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 […]
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Winslow leader to host Coffee with the Manager events
Winslow Town Manager Erica LaCroix plans to host a series of Coffee with the Manager events to discuss issues and ideas important to community members, during a time of new business growth, development opportunities, and regional entrepreneurship activities. The first gathering is scheduled for 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Winslow Parks and Recreation […]
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Waterville StoryWalk to traverse Community Connector Trail
The Waterville Public Library and partners plan to launch a StoryWalk at the North Street Community Connector Trail in Waterville. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 23, people can read the book “Daniel Finds a Poem” by Micha Archer as they walk along the trail behind the North Street playground and alongside the Messalonskee Stream. StoryWalk promotes reading, […]