The Waldoboro Days celebration is set for Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15. Friday events include a bean supper from 5-7 p.m. at Broad Bay Church, 941 Main St.; car show at 4 p.m. at Delano’s, 2090 Atlantic Highway; and storytelling from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. Saturday’s […]
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Greater Augusta AARP hosts Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee member
Karen Montell, representing District 54 (Gardiner and Farmingdale) in the Maine House of Representatives, was guest speaker at Greater Augusta AARP Chapter 511 May meeting. She is a Gardiner native and raised her family there. Montell sits on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, which review bills pertaining to voting rights, campaign finance reform, alcohol […]
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Whitefield Lions Club honors 6 local high school seniors
The Whitefield Lions Club recognizes six local graduating seniors who will receive a $1,000 scholarship towards furthering their education. They are Erskine Academy’s Caliegh Crocker of Windsor, who plans to attend Husson University’s nursing program; Lincoln Academy’s Carson Hallowell of Jefferson, who plans to attend Eastern Maine Community College’s plumbing program; and Erskine Academy’s Nolan […]
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Rangeley church Thrift Shop seeks volunteers
RANGELEY — The Thrift Shop at the Church of the Good Shepherd, at 2614 Main St., seeks volunteers to help sort and arrange donated goods, as well as to help staff the store when open to the public. The shop, located in the Undercroft of the Church, is managed by the Episcopal Church Women and […]
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Sheepscot River Race set for July 6
This six-mile canoe and kayak race starts in Newcastle at the U.S. Route 1 Rest Area Bridge and finishes at the Wiscasset Waterfront in Wiscasset.
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Winthrop society to present talk on Benedict Arnold expedition June 13
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to present a talk by Kenny Wing on the Benedict Arnold expedition in Maine from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Wing, 71, is a lifelong native of Eustis, being born right after Flagstaff Lake was created and a […]
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Rangeley arts group calls artists for Western Maine Photography Show
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is calling for artists for the 10th annual Western Mountain Photography Show. A juried exhibit awards reception is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the RFA Lakeside Theater lobby at 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The theme for the 2024 […]
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Lupine Festival returns to Rangeley region June 15
OQUOSSOC — The Outdoor Heritage Museum in Oquossoc plans to host the Lupine Festival in celebration of the striking lupine flower that carpets the Rangeley Region in June. The event is set from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the at 8 Rumford Road museum. This festival event will feature over 35 […]
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Tree identification, history walk set for Wayne June 13
WAYNE — Kennebec Land Trust and Maine Forest Service District Foresters Julie Davenport and Allyssa Gregory plan to discuss tree identification skills and vocabulary at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Gott Pasture Preserve on Hardscrabble Road. KLT Executive Director Theresa Kerchner will also talk about the land use history of the preserve. This […]
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Elder Abuse Institute of Maine 20th anniversary event set for Freeport
FREEPORT — The Elder Abuse Institute of Maine invites all to celebrate its 20th year of service to Maine’s elderly adults. The evening event, Hope Is the Key, is set for 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St. This gathering will feature MT Connolly, a pioneering expert on elder justice. […]