Farmington-based Regional School Unit 9 School Nutrition Program is providing free summer meals for children. Boxed lunches will be served and a breakfast for the next morning will be available. Parents/Guardians can pick up meals for children. The following sites have been established to provide free meals for children this summer: Wilton Mobile Meal Route […]
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Fairfield-area summer food service programs set to begin
Regional School Unit 49/School Administrative District 49 has announced its summer food service program starting June 26. Benton Elementary, Fairfield Primary and Lawrence Junior High schools will begin Tuesday, June 20. The free program for children will be held from Monday through Friday, June 26-Aug. 18. All sites will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July […]
Lincoln County Pride and Unity event set for Damariscotta, Newcastle June 24
The second annual Pride and Unity walk and rally to celebrate Pride Month will be held Saturday, June 24. The event, “Just Be in 2023,” kicks off at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park in Newcastle with a walk through Newcastle and Damariscotta, ending with a rally at Rising Tide Co-op. According to the 2021 Maine […]
Oakland-area school district to offer summer meals for youths
Regional School Unit 18 (Oakland, China, Belgrade, Sidney and Rome) is sponsoring the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Meals for Kids. The school district plans to offer free meals to children from Monday, June 26, through Friday, Aug. 11, at sites throughout the district. All meals must be consumed on site at the following locations: […]
Sheepscot River Race from Newcastle to Wiscasset set for July 1
The 30th anniversary of the Sheepscot River Race is scheduled to start at noon Saturday, July 1. This six-mile canoe and kayak race will start in Newcastle at the U.S. Route 1 Rest Area Bridge and finish at the Wiscasset Waterfront in Wiscasset. The course includes four miles of moving water meandering through protected marshes […]
Somerset program to host free community baby shower June 24
Registration is required prior to the event.
Artwalk Gardiner seeks applications for Aug. 18 event
Online applications are due July 7 for the event.
Lincoln County Dems to hold restorative justice panel in Newcastle June 22
NEWCASTLE — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22, in person at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Road, and via Zoom. A panel on restorative justice featuring local law enforcement leaders and restorative justice practitioners will include speakers Natasha Irving, District Attorney for Lincoln, Knox, […]
Wayne church to hold online, in-house auctions in July
Wayne Community Church plans to hold its annual silent auction online from Saturday to Saturday, July 1-8, at biddingforgood.com/wayneumc. This auction will begin at 9 a.m. July 1 and end at 4 p.m. July 8. Besides the silent auction for BiddingFoodGood, there will be an additional small silent auction featuring local items. This will be […]
Skowhegan-area nutrition program has announced its summer sites
Regional School Unit 54/School Administrative District 54 in Skowhegan has announced its summer lunch program. Meals will be served Monday through Friday, June 26-30 and July 10-Aug. 10 at the following locations: • Canaan Elementary School, 11:30 a.m.-noon, 178 Main St., Canaan; • Mill Stream Elementary School, 11:30 a.m.-noon, 26 Mercer Road, Norridgewock; • North […]