SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy musical theater students plan to present their annual musical theater night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. The performance is to be held at Alumni Hall on the MeAA campus, 11 Goldenrod Lane. The event will feature performances of excerpts from the musical “A New Brain.” The event is free […]
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Fayette preserve temporarily closed to hikers
Kennebec Land Trust’s Parker Pond Headland Preserve on Fellows Cove Road in Fayette is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season (mid March through April/May). The Fellows Cove Road is currently only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road, according to a news release from the trust. During mud season, the trust […]
Damariscotta committee to screen women’s suffrage film
DAMARISCOTTA — Lincoln County Community Conversations plans to screen “Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, on Zoom, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Barbara Cray of Westport Island. Women’s History Month marks an occasion to discuss the 19th Amendment, which made denial of […]
Strawberry growers webinar to be hosted by UMaine Extension bnb
ORONO — A webinar about strawberry production and pest management in northern Maine is planned from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Strawberry Production and Pest Management for Northern Maine will illustrate how best to produce strawberries in northern Maine, including site preparation, variety selection, plant growth, […]
UMaine at Farmington to host talk by award-winning filmmaker
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to host Spring 2022 Libra Professor Huey Coleman for an artist talk at the Emery Community Art Center, located on campus on Academy Street. Coleman’s talk will begin at noon Wednesday, March 23, and is free and open to the public. Masks are required at all university indoor […]
Statewide program to offer website development course
New Ventures Maine is launching an online, on-demand course, Grow Your Business Online, which is designed to provide small business owners the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course is offered at no charge to participants and is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine, […]
Monmouth library to host ‘Detective Byron’ mystery series author
MONMOUTH — Cumston Public Library plans to host Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Portland-based “Detective Byron” mystery series at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, via Zoom. A former detective sergeant with more than 27 years in law enforcement, Coffin supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine’s largest city, according to a […]
Interstate 95 crash involving tractor-trailer stops traffic but causes only minor injuries, police say
The wreck occurred Tuesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Waterville.
South China student graduates from Baylor
WACO, Texas — Sarah Stevens of South China graduated with a Master of Science degree in communication sciences and disorders, graduate school, at Baylor University. The commencement ceremony was held last August.
Whitefield society to hold annual meeting
Brian O’Mahoney is scheduled to to speak at Whitefield Historical Society’s annual meeting set for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Whitefield Fire Station, 24 Town House Road, according to a news release from the society. Brought up in Ireland, O’Mahoney has been a resident of Whitefield for more than 30 years. He teaches […]