The Pittsfield Community Festival, hosted by the Pittsfield Police, is set for 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, rain or shine, in Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave. Friends and family can experience free activities, food and entertainment. Activities for all ages include a dunk tank, ATV car rides, 501 Star Wars characters, a petting zoo, Home […]
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Somerset Scrub Club to connect students with healthcare careers
SKOWHEGAN — JMG, in partnership with Redington Fairview Hospital, Somerset Career & Technical Center, and Western Maine Area Health Education Center, has announced the second annual Somerset Scrub Club. This transformative four-day camp is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Aug. 7-10. It is aimed at introducing students to careers in […]
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Mt. Blue High School grad receives garden club scholarship
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club has chosen Moriah Reusch, a 2023 graduate of Mt. Blue High School, to receive this year’s merit scholarship. Reusch, a National Honor Society member with a passion for the environment, plans this fall to attend Carleton College in Minnesota to pursue a degree in Environmental Studies. Reusch […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in Lewiston
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized in-person sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Lewiston-UMA, 51 Westminster St. • Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 9 and 10 a.m. and noon. Lewiston Career Center, 5 Mollison Way • Tuesday, Aug. […]
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Embden Boston Post Cane goes to 92-year-old man
EMBDEN — John Alden Stevens received the town’s Boston Post Cane July 23 from Embden Historical Society President Carol Dolan. The ceremony was held at the Embden Town House with family and friends present. Stevens was born in January 1931 in Skowhegan, the youngest child of Lester and Alice (Getchell) Stevens. He was brought up […]
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Local residents graduate from Rochester Institute of Technology
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Andrew Day of Litchfield and Joe Crandall of Farmington were among more than 4,800 Rochester Institute of Technology students who earned degrees at all of its campuses in the 2022-23 academic year. Day received a degree in computing and information technologies (Bachelor of Science). Crandall received a degree in computer engineering technology […]
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Rangeley trust to host Invasive Rusty Crayfish Contest
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust plans to host its first Invasive Rusty Crayfish Contest from Monday-Sunday, Aug. 7-13. Since 2016, the trust has documented the crayfish in the Rangeley Lakes Region. This year, it is acting against these invaders by hosting the event. The entry costs $5 per participant, and teams of up to four are […]
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Farmingdale corporation participating in food program
FARMINGDALE — Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation, 337 Maine Ave., is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled participants. The program is effective through June 30, 2024. For more information, call Julie Shepard, program specialist with the corporation, at […]
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Land trust to hold clam digging event at Reid State Park
GEORGETOWN — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s clam digging event is set for 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Reid State Park, 375 Seguinland Road. The public can traverse clam flats with Georgetown Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz, and learn to dig softshell clams. No clam digging license is needed to dig a peck […]
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Maine CDC offers tips to prevent getting rabies from bats
Bats are most active from late July to early September.