DRESDEN — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay recently announced that ecologist Andy Cutko, director of Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, plans to lead a mud plant walk at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, over the intertidal mud of Choice View Farm, Route 128. Merrymeeting Bay, internationally recognized for its unique tidal freshwater ecosystem, is home […]
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Kennebec Performing Arts Company to start 2024-25 season
Kennebec Performing Arts Company is launching its 2024-25 season under its new director, John Neal of Greene. Neal was selected to lead the wind ensemble and chorus following the retirement of longtime director Charles T. Milazzo. Neal has had a long career in Maine as a music director, pianist and composer. John Reeves will continue […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature floral installation Aug. 29
WISCASSET – Chicken wire, sticks and dried hydrangeas, put to an artful purpose, are the tools of the trade for dried floral designer Maria Salcines. During Wiscasset Art Walk set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Salcines plans to install a cascading arrangement of dried florals in Wiscasset Village. According to Salcines, who lives and […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Long Branch Boys Aug. 29
WISCASSET — During the September 2022 Wiscasset Art Walk, musicians Chris Lannon and Rick Turcotte were playing their blues and country on the sidewalk when a woman carrying a violin stepped up; Lannon recognized her and invited her to join in. Almost two years later, that woman, Nanci Stein, with her Long Branch Boys colleagues, […]
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Table rentals available for Friends of the Union Fair Lawn Sale
UNION — Friend of the Union Fair are preparing for its Gigantic Lawn Sale, set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at 175 Fairgrounds Lane. A 12-foot space can be rented for $25. Participants need to bring a table, chairs and canopy. Setup is set for 6-8:30 a.m.; registration is required. For […]
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Small-scale dairy, poultry farming event offered Aug. 28
Farmer/owner Rhiannon Hampson plans to discuss small-scale dairy and poultry production on Thomaston farm.
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High Peaks Alliance hosts Outdoor Adventure Camp
EAST MADRID — The High Peaks Alliance, in collaboration with Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Adventure Camp, recently organized a field day for campers at the Perham Stream Birding Trail. Campers learned to use a compass from guides Mike Tuminaro from the Maine Professional Guides Association and Brent West from HPA. Under their guidance, the campers gained […]
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Fly Rod Crosby Trail calls for volunteers for Clean-Up Day Aug. 24
MADRID — The High Peaks Alliance is calling on all outdoor enthusiasts to join together from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, for a day of stewardship on the Fly Rod Crosby Trail. The trail day will be led by the HPA’s Recreation Ranger Matt Kusper. “Our efforts will be focused along the […]
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Photos: School supply giveaways set for Augusta, Waterville Sunday
All photos by Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
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Neighbors Driving Neighbors honors co-founders
MT. VERNON — Neighbors Driving Neighbors, the volunteer ride service, honor its co-founders Sandy Wright and Dr. Dan Onion at a ceremony held Aug. 3 at the Mt. Vernon Community Center. A bronze plaque, mounted on a granite stone and installed on the Community Center grounds, was dedicated to Wright and Onion in recognition of […]