UNION — Vose Library plans to host its annual Fall Fundraiser — Soup & Suspense, featuring Tess Gerritsen and Gerry Boyle — at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, via Zoom. Gerritsen, trained as a medical doctor, built a second career as a crime novelist. Her 30 novels include the Rizzoli and Isles series, on which […]
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KVCC receives grant to enhance remote learning capacity
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College has received grant funds intended to enhance the college’s capacity for remote education and increase student participation in remote and high school dual enrollment programs. The Institutional Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity program awarded the grant in August. The COVID-19 pandemic has showcased the need for remote learning opportunities […]
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Greene library to offer tech support drop-in clinics
GREENE — Starting Wednesday, Oct 27, the Morse Library is set to hold tech support drop-in clinics for community members. “Since the pandemic started, our digital lives have exploded and these days, new technology doesn’t always come with a printed manual,” said librarian Kelli Burnham, in a news release from the library. “We help our […]
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Dental hygiene clinic to offer free services to veterans
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and eight participating clinics, including the UMA Dental Hygiene Clinic in Bangor, plan to provide dental hygiene services to veterans unable to afford preventive dental care. The Maine Veterans’ Dental Network, which is overseen by the bureau, received a $35,000 grant from Northeast Delta Dental to serve veterans who […]
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Olmsted 200 continues with talk by landscape designer, historian
As part of Camden’s celebration of Olmsted 200, the Camden Public Library plans to host landscape designer and historian Eleanor “Noni” Ames for a narrated slideshow honoring the designed landscape legacy of Camden and Rockport. Ames’s talk is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, via Zoom. Olmsted 200 is a nationwide celebration of the […]
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Farmington Fright Nights planned
The fourth year of Farmington Fright Nights is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22, 23, 29 and 30, at the Farmington Fairgrounds at 292 High St., Farmington. United Way and Titcomb Mountain are organizing the event in partnership with Loki’s Workshop, a Halloween specialist. Gates open at 6 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. […]
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UMaine Extension to offer 4-H wildlife habitat education program
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is set to offer an online information session on the Maine 4-H chapter of the Wildlife Habitat Education Program from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. WHEP, a national program with wildlife and fisheries habitat management education programs for youth ages 8 to 19, offers training […]
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Elm City Bridge Club recognizes Oct. 12 winners
FAIRFIELD — Ed and Joyce Rushton were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s Oct. 12 game. Ken Harvey and Di Bishop placed second, David Bourque and Suzon Morrison placed third, and Lee Lenfest and Gabriele Rice placed fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. Participants […]
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Universities to hold winter holiday decoration webinar Nov. 1
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension are scheduled to offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1. “Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to […]
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Whitefield Library and Community Center to host Fall Festival
The Whitefield Library and Community Center plans to hold a Fall Festival at the library on Grand Army Hill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The 2022 calendar with photographs by local photographers of Whitefield people, places and things will be available for sale. Also available for sale will be heirloom bulbs […]