Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of March 4-11
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The Wilton Select Board welcomed Jordan Schanck at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, as they said farewell to former director Frank Donald, who served for over 30 years.
Corpus Christi Parish in Waterville conducted a nonperishable food drive from Jan. 21 to Feb. 11, due to the pre-Christmas storm where many power outages and flooding caused local food pantries and The Lighthouse soup kitchen to need additional food and resources. A collection also was taken up during that time to be donated to […]
The Central Maine Garden Club is accepting applications for its annual gardening grant program, Flowers, Flowers Everywhere. This program awards grant funds up to $100 to nonprofit groups in Waterville, Winslow and surrounding communities for the purpose of planting flowers to beautify their towns. Volunteers should be responsible for the work to plant and maintain […]
AUGUSTA — The seventh annual Never Give Up, Never Quit Gymnastics Invitational, held Jan. 27 at the Augusta Armory, was the most successful in the event’s history, raising $29,364 for the post-9/11 recalibrated veterans and their families served at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat in Rome. Carol Brewer, meet director of Decal Gymnastics in […]
WATERVILLE — Ticonic Gallery, a division of Waterville Creates, is partnering with Greene Block + Studios to celebrate Youth Art Month with a multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K-12. The 10th annual YAM exhibition will be open at both locations Friday, March 1, through Sunday, March 31, with an opening reception […]
The city of Waterville has partnered with CivicReady to implement its mass notification system. CivicReady will allow the city to issue routine communications, urgent notifications, emergency instructions and warnings to subscribed citizens via email, text message and voicemail alert. In the event of a local emergency, citizens subscribed to CivicReady will benefit from immediate, actionable […]
Current applications must be submitted by March 15.
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine staff are offering free student loan repayment counseling in addition to classes and coaching in financial education. Counseling is for individuals who are struggling to repay student loans or: • Have a loan that is past due or in default; • need assistance choosing a repayment plan; • want to […]
Elm City Bridge Club Gabriele Rice and Suzon Morrison finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Feb. 20 duplicate bridge session. Di Bishop and Ken Harvey placed second, and Sylvia Palmer and Linda Atkinson tied with Ed and Joyce Rushton for third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the […]
