AUGUSTA — Kennebec Historical Society will host “First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics and Love,” a Facebook live presentation, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Former Chief Justice Dan Wathen and Severin Beliveau, partner in Preti Flaherty and former legislator and gubernatorial candidate, will take part in the talk. Author Douglas Rooks will read […]
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Madison auxiliary observes month of military child
MADISON — April is designated as Month of the Military Child. To show support for military children and raise awareness of their sacrifices, people wear purple. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported. Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Coast Guard blue all are thought to combine as […]
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Waldoboro songwriter, guitarist to ‘Zoom with Vose’ April 21
Vose Library welcomes Martin Gibson during ‘Zoom with Vose Wednesdays’ at 6 p.m.
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Grants available for Skowhegan business owners, new entrepreneurs
Main Street Skowhegan is offering $6,000 in technical assistance grants to the town’s business owners and new entrepreneurs this year. Grant applications will begin being accepted Thursday, April 15. Application link mainstreetskowhegan.org/ta/ will go live April 15. The available funding for mini-grants is from $500 to $2,000. The funding can be used for technical assistance, […]
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Hinckley museum offers trails, kids’ kits
HINCKLEY — L.C. Bates Museum, in observance of Happy Citizen Science Month, encourages people to get outdoors and use crowd-sourcing apps such as iNaturalist, GLOBE Observer and eBird, to document nature. People can walk on the Good Will-Hinckley Trails and conduct citizen science studies. The museum, with the support of volunteers, is assembling and sharing […]
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Career conference available for grade 8-12 girls
Virtual workshop sessions will explore variety of fields in which female workers are underrepresented.
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Talk covers alternative seafood networks, fishing community resilience
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how alternative seafood networks can support resilient fishing communities at 3 p.m. Monday, April 19. Global seafood trade is at an all-time high, with an estimated 36% of seafood worldwide traded across international borders […]
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Palermo library to hold drive-up chili fundraiser April 17
A ‘Movie Night’ basket, to benefit the library, will be raffled.
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Evening stroll planned along Coburn Woods’ trails
Skowhegan Outdoors and Somerset Woods Trustees will lead a Friday stroll from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 16, along the trails in Coburn Woods on Russell Road. This walk, about three miles over easy/moderate terrain, will start at dusk to reach Taylor Field in time for sunset, then use headlamps for the walk back. This […]
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Manchester roadside litter pickup to begin April 24
MANCHESTER — The town’s annual roadside litter pick up will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Town Office at 12 Readfield Road. The Manchester Conservation Commission is sponsoring the event, and residents and civic groups are encouraged to participate. “In the past, we have had excellent participation and support from the Boy […]