Viles Arboretum and Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area have launched of a new StoryWalk, a collaborative project for young people here in Augusta. The StoryWalk features 18 stations and will showcase a rotation of stories used with the local Maine SNAP-Ed program as well as a selection from beloved Maine Children’s authors. The first […]
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Running events set for Rangeley July 4
Rangeley Health and Wellness’s annual Stars and Stripes 5K Run/Walk and Family Fun Run is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 4. The race will start and finish at the Rangeley Chamber of Commerce building on Main Street. The course, which includes both paved surfaces and trail running takes participants through downtown Rangeley. The 5K […]
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Embden seeks eldest resident for Boston Post Cane
The Embden Historical Society is searching for the town’s oldest resident. The last Boston Post Cane holder has passed, and it’s time for a new recipient. Embden first received its cane in 1909. That cane and its recipient are unknown. The society later had a replica made together with a number of other towns that […]
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Finishing first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville June 20 were Suzon Morrison and Gabrielle Rice. Ed and Joyce Rushton were second, and Lee Lenfest and Maureen Brochu placed third. Games are played at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St. New players are welcome. […]
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Preservation commission receives federal grant
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission has received a grant award of $877,873 from the National Park Service for the 2023 federal fiscal year. These funds are appropriated from the Historic Preservation Fund and are used to support the program of the State Historic Preservation Office in Maine. This award was made contingent upon raising a […]
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SNAPSHOT: Vassalboro Scouts hold Flag Day ceremony
Vassalboro Scouting Pack 410 and Troop 410 held a Flag Day Ceremony on June 11 with American Legion Post 126 Vassalboro at St. Bridget’s Center, that included the retirement of Colors collected from across the town. Check out other upcoming area events!
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Carrabassett Valley library to begin summer reading program June 28
“All Together Now” is the theme of the summer reading program at Carrabassett Valley Public Library, 3209 Carrabassett Drive. Such programs are designed to encourage children to keep reading during summer vacation. Preventing the “summer slide” continues to be the main objective of such programs. For many families with elementary-aged children, the library is the […]
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Musk oven mount donated to L. C. Bates Museum
The L.C. Bates Museum recently welcomed a new animal to its mammal collection, a musk Oxen. The musk ox is a male originating from Alaska, where musk oxen were hunted to extinction during the nineteenth century but reintroduced in the twentieth century through the transplantation of musk oxen from Greenland. Today, musk oxen are most […]
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Vassalboro Pack 410 holds Blue & Gold Banquet
Vassalboro Pack 410 held its Annual Blue & Gold Banquet on Sunday, June 11, along with its Charter Organization, American Legion Post 126, at St. Bridget’s Center. The camping themed banquet saw the recognition of the 17 Scouts within the unit as they advance in rank. It was a family celebration that discussed many of […]
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Grace Christian Academy recognizes honor students
WEST GARDINER — Grace Christian Academy has announced the following students were named to its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Highest honors Grade 12: Colby Ciccarelli. Grade 7: Conor Barry. High honors Grade 10: Landon Morison. Grade 9: Ben Fors. Grade 7: Ella Fors and Josh Grant. Grade 6: Mayla Juarez. […]