CANAAN — The fifth annual Maine’s Garlic Festival, facilitated by “Crazy 4 Garlic” and Lake George Regional Park, is moving across the lake to the park’s east side in order to accommodate event growth at 158 Lake George Drive E. This traditional Maine fall festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, starting both […]
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Kennebago River restoration underway
The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Trout Unlimited, has partially completed an effort to restore habitat for native Eastern brook trout and other aquatic species in the Kennebago watershed in Adamstown. The Kennebago watershed supports a resilient, intact population […]
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United Way kicks off 2023 campaign with $1M-plus in early support
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley launched its 2023 fundraising season with $1,103,723 in committed early support at the campaign kickoff breakfast — an increase of more than $100,000 from last year’s event. Eighteen businesses reported early campaign success Sept. 13 to a crowd of more than 250 people. Michele Pelletier of Performance Foodservice […]
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Norridgewock library to host Skowhegan artist Sept. 30
The Norridgewock Public Library plans to host Skowhegan artist/illustrator Tammi Galbraith at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at 40 Mercer Road. As an illustrator, she has delighted many Mill Stream Elementary children in “Just a Little Fog and The Kennebec is Rising,” written by Barbara Winslow. As an artist, her work is multi-layered and explosive, […]
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Winslow VFW to host benefit for young dancers Sept. 29
WINSLOW — A spaghetti supper and silent auction are set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at the Winslow Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 175 Veteran Drive. This fundraising effort for Studio One For Dancers will help dancers participate in a workshop with the Rockettes, according to a news release from Lisa Jolicoeur Olsen with […]
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Fort Western to hold Harvest Day celebration Sept. 30
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western plans to host a Family Harvest Day celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at 16 Cony St. Harvest Days were when people came together to celebrate the coming of the harvest, particularly in good years. It was a chance for them to socialize before the long winter, […]
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Girl Scouts of Maine to host South Portland event Sept. 30
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine is set hold a free open house, including interactive activities and service projects, from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The organization will unveil its reimagined South Portland Service Center 138 Gannett Drive. Visitors are invited to explore the refreshed service center by immersing themselves in hands-on workshops featuring […]
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Kingfield community to hold harvest festival Sept. 30
KINGFIELD — The ninth annual Harvest Festival, hosted and organized by Maine Mountain Children’s House, is set for 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The event welcomes families and friends from across the region for an afternoon of live music, fresh food, and kid-focused activities and events. This year’s festival will celebrate being back in its […]
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Eligible counties for Hurricane Lee yet to be determined
When a Major Disaster Declaration is approved for all, or some, of Maine’s 16 counties, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants will be available to assist.
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Council to host household hazardous waste collection in October
The Kennebec Valley Council of Governments, based in Fairfield, plans to host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days in October in Kennebec and Somerset counties. Skowhegan, Anson, Bingham, Canaan and Madison will accept hazardous waste from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Skowhegan Transfer Station, 29 Transfer Station Drive. This is open to […]