WATERVILLE — With students heading back to school, the Alfond Youth & Community Center at 125 North St. has announced the reopening of pool classes, Pickleball, Pee Wee soccer and more, according to a news release from the center. As more activities and facilities become available, the center still requires the following safety measures: • […]
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Seven artists portray glimpses of their reality in Maine Art Gallery online show
Show, originally scheduled to be on view in the Wiscasset gallery, has been rescheduled to 2021.
Art and science merge at River Arts with solo show by Jacqueline Johnson
Exhibit on display Sept. 11 through Sept. 23 in Damariscotta.
Beth C. Wright Ride For Life goes virtual
After much consideration, the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center has decided to make this year’s 16th Ride for Life a virtual event, according to a news release from the Ellsworth-based center. While the camaraderie of the annual Ride for Life event will be missed, moving to a virtual tour is a necessary measure to […]
Climate change, decline of birds topic of Zoom event Sept. 17
Mid-Coast Audubon will host its monthly learning events online this fall in partnership with the Camden Public Library. A recently published study in Science reports that there are nearly three billion fewer birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. This news follows reports of declining insect populations and the overwhelming, far-reaching effects […]
Free training offered to support PreK-12 teachers
This program is designed to train participants to be “learning facilitators” who can assist teachers to help their PreK-12 students learn and grow.
Lincoln Academy reducing plastic with reusable tiffins
Chef Mikael Andersson, who has been the Director of Dining Services since 2016, explored alternatives to plastic and settled on traditional stainless steel stacking food containers.
Spanish Masses now available in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Spanish Masses will return to Notre Dame Church on 116 Silver St., at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Following that celebration, Spanish Masses will be offered at 12:15 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the church, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic […]
UMF to bring award-winning fiction writer Lewis Robinson to campus Sept. 17
Robinson will be UMF’s first Visiting Writer of the semester.
UMaine Extension to feature tips for farm resiliency
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a seven-week series of tips for farm resiliency on social media beginning Sunday, Sept.13, according to a news release from the Orono-based extension office. Each post on the UMaine Extension Facebook page will feature a new entry from the weekly “Small Bites” series, offering short articles with practical […]