The Maine Art Gallery has been awarded a grant from the Davis Family Foundation for restorative work on the 1807 “Old Academy Building” at 15 Warren St. in Wiscasset, which houses the nonprofit gallery. This grant is one of several applications for funding that will be made to address the important ongoing restoration needs of […]
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Winslow High School lists honor roll students
Winslow High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Evan Bourget, Tyler Brockway, Grace Campbell, Carrina Chen, Ashton Erving, Corey Eyster, Emma Farnham, Brady Goodwin, Megan Huesers, Alaina Lambert, Lanie Latham, Ethan Loubier, Ryan Martin, Alanna McCann and Kaitlin […]
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Maranacook Community High lists top 10 students for class of ’22
Anna Erb has been named valedictorian, and Sara St. Clair salutatorian.
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Hawthorne’s boyhood home to open as community events center
RAYMOND — Kicking off with a celebratory open house scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, the boyhood home of author Nathaniel Hawthorne will be transformed into an events center. The 40 Hawthorne Road house will be available for activities like meetings, receptions, small weddings, crafts fairs and birthday parties from May through […]
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Winslow quilters to hold fundraiser for Waterville youth center
The Happy Quilters of Winslow plan to hold a craft fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Alfond Youth & Community Center, 126 North St. in Waterville. Proceeds will benefit youth programs at the center, according to a news release from the center. The quilters have been quilting and donating […]
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Waterville Farmers’ Market to open May 5
Waterville Farmers’ Market is scheduled to be open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Thursday, beginning May 5, at Head of Falls on Front Street. Seedlings are available and new meat vendors have been added this year. FarmDrop will be available as well, according to a news release from the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. To […]
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Farmington society to hold May Fair event
The Farmington Historical Society plans to hold a May Fair celebration, similar to those held for many years in town, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Titcomb House, 118 Academy St. For more than 50 years, from 1896 until after World War II, the Women’s Alliance of the Unitarian Church, […]
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Winthrop historical society reschedules doll party for May 7
Winthrop Maine Historical Society has rescheduled its doll party with local author Karen Richards Toothaker for 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7. The party will be held at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. The interactive, make-and-take doll party requires no sewing, according to a news release from the society. […]
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Birding enthusiast to present phone applications program
Anna Christie-Carnicella, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s land protection specialist and birding enthusiast, plans to give an interactive program on birding phone applications at 8:30 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7. This is a program designed for beginner birders, according to a news release from the Bath-based trust. The program will start in the trust’s conference room […]
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Website offers facts on Maine foods for May
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering information and workshops to help consumers find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Offerings for May include: • Facts on Fiddleheads • Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine • Fruits for Health: Rhubarb • Spring Refrigerator Pickles UMaine Extension educator […]