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Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Club names winners
The Capitol City Duplicate Bridge winners for July 20 were Marilyn Bird and Paul Jones. Jan Arey and Vern Arey took 2nd place. The winners for July 21 were Marilyn Ware and Martha Morrill. Ken Harvey and Patricia Damon placed second, and the Areys took third place, and Dennis Purington and Glen Angell tied Tom […]
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Funding for Fairfield water expansion hits roadblocks, leading Town Council to reconsider federal relief aid
Town officials had hoped to combine a $1 million grant with $8.4 million in federal money to begin the funding package for the proposed expansion of the public water system, but the town has withdrawn from consideration for the grant.
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Farmington-based United Way to host Color Me United 5K Run/Walk set
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area plans to hold its Sixth annual Color Me United 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 27. The race will start at 9 a.m. with a color explosion at the Narrow Gauge Movie Theater parking lot right off Front Street. The race will end there as well. Runners will […]
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Augusta agency seeks volunteers to provide Medicare education
AUGUSTA — Spectrum Generations is seeking volunteers to serve as facilitators and provide assistance in numerous other ways for the organization’s Medicare education program. Volunteers with the Medicare education program are trained to empower, educate and assist community members to help them make informed decisions about their Medicare options. “Medicare is a complex, but important […]
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Statewide health network offers free August workshops
Healthy Living for ME invites adult Mainers of all ages to register for the network’s free August workshops focused on health and wellness. The workshops are open to the public and include the two topics of managing diabetes and improving fitness and activity levels. “Whether you’re dealing with a chronic disease such as diabetes, or […]
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Waterville hospice to offer grief writing workshop Aug. 3
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is scheduled to offer a workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, on writing through times of grief. The workshop, to be held at 304 Main St. in Waterville, will be led by Sarah Kilch Gaffney. Gaffney will talk about ways writing can help to navigate grief, as well as […]
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Augusta-based program to offer tuition-free website development class
New Ventures Maine plans to offer an online, tuition-free website development class, Grow Your Business Online — Create My Site, for small business owners. The class is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to a New Ventures Maine news release. The class will cover three main topics: • Design an effective […]
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Coalition offers mobile walk-in vaccine clinics in Franklin County
The Healthy Community Coalition plans to host six adult COVID-19 mobile walk-in vaccine clinics in Franklin County in August. Vaccines are provided at no cost, and all are welcome. Those attending can be administered their choice of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine and can get their first or second dose in a series, first booster […]
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Saint Anselm College names local dean’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following local students have been named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list of high academic achievers for the second seemster of the 2021-22 school year at Saint Anselm College: Jackson Lawler-Sidell of Embden, class of 2022, politics major. Amelie Crowe of Farmington, class of 2022, great books major. Julia Bard […]