The Rangeley Friends of the Arts Free Creative After School Arts Program is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 18, for grades five through nine. The program is set for 3:10-5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. Michaela Beckman will teach the classes. Registration is required, participants should bring the […]
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Carrabec Community School plans open house for Sept. 20
The Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause ice cream truck will be at the event.
Waterville chaplain Rev. Jacques Dolbec retires
WATERVILLE — The Rev. Jacques Dolbec, Society of the Blessed Trinity, recently retired after 18 years as chaplain at the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament chapel. The occasion was marked by a Mass in the chapel and an outdoor reception on the convent grounds. Dolbec entered the Society of the Blessed Trinity after serving in […]
Skowhegan facility honors oldest resident with Redington Cane
SKOWHEGAN — Irene Marie Gallant Dumont, 106, who resides at Redington Memorial Home, was presented with the facility’s homemade Redington Cane on Aug. 26. Karen Dore, the activity director, decorated an old wooden cane to honor Dumont five years after she received The Boston Post Cane, when she was 101 on Oct. 19, 2018. “This […]
After being forced from longtime home, Waterville man finally finds new housing
Kevin Horton, 64, was forced to leave his Waterville apartment of 25 years and last week moved into the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, but with a lot of help he has found a place to live.
Waterville-area aid groups gather to offer a hand up
About 60 community service organizations, including agencies that provide mental and physical health and substance abuse services, set up at Head of Falls in Waterville on Tuesday where many people sought help and received it.
Augusta discussion to cover Pine Tree Power Company initiative Sept. 19
The forum is hosted by the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine.
Jackman Scouts visit local lumber company
JACKMAN — Lumbering and the logging industry have been a vital part of Moose River Valley since the opening of the Kellogg Lumber Company in 1906 at Long Pond. On Aug. 30, Scouts in Jackman Troop 497 learned about the proud heritage of the community and what it took for their ancestors who felled the […]
Waterville school, museum complete prototyping sessions
WATERVILLE — Educare Central Maine’s Lab School & Learning Hub and Children’s Discovery Museum have completed their series of collaborative prototyping sessions. The joint initiative aimed to maximize learning opportunities for local children and empower families by connecting them with innovative museum exhibits. The prototyping sessions were funded by the Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation, […]
Unity land trust lists September programs
UNITY — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust is scheduled this month to offer three programs, Avenza Mapping Workshop, Trailwork Day and Brook Trout Talk. Avenza Mapping App Workshop This is geared toward those interested in working with maps to mark trails, navigate woodlands, follow and track boundaries, or manage land stewardship activities. People can learn […]