Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of May 20-27. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
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Belgrade camp hosts May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games
BELGRADE — Camp Bomazeen, a historic outdoor recreation site for generations of Scouts, became known as Planet Bomazeen during the first weekend in May to celebrate Star Wars Day, May 4. Scouting volunteers hosted nearly 100 Scouts for the May the Fourth Be With You Grand Galactic Games. Scouts competed in activities as individuals and […]
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Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society announces 2024 season
The Outdoor Heritage Museum opens May 22.
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Upstream Cobbossee to investigate bird migration, river herring, ephemeral flowers
GARDINER — People can join Upstream Cobbossee’s team of environmental advocates and Maine master naturalists to investigate the spring migratory birds, river herring, and ephemeral flowers as well as the history along the stream on the Harrison Avenue Nature Trail. The event is set for 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 18. Sponsored by Gardiner/Community Adult Ed, […]
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Madison auxiliary to distribute poppies during May
MADISON — Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 39, Madison plan to distribute bright red poppies in exchange for a donation throughout May. The Flanders Fields poppy has become an internationally known and recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war and the hope that none died in vain. The American Legion Family called upon […]
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Invasive plant identification and management workshop to be offered in Unity
UNITY — Sebasticook Regional Land Trust and Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District plan to hold an invasive plant identification and management workshop from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, t Moulton’s Mill Preserve on Route 139. Attendees can learn about invasive plants, how they spread, and how their presence influences the health of the […]
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Lecture to cover genealogy of Murch family of Maine
AUGUSTA — King Philip, the Mayflower, child-bearing, genealogists, extra-marital affairs, birth and death records, cousins, George Washington, gravestones, granite, and Henry David Thoreau are all on the agenda for the Kennebec Historical Society’s monthly lecture in May. “Mysteries, Mistakes, and Surprises: Adventures in Maine Genealogy” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the […]
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Finding Our Voices donated dental work tops $100K
Maine dentists have donated $102,000 worth of free procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through the Finding Our Smiles initiative, according to the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices, which runs the program. Twenty-two Maine survivors have benefited from the 18-month-old program, which also restores health and helps to rebuild lives. The […]
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UMaine Farmington names 2024 graduates
The University of Maine at Farmington’s 2024 graduates from Maine are as follows. Acton: Cassidy Paker, B.S., Special Education; Alfred: Nickyia Lovely, B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies – Professional Studies; Anson: Alexander Urszinyi, B.S., Health Promotion and Wellness; Atkinson: Jessica Gervais, B.S., Elementary Education; Auburn: Christian Beliveau, B.A., Outdoor Recreation Business Administation; Emily Farrington, B.A., English, Summa […]
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On-farm workshop on vegetable, hay production set for May 21
PENOBSCOT — The Maine New Farmers Project at University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer a farm visit from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at King Hill Farm, 29 Faerie Kingdom Road. Farmer/owner Paul Schultz will share methods of harvesting and storing vegetables and discuss the farm’s hay production. This […]