The Franklin County Animal Shelter will be hosting a drive up rabies clinic to help pet owners and their furry friends.
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Gardiner’s Troop 672 explores Florida Keys
Local Scouts spent part of their summer diving, sailing, and fishing off the Florida Keys as part of Scout Troop 672’s visit to the Boy Scouts of America’s High Adventure base, set at the southernmost tip of the continental U.S. Troop members, based in Gardiner but serving the surrounding towns, took part in the […]
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September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Mainers can make a difference by knowing the warning signs and calling or texting 988.
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As students return to KVCC, Fairfield-based college lays out ambitious road map
The state’s free-tuition initiative has boosted enrollment numbers at Kennebec Valley Community College at a time when administrators are planning for on-campus housing and new athletic programs.
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Democrats to host harvest dinner in Jefferson Oct. 1
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to host its annual harvest dinner from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Jefferson’s Le Barn event center, the restored gambrel-roofed barn at 132 Waldoboro Road. The event includes a menu of locally sourced stews and soups, and local elected officials will deliver updates on legislative initiatives. The simple […]
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Forester to offer tour of active sustainable timber harvest in Fayette Sept. 11
FAYETTE — A public tour is scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, of an active sustainable timber harvest demonstration at Kennebec Land Trust’s Oak Hill property, located on Norton Road. Maine forester Harold Burnett of Two Trees Forestry will review the rationale for, and the expectations of, the selective harvest on a portion of […]
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Bridge clubs list recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Karen Torrey and Jeannie Reillig finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Aug. 29 duplicate bridge session. Ed and Joyce Rushton came in second, and Sylvia Palmer and Jessie Gunther third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new […]
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Researchers investigate how alpine plants endured extreme climate change
ORONO — About 13,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age, glaciers that pushed arctic plant life across the northern hemisphere receded and left some behind on mountain tops in the Northeastern U.S. The alpine plants — now far away from their original tundra habitats — have endured millenia of extreme seasonal […]
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Association to host truck driver appreciation event in Kittery Sept. 11
The Maine Professional Drivers Association plans to hold an appreciation event, in conjunction with the Maine State Police, for truck drivers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 to kick off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. This event will be held at the southbound scale facility on Interstate 95 in Kittery. Volunteers will […]
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Midcoast Community Chorus opens fall registration for January concert
Midcoast Community Chorus invites singers of all ages, experience, and abilities to register for the fall semester of weekly rehearsals. An audition is not required. In-person registration occurs before the first three rehearsals, scheduled for 5 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 11, 18 and 25. The chorus meets at the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm St. in […]