FALMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is to offer weekly garden tours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Thursday from Aug. 5 to 26 at the UMaine Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road. Each tour will feature a different topic and begins with the cut flower garden, followed by growing herbs in […]
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Waterville native to present at Blessed Sacrament Chapel
WATERVILLE — Fr. Sebastian White, a Dominican friar, is to present “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Peace of Soul: I Will Give You Rest” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1. All are welcome to attend at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 101 Silver St. White since 2018 has served as editor of Magnificat, a monthly […]
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Car show raises $20K for cancer program
WATERVILLE — The seventh Annual Cruisin’ For a Cure Car Show was held June 5 at the Robert LaFleur Airport, a new location for the New Dimensions Federal Credit Union fundraising event. With 188 registrations, the wide-open space filled rapidly. Once the money was collected and tallied, the credit union found it had raised a […]
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Area students receive Franklin bank scholarships
Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation has awarded $48,000 this year in college scholarships to 15 local high schools and technical centers, according to a news release. The scholarships range from $1,500 to $3,000 and benefited 17 students in 2021. Thirteen scholarships went to local students pursuing business related programs: accounting, finance, marketing, management, computer […]
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Fairfield bridge club names winners
The Fairfield nonsanctioned bridge club has announced that its July 20 winners were Di Bishop and Ken Harvey. Dave Bourque and Suzon Morrison placed second, Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan took third, and Barbara Terhune and Karen Torrey came in fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in […]
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Pittston student earns engineering degree
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Joshua Farrin of Pittston recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in electrical engineering. About 4,000 degrees were conferred in the 2020-21 academic year at all of RIT’s campuses. Due to New York state COVID-19 occupancy restrictions, commencement was celebrated May 14-15 in smaller ceremonies by college and were […]
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Washington Community Sale scheduled for July 31
The Washington Community Sale has been set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, with a rain date of Aug. 7. Participating groups include Gibbs Library, Evening Star Grange, Ladies Guild, Washington Community Scholarship, Washington Historical Society, Village Church, and Washington Food Pantry. The sale is to start at the Evening Star Grange […]
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JMG, education, community leaders to address learning recovery
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates has teamed up this summer with central Maine school districts, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Waterville, the Alfond Youth & Community Center and Thomas College to offer a variety of interactive and relevant learning opportunities. The new initiative, RETREAT (Re-Engaging Through Recreation, Education And Technology), is aimed at helping students […]
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Vienna hall to reopen with fundraising concert
VIENNA— The Vienna Union Hall at 5 Vienna Mountain Road is to reopen Saturday, July 31, after missing the 2020 season because of the coronavirus. The 7 p.m. show will be a fundraising concert featuring John Archard and the Hiram Knightly Band. Tickets will be available at the door with the suggested donation of $12. […]
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Biologists seek statewide volunteers to count deer
State biologists seek volunteers to help them better understand the white-tailed deer population. To become a citizen scientist for the Maine Deer Spy project, people can document deer sightings between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. They can submit the time, date, location and the number of does (adult female deer with no antlers), bucks (deer […]