Capital Area Technical Center has announced the recipients of the 2024 JB Builders Scholarships. The scholarships were awarded to Luke Johnson and Bennett Ross, who have demonstrated passion, drive, and determination to build successful futures in their chosen careers, according to a news release from the center. Johnson, a senior at Cony High School in […]
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Capital Area Technical Center names May professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its May professionals of the month: Reese Bailey and Travis Harding. Bailey of Pittston, a senior from Gardiner Area High School, has been named for her achievements in the Early Childhood Education program. Her journey in the program began with curiosity and has blossomed into a true […]
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Chapman-Hall House to host an open house, blacksmithing demo
Chapman-Hall House, 270 Main St. in Damariscotta, is set to host an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8. The event is for those interested in volunteering at the house as docents or helpers for special events. The program will introduce the role of a docent and the historical background on the […]
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Unity-based trust to offer grassland bird habitat programs, field walks in June
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust plans to host two programs focused on managing agricultural lands for grassland bird species. The programs, set for Saturday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 19, will cover Bobolinks and other bird species which rely on agricultural fields in central Maine, with ways suggested for farmers and land managers to co-exist […]
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Disease, weed management workshop for Christmas tree growers set for Cornville
CORNVILLE — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer a course, Integrated Disease and Weed Management in Christmas Tree Production, from 3-6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Quinn’s Tree Farm, 290 West Ridge Road. Participants can learn how to apply crop protectants using backpack sprayers safely and efficiently. Other topics covered include […]
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Foodie Fest set for June 7 in Farmington
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is set to hosts its second annual Foodie Fest from noon to 10 p.m. Friday, June 7, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 8. The event, to be held at the Farmington Fairgrounds, 292 High St., offers food trucks, entertainment, childrens activities and bingo. There is a […]
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Lithgow Library accepting donations for book sale
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St., is set to accept donations for The Friends of Lithgow Library book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through July 18. Donations of gently used fiction, biographies, cookbooks, gardening and craft books, blu-ray, DVDs and children’s books are welcome. Textbooks, encyclopedias, VHS or cassette tapes, or […]
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Scouts weekend training course held at Camp Bomazeen
BELGRADE — Adult leaders in Scouting took part in a weekend training course held at Camp Bomazeen on May 17 and 18, designed to make them better leaders by giving them confidence with their outdoor skills. The Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills is a program of hands-on skills training in the outdoors, designed to help […]
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Richmond Middle/High School names top 10 seniors for class of ’24
Richmond Middle/High School’s top 10 seniors for the class of 2024 are listed by rank. Valedictorian Alexa Kelsey is the daughter of Ben and Erica Kelsey. She plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono in the fall to major in biology in the Earth, Life and Science Program. Salutatorian Isaac Soule is the […]
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Historic association plans Community Day in Damariscotta, Dresden, Wiscasset
During Community Day, Jeffrey Miller of Waldoboro, a master blacksmith and historian, will demonstrate his trade on Saturday, June 1, at the Chapman-Hall House.