ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s summer overnight week-long camp sessions and summer day programming return to full capacity this June, bringing Maine children and adults with disabilities back to camp for friendship, fun and freedom to explore. Parents, caregivers and families are invited to an open house scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Land trust talk to cover raptor conservation in Maine May 17
WATERVILLE — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Speaker Series is set to host a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, on conservation efforts to protect American Kestrels and Peregrine Falcons. The presentation, by Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologist Erynn Call, will be held at the Chace Community Forum, 150 Main St. in Waterville. […]
Wayne Farmers’ Market set to open for season May 27
The Wayne Farmers’ Market on Route 133 plans to open for the season from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 27. It will continue every Saturday morning until Labor Day weekend. The market is next to the post office, 516 Main St. There will be a wide variety of products like vegetables, herbs, flowers, seedlings, […]
May Faire set for Monmouth’s Cumston Hall May 20
MONMOUTH — The 37th annual May Faire, a community event sponsored by Friends of Cumston Public Library, is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. The event will feature a plant sale with homegrown perennials from local gardens and annuals from area greenhouses; food, including breakfast […]
Franklin County Children’s Task Force seeks summer program applications
Franklin County Children’s Task Force’s registration for the Regional School Unit 73 Summer Program at Spruce Mountain Middle School is now live on its website. The 21st Century Kids of Southern F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. is providing a summer enrichment program opportunity to next school year’s K-8 students who attend Spruce Mountain primary, elementary and middle schools, and […]
Maine Children’s Home to celebrate Birth Mother Day May 13
MCH has announced the reopening of free pregnancy options counseling and birth parent support.
Waterville Scouts tour historic sites in Massachusetts
Boy Scout Troop 436 of Waterville spent the weekend of April 14 at Nobscot Scout Reservation in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Early Saturday morning, they headed to Lexington to hike the 10-mile Sons of Liberty Trail to the North Bridge in Concord. “Along the way we visited many stops including the capture site of Paul Revere and […]
Damariscotta shredding event set for May 19
DAMARISCOTTA — Residents and businesses are encouraged to plan for a Friday, May 19, Shredding on Site event, sponsored by the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee and Bath Savings Bank. The event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the bank parking lot next to the Chapman-Hall House, 270 Main St. Now that tax time […]
Madison recognizes top 10 seniors for class of 2023
Ashlee Clough is valedictorian, and Maci Belanger is salutatorian.
Waterville Scout troop starts 2023 with new charter organization
After 89 years of partnership with the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, Waterville Boy Scout Troop 436 began 2023 with a new chartered organization. “Fortunately, we didn’t have to hunt too long as we found the Waterville Masonic Lodge #33 as our new chartered organization,” Scout leader Bruce Rueger said, according to a news release […]