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Maine Office of Tourism urges observers to plan ahead for historic eclipse
Maine prepares to shine on April 8 with first total solar eclipse since 1963.
Rangeley to host International Dark Sky Week, Eclipse Festival in April
The Rangeley Lakes Region is planning the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. The week of April 2-8, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust will sponsor daily events celebrating International Dark Sky Week, encouraging the community to enjoy the night sky. The week will culminate with the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s Shadow of the Sun Festival April 5-8, […]
Indigenous writers to visit Orono for Maine Humanities Council retreat
The Maine Humanities Council, a statewide non-profit organization and Maine’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is bringing together Mainers from across the state for its annual Readers Retreat. The public book event is set from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center, 131 […]
Online parenting workshop available for farmers of land, sea
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host its first online “Land and Water Lunchbox” session for farmers of land or sea at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28. This drop-in session will be an informal opportunity to meet with other producers to talk about parenting children of any age while tending to the […]
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of March 25-April 1
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of March 25-April 1. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Democrats to hold Frances Perkins Award Celebration May 4
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its Frances Perkins Award Celebration from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at a private residence overlooking Round Pond. Perkins, a trailblazer from Newcastle, served as labor secretary throughout all three terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet […]
Whitefield school taking pre-K applications, kindergarten registrations
Whitefield EIementary School is accepting pre-kindergarten applications and kindergarten registrations for the 2024-25 school year. Students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15th to be eligible for pre-K, and 5 by Oct. 15 to be eligible for kindergarten. Call the school at 207-549-7691 or email Amy Perkins at [email protected] for more information. Check […]
Waterville senior receives school Principal’s Award
Beatrice Beale Tate, a senior at Waterville Senior High School, is receiving the 2024 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. WSHS Principal Dr. Brian Laramee stated, “Beatrice (who plans to attend Yale University in the […]
UMaine Augusta, Maine CareerCenters to hold job, resource fair
The University of Maine at Augusta, in collaboration with the Maine CareerCenters, is set to host its second annual job and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge on the Augusta campus. Whether hoping to find their first job, a better job, or a […]