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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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UMF to bring award-winning fiction writer Lewis Robinson to campus Sept. 17
Robinson will be UMF’s first Visiting Writer of the semester.
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Bridge connecting Waterville, Winslow to be replaced for $40.5 million
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday the Maine Department of Transportation will receive $25 million from a federal BUILD grant to help with the $40.5 million cost to replace the Ticonic Bridge.
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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 […]
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UMaine Extension to offer webinar about root cellaring Sept. 28
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar on root cellaring, a low-energy method for storing the bounty from your garden, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office based in Orono. “Root Cellaring: A Cheap and Easy Method for […]
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‘So you think you know Maine? Think again!’ Facebook live event set for Sept. 16
Author Earl Brechlin to talk about his latest book ‘Wild, Weird, Wonderful — Maine!’ and more during Kennebec Historical Society’s presentation.
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Popular Winslow Gospel Reflection Group to return Sept. 14
The St. Joseph Center Gospel Reflection Group will resume at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, on Garland Road in Winslow. Eight people will participate from the center, while all other participants will connect via Zoom, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine. The reflection group is open […]