLE — Northern Light Inland Hospital recently announced the following community members named to the Waterville hospital’s board of trustees. Kelly Huggins, CPA, MBA, of Belgrade, is a certified public accountant and tax director at One River CPAs in Oakland and has held similar positions in tax accounting since 2011. She earned her master of […]
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Downeast Trout Unlimited to host meeting about water quality in streams
Downeast Trout Unlimited plans to host David Thorne, fisheries biologist and stream habitat coordinator for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, for a discussion of efforts to improve water quality and increase reproductive success of Brook Trout in streams impaired by acidic deposition. The hybrid meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, […]
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An evening with Brandy Clark & Hayes Carll set for Waterville
Brandy Clark and Hayes Carll will take the stage at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. in Waterville. A 17x Grammy-nominee, CMA Award-winner and Tony-nominee, Brandy Clark is one of her generation’s most esteemed songwriters and musicians. In the midst of yet another landmark year, Clark released her […]
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Chocolate Church Arts Center to stage playwrights collaborative ‘From Heartbreak to Hilarity’
A playwrights collaborative “From Heartbreak to Hilarity” will feature eight short play starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington St. in Bath. This traveling troupe of actors and directors plan to bring eight short plays to the Annex celebrating […]
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Winthrop society to celebrate town’s Irish Heritage March 16
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host folk singer Rob Roberts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. The free one-hour concert will feature classic Irish songs with the history of each song presented in between. By the end of the 19th century, the immigrants […]