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Hallowell Post to host Strawberry Shortcake event July 20

July 10, 2024July 8, 2024

Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6, Hallowell, 114 Second St., is set to help kick off Old Hallowell Day celebrations at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 20, with its color guard leading the parade. At 11 a.m. the post will host its annual strawberry shortcake luncheon. A meal costs $8; strawberry shortcake cost is $4. For more […]

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Maine Audubon annual Loon Count set for July 20

by Stacy Blanchet July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

As has happened on each third Saturday of July since 1984, a corps of volunteers will venture out on lakes and ponds across the state to search for, and count, Common Loons.

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Bridge clubs name recent winners

July 10, 2024July 11, 2024

Elm City Bridge Club Peter Roderick and Natasha Rosenbaum finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the July 9 duplicate bridge session. Maureen Brochu and a medley of players came in second, with Ed and Joyce Rushton third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial […]

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Honey bee queen rearing talk set for Newcastle July 13

by Stacy Blanchet July 9, 2024July 10, 2024

NEWCASTLE — The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers is set to hold a honey bee queen rearing presentation from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building, 81 Academy Hill Road. Participants can learn how backyard hobby beekeepers can raise and keep stock of high quality queens with traits to survive Maine […]

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East Madison Days set for Madison July 19-21

by Stacy Blanchet July 9, 2024July 10, 2024

East Madison Days are planned for Friday to Sunday, July 19-21. On July 19 at the East Madison Grange, 15 Grange Road, an art show opens at 5 p.m. with a jazz concert following at 7 p.m. A yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the EMHA […]

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River Arts to host Scout Dunbar’s ‘Views from the Shore’

by Stacy Blanchet July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts plans to host artist Scout Dunbar’s “Views from the Shore” exhibit July 11-31 in the River Room, 36 Elm St. Dunbar is a third-generation female artist originally hailing from Ithaca, New York. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree with a concentration in Printmaking from Alfred University in Alfred, New […]

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