OTISFIELD — Field of Faith on Lodge Hill will host its first Christian Music Festival featuring area bands, groups and single artists from 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Field of Faith on Lodge Hill, 437 Bean Road. Performers announced so far include Clayfoot, Ricki George, Juniper Worship, Alex Bukasa, Keith Parry, The Samuels […]
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Community news and announcements from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Labor Day weekend rally set for Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — A rally for democracy is set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, in Coburn Park. Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, Maine Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry, Organizing Director at Maine AFL-CIO Sarah Bigney McCabe, and a lineup of Somerset County candidates and community leaders plan to attend. The rally is an opportunity […]
Central Maine ATV Glow Ride illuminates night in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Central Maine ATV Club hosted its ATV Glow Ride on Aug. 17, with approximately 300 machines and more than 1,000 participants. The parade of brightly lit ATVs made its way through Waterville and the Fairfield trail system towards Norridgewock, looping back through Fairfield and parts of Oakland before finishing in Waterville. The […]
Ice cream social, children’s garden opening set for Bath
BATH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Bath at Play plan to celebrate the last day of summer vacation with an ice cream social at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, at LOCAL Garden, 63 Lemont St. The land trust has planned a grand opening of an imaginative reading nook at a wooden hobbit […]
Stanley Museum in Kingfield unveils historic portrait
The Stanley Museum in Kingfield has unveiled a rare 1880 portrait, showcasing the Stanley brothers’ photographic expertise, alongside a collection highlighting the family’s innovations in steam cars and local history.
Color Me United 5K walk/run returning to Farmington
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is hosting the Color Me United 5K run/walk again Saturday, August 24, in Farmington.
End of Summer Outdoor Skills Day offered in Augusta Aug. 29
AUGUSTA — A day of outdoor skill-building is planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Outdoors Center, 2273 North Belfast Ave. Participants can travel from station to station to try new activities and gain some hands-on experience. They can spend time practicing their cast on the […]
Nonprofit to host fine art, craft show in Manchester Aug. 24
The suggested $2 door donation will be collected by Winthrop’s Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center.
The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of August 26-Sept. 2
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of August 26-Sept. 2. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Lewiston Bridge Club lists winners
The Lewiston Bridge Club met Aug. 20. Three teams tied for first place: Teresa O’Clair of Lewiston and Les Buzzell of Auburn, Linda Smith of Oxford and Pete Dickson of Yarmouth, and Ron Reynolds of Auburn with Mike Quinn of Otisfield. Coming in fourth were Joan Quinn of Wilton and Judy Hayden of Farmington. The […]