WATERVILLE — Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, 101 Water St., has announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to children enrolled at Educare Central Maine and Skowhegan Early Head Start. For more information, call 207-859-1500. Check out other upcoming […]
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Free outdoor fitness courts available in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A new outdoor fitness court is set to open Friday, Sept. 6, on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. UMF is the first higher education partner to team up with Community Health Options and National Fitness Campaign as part of a campaign to build fitness courts across the state. The UMF Fitness Court […]
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Maine Municipal Association elects officers, committee members
AUGUSTA — The Maine Municipal Association held its annual election of officers and Executive Committee members on Aug. 24. President Diane Hines, with assistance from Kelly Maines, executive office coordinator, and Sarah Jancarik, staff attorney, conducted the annual election of the association’s vice president and three members of the 12-member Executive Committee. With the 169 […]
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Madison area students offered free breakfast, lunch programs
School Administrative District 59 schools will participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household applications may not be required to receive free meals this year, but forms similar to applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this […]
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Forestry Field Day to honor tree farmers of year Sept. 7
The Beauregards received this award from Maine Tree Farm for their work managing Beauregard Family Woodland; the event will be held at the property, which is located in Old Town.
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Augusta woman honored for service to communities
Louise “Mickey” Brown of Augusta was honored recently, by members of the Pemaquid Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for her service to communities at Mama D’s Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor. Brown gave 31 years of service to Maine Veterans at Togus and Maine communities through DAR and as a nurse. She held […]
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Christian Music Festival set for Field of Faith in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Field of Faith on Lodge Hill will host its first Christian Music Festival featuring area bands, groups and single artists from 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Field of Faith on Lodge Hill, 437 Bean Road. Performers announced so far include Clayfoot, Ricki George, Juniper Worship, Alex Bukasa, Keith Parry, The Samuels […]
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Labor Day weekend rally set for Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — A rally for democracy is set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, in Coburn Park. Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, Maine Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry, Organizing Director at Maine AFL-CIO Sarah Bigney McCabe, and a lineup of Somerset County candidates and community leaders plan to attend. The rally is an opportunity […]
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Central Maine ATV Glow Ride illuminates night in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Central Maine ATV Club hosted its ATV Glow Ride on Aug. 17, with approximately 300 machines and more than 1,000 participants. The parade of brightly lit ATVs made its way through Waterville and the Fairfield trail system towards Norridgewock, looping back through Fairfield and parts of Oakland before finishing in Waterville. The […]