FAIRFIELD — Ed and Joyce Rushton were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s May 3 game. A three-way tie for second went to Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson, Paul and Judy Jones, and Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge on Industrial Road in […]
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Farmington men clean memorial arch
American Legion Post 28 Post Cmdr. Matt Smith and First Vice Steve Bunker recently cleaned the World War I Teague Memorial Arch in Farmington, according to a news release from the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club. Both men are Farmington selectmen and work part-time at the Wiles Remembrance Center, where they have been trained in […]
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Sierra Club Maine celebrates Earth Day with local cleanups, hikes
Nearby areas included Hallowell and Augusta.
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Rangeley announces Best Dog on Earth Day winners
The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce has named the winners of its sixth annual Best Dog on Earth Day event, a celebration of dogs and Earth Day. Participants were entered in a raffle for a prize basket of items donated by local businesses. The winner was Jeffery Brann and his Golden Retriever Boone. Other winners […]
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Ag department accepting acres through conservation program
The Grassland signup closes May 13.
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Winthrop land trust, Hallowell commission to host talk on Maine birds
Kennebec Land Trust and the Hallowell Conservation Commission plan to host Barbara Vickery, co-editor of “Birds of Maine,” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. The presentation and discussion — to be held at the Cohen Community Center, 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell — will cover the book and conservation priorities in the state of […]
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State officials cite ‘forever chemicals’ in warning against fish consumption in central Maine, elsewhere
Health authorities issue advisory Thursday warning about consuming fish taken from fresh water in Fairfield, Oakland, Unity and Waterville.
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Falmouth-based Audubon chapter to host nature talk
Western Maine Audubon plans to sponsor its third nature talk, a presentation by Dr. Ron Butler entitled “Maine’s Damselflies and Dragonflies,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Lincoln Auditorium at 270 Main St. This presentation, open to the general public, will begin with a general overview of the […]
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Hartland residents to consider $1.5 million budget, needle exchange law at Town Meeting
Community to hold municipal elections from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and Town Meeting on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
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Hinckley museum to offer outdoor events in May
HINCKLEY — L.C. Bates Museum at 14 Easler Road plans to offer the following May programs, including wildflower and pond activities that explore the local environment and its inhabitants, according to a news release from the museum. Outdoor events are weather dependent. • Saturday May 7, 10 a.m.: May is National Flower Month, and people […]