The Winthrop Historical Society’s summer has been filled with preparing the Center for opening. Members of the Society and several contractors renovated the Center, volunteers painted, moved artifacts to the Center, and did yard work around the Center. A sneak peak was held at a Membership Welcome Night earlier this month at the new Winthrop […]
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Maine Theater Fund seeks grant proposals
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Theater Fund is accepting grant proposals from local, regional and statewide nonprofit theaters or theater groups. Funds will be awarded for programmatic, capacity-building, operating and capital support. Awards typically are between $2,500 and $5,000, although larger awards may be considered. The deadline for grant applications is Sept. 15. An online […]
Wiscasset alliance wins arts commission grants
WISCASSET — The Maine Arts Commission has awarded two grants to Wiscasset Creative Alliance to support community-building activities in and around Wiscasset Village. The alliance is an umbrella nonprofit which serves as the home base for Wiscasset Art Walk, Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets, Wiscasset Marketfest, and Friends of Wiscasset Village, providing the benefits of […]
Iowa dairy expert to visit Washington, Albion farms
WASHINGTON — Larry Tranel, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach dairy specialist and expert in the economics of efficient milking systems, is set to visit two local farms Tuesday, Aug. 24. He plans to be at Bò Lait Farm, 414 W. Washington Road in Washington, at 10:30 a.m. and Sweetland Farm, 29 Bessey Ridge Road […]
Historic preservation commission receives federal grant
Local historic properties involved include All Souls Chapel in Poland, Colonial Theater in Augusta and the Judson Record House in Livermore Falls.
Arts fund open for Maine-based grant proposals
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund is accepting proposals from nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 for certain arts organizations and arts-based programs. Those Maine programs must serve rural communities and/or Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, particularly in areas with limited access to the arts. Recent grantees include: • Maine […]
Dental hygiene clinic to provide 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 […]
Youth-led ‘Now is Our Time’ conference set for Aug. 29
Young people from Western Maine plan to convene for a new youth-led conference, “Now is Our Time.” Hosted by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and Maine Youth Action Network, the conference is set to take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at Kineowatha Park, 90 High St. in Wilton. […]
University to offer online class on making quick meals
FORT KENT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class about using electric pressure cookers to make quick and easy meals from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. Quick Meals Using an Electric Pressure Cooker is to demonstrate how to make meatloaf, mashed potatoes, rice and rice pudding. Participants will receive […]
Rangeley parish to hold ‘Welcome Home’ celebration
OQUOSSOC — A day to celebrate the Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, while also rejoicing together after a long pandemic apart, is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 22. The “Welcome Home” celebration, to be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes Church, on 43 Rangeley Ave, in Oquossoc, involves the […]