WINTHROP — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth is scheduled to give a presentation, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. The event is part of a series put on this year by the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., that celebrates Maine women. The presentation will focus on […]
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Dresden, Richmond move toward withdrawal from Hallowell-area school district
Richmond officials are gathering signatures for another vote, while Dresden officials have talked with Wiscasset school administrators about sending students to the town’s middle and high schools.
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Winthrop’s first historical center to celebrate grand opening Saturday
Ceremony falls on the town’s 250th anniversary.
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Virtual talk to cover Castine-inspired ‘Little Locksmith’ memoir
The University of Maine at Augusta, in partnership with the Castine Historical Society, is scheduled to host a virtual panel discussion about author Katharine Butler Hathaway and her 1943 memoir, “The Little Locksmith.” This event, to be held via Zoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, is part of UMA’s Maine’s Mid-Century Moment […]
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Health care workers protest vaccine mandate in Augusta
Nearly 400 people, many in scrubs, lined both sides of State Street in front of the Maine State House to protest the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 or have a medical exemption.
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Second man indicted in Waterville drive-by shooting pleads guilty
Jeremiah D. Gamblin pleads guilty Monday to elevated aggravated assault in the shooting of a Waterville girl in February 2020.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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Augusta public schools add a weekly early release day for professional development of teachers
Board member Kati McCormick voted against the motion, siding with a parent who spoke about the impact more early release days would have on her son and on her job.