On Oct. 30, the Carrabec Community School in North Anson held a scavenger hunt for students and they toured a haunted school bus in lieu of their annual Halloween parade. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students dressed in costume, and were given a healthy snack at the end of the day.
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Thorndike honors veterans with POW/MIA Chair of Honor
The Chair of Honor, located at the Thorndike Town Office, is set for service members who will not be able to fill it because of the sacrifice they made.
Waterville celebrates Veterans Day with parade, speakers
Parade participants and spectators were required to wear masks and social distance during the events because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Benton Falls Congregational Church holds bell ringing ceremony for Veterans Day
The ceremony is meant to commemorate the end of World War I by ringing a church bell 11 times at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year.
Sukeforth Family Festival of Trees in Waterville canceled for this year
The festival will not be held this holiday season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dana Wilde: The spirit of the tamaracks
While the world closes down in November, beauty knells up through the tamarack branches on the edge of bogs and winter, writes Dana Wilde.
Madeline’s Mission makes special delivery to Waterville and Damariscotta hospitals
A Maine nonprofit is helping families face the loss of a child in a very personal way. The organization, Madeline’s Mission, was created to help families cope. Earlier this month, they made a special delivery to Northern Light Inland Hospital, a Cuddle Cot Bassinet, which can help grieving families, according to a news release from […]
J&H Music bringing tunes to Oakland with strings attached
Jeffery Rowe is keeping the area music store scene alive as he fills a space in Oakland after his father-in-law closes Down Home Music in Fairfield.
Maine Arts Academy in Sidney switches to fully remote learning following positive COVID-19 case
Some 250 high school students from nearly 80 Maine communities attend the Maine Arts Academy at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts.