The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to present award-winning poet and UMF alumnus Jacques Rancourt as the program’s second reader of the season. Rancourt will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street. The reading is free […]
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UMaine English professor to deliver Maine Heritage Lecture Oct. 13
The University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is set to present the 2022 Maine Heritage Lecture at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. The event takes place at the Bodwell Lounge at the Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road in Orono, with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the […]
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Strand Youth Film Fest entry deadline set for Oct. 31
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre’s third annual Strand Youth Film Fest, an opportunity for young people in Maine to create and submit their own short films, is taking submissions. The entry deadline for this short film competition is Monday, Oct. 31, with awards and a public presentation of the films in December. Prizes will be […]
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Partner loss support group to begin meeting Oct. 19 in Waterville
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a six-week partner bereavement support group from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, starting Oct. 19 at 304 Main St. in Waterville. This group is for spouses, significant others, and widows/widowers who have lost their partner. Group facilitators are trained volunteers. Current CDC COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations will […]
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Augusta, Buckfield warrant officers retire with 49 years’ combined service
The Maine Army National Guard celebrated Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven F. Eastman of Augusta, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Travis E. Coffman of Buckfield during a retirement ceremony on Sept. 11 for their dedication and time in service. Eastman enlisted as a light-wheel vehicle mechanic from 2001 to 2004 in the active Army, which […]
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Maine Elks raise funds for children’s cancer program
The second annual Maine Children’s Cancer Program/FORKS weekend, which ran Aug. 25-28, raised more than $45,500 for MCCP. More than 200 Elks participated, representing 17 lodges, according to a news release from Lina Michaud of Augusta Lodge No. 964. Last year, organizers Mike and Lina Michaud, past exalted rulers of the lodge, came up with […]
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Audubon series talk on Maine lichens set for Oct. 12
Western Maine Audubon plans to feature Maine lichens in its second of three free fall talks, to be held live via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The talk, by Dr. Ron Butler, will be held at Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High St. in Farmington. There […]
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Richmond-based conservation organization to hold talk about PFAS
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Forever Chemicals are Everywhere!” is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The talk features Pat Elder, director of Military Poisons. Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at the top of fomb.org. PFAS chemicals are widely […]
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Maine Maple Fall Fest begins Oct. 8
Members of the Maine Maple Producers Association plan to participate in the third annual Maine Maple Fall Fest, set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9. Sugar houses across the state will welcome visitors for shopping and seasonal activities like fall foliage walks and all things maple. “Our Fall Fest is the perfect time […]
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Support group for grieving parents to start Oct. 18 in Waterville
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a six-week support group for grieving parents from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Oct. 18, at 304 Main St. in Waterville. This group is for parents who have lost a child of any age. Group facilitators are trained volunteers. Current CDC COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations will […]