FARMINGTON — MaineHealth is offering a free one-year Food as Medicine program to support individuals with one or more chronic health conditions who have limited access to healthy food. The criteria to be eligible for the program include those who: have limited access to affordable healthy food; are age 18 and older; have a chronic […]
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Cub Scout pack plans signup event in Sidney
Cub Scout Pack 454 plans to hold a signup event at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at the New England Music Camp, 8 Goldenrod Lane in Sidney. Pack 454 has Cubs from Oakland, Sidney and Belgrade, and is for children in grades K-5. For more information, email Julie McKenney at [email protected]. The Kennebec Valley Scouting […]
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UMaine Orono center to host talk about climate justice Sept. 12
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host the talk “Creative Ecologies and the Aesthetics of Climate Justice” at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. The speaker will be T.J. Demos, director of the Center for Creative Ecologies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. All […]
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Memorial bike ride set for Sept. 18 in Windsor, Whitefield
The sixth annual Share the Road with Carol memorial bike ride is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18. The all-ages commemorative bike ride will be held in Windsor and Whitefield. The ride, which has 12-mile and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office, 523 Ridge Road. This ride honors the memory of Carol […]
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Department seeks volunteers for Landowner Appreciation Day Sept. 18
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife seeks volunteers to clean up illegally dumped trash on Sunday, Sept. 18, Landowner Appreciation Day. The Keep Maine Clean Program started in 2013 to give outdoor users a tangible and fun way to show landowners their appreciation, according to a news release from the department. Each year, […]
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Hallowell theater announces audition dates for ‘The Stranger’
HALLOWELL — Auditions for Gaslight Theater’s fall show, “The Stranger,” are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 and Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Hallowell City Hall at 1 Winthrop St. “The Stranger” is an adaptation by Agatha Christie, of her short story “Philomel Cottage.” The play centers around Enid Bradshaw, who breaks her seven-year engagement […]
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Winthrop-based chorus begins fall rehearsals Sept. 6, welcomes new members
CODA Chorus plans to begin its fall rehearsals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Winthrop United Methodist Church on Main Street. The community chorus, which is entering its 56th year, welcomes singers high school age and up. Rehearsals are each Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The chorus will receive new members for the […]
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Farmington-based coalition plans September mobile outreach services
Healthy Community Coalition’s mobile health unit is offering free education and health screenings (HS), harm reduction (HR) services, COVID-19 vaccines (CV) for adults, and many other resources in Greater Franklin County communities in the coming weeks. Individualized health coaching and connections to services are also offered, according to a news release from Franklin Memorial Hospital […]
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Waterville studio to hold open house Sept. 9
An open house is planned for noon-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Colby College’s Greene Block + Studios at 18 Main St. in Waterville. This event is free and open to all. The open house is a chance to meet the teaching artists as they demonstrate the free workshops that will be offered to the […]
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Camden program to cover detection dogs’ role in wildlife research, conservation
The Center for Wildlife Studies “Wild Maine” series of nature programs, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, is scheduled to continue at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, with a look at how detection dogs are being trained to assist with wildlife research and conservation efforts. The program will be offered in a hybrid format […]