Fund awards more than $334K to 22 Maine organizations

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September 6, 2021

Fund awards more than $334K to 22 Maine organizations

Through its Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund, the Maine Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $334,202 to 22 Maine organizations. MaineCF donors made an additional two grants totaling $13,000 from donor-advised funds. Local grantees include: • Bearnstow, Mount Vernon, to support infrastructure needs in consultation with Maine Preservation and prioritize a three-year restoration […]
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September 6, 2021

Bike ride in doctor’s memory set for Sept. 19

The fifth annual “Share the Road with Carol” memorial bike ride is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 19. The all-ages commemorative bike ride is to be held in Windsor and Whitefield. The ride, which has 12- and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office. This annual ride honors the memory of Dr. […]
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September 6, 2021

Scouting plans signup programs for September

The following communities plan to hold Scouting signup programs in September. Cub Scouting is a family-centered program built on fun while teaching lifelong values. Youth may join at any level. AUGUSTA (West Side) — A “Touch a Truck with Cub Scout Pack 684” event is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at […]
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September 4, 2021

UMaine extension to host gardening field day Sept. 11

OLD TOWN — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program plans to host its annual field day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Rogers Farm demonstration garden, 914 Bennoch Road. All activities are to be held outdoors. The family-friendly event will include children’s activities, melon tastings and information […]
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September 4, 2021

Parish groups plan ‘Taste of Corpus Christi Parish’ event

WINSLOW — Parish groups plan to join together on Sunday, Sept. 12, to host a free event to gather parishioners and community members from Waterville, Winslow, and beyond for food, music, and relaxation. The Taste of Corpus Christi Parish is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the St. John Church campus on Monument […]
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September 4, 2021

St. Giles fall festival set for Sept. 19

Up to 40 craft and vendor tables are available for rent.
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September 4, 2021

West Gardiner student receives Holy Cross biology award

WORCESTER, Mass. — Hunter Russell of West Gardiner, a biology major, has received the 2021 Rev. John W. Flavin, S.J. Award in Biology from College of the Holy Cross. The award is given to a fourth-year biology major who has shown excellence in scientific achievement, humanitarian service, or contribution to the vitality of the Biology […]
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September 4, 2021

Association to hold Walk to End Alzheimer’s events

The Alzheimer’s Association invites Mainers to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in one of seven Walk to End Alzheimer’s events on four weekends in September and October. The association plans to gather in person, and it will continue to offer options to take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s online and […]
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September 4, 2021

Hallowell Granite Symposium receives $5K sponsorship

Organizers of the Hallowell Granite Symposium project have been granted a sponsorship of $5,000 from Kennebec Savings Bank. The symposium is scheduled to take place Sept. 11-19 on the grounds of Stevens Commons. Six Maine sculptors will transform granite blocks quarried in Hallowell into works of art inspired by one of the four “Maine200” Bicentennial […]
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September 3, 2021

Symposium to celebrate art, history of Hallowell granite industry

The first Hallowell Granite Symposium is scheduled to take place next month on the grounds of Stevens Commons, adjacent to Erskine Hall on Beech Street in Hallowell. The symposium, free and open to all, is set to begin with an opening reception at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the new Old South Congregational Church, […]