AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine has an open call for Venturing Forth: Business Planning for Entrepreneurs, a tuition-free, comprehensive, online course scheduled to start Tuesday, Aug. 23. For new entrepreneurs or existing business owners, Venturing Forth helps participants create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators and fellow entrepreneurs. The […]
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Farmington society to hold sun porch fundraiser July 30
Farmington Historical Society announces a Summer evening at the town’s historic Octagon House. The Sun Porch Soirée, planned for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at 126 High St., will be an evening of food, summer punch, music and a tour of the unusual house. A door prize and silent auction will take place as well, […]
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Waterville Board of Education reschedules meeting to Aug. 1
A Waterville Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday, July 25 has been changed to Monday, Aug. 1, because the Waterville City Democratic Caucus has been scheduled for 6 p.m. on the 25th at The Elm at 21 College Ave. The school board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the media center at […]
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Society, land trust to hold entomology field day July 23 in Vassalboro
Maine Entomological Society and Kennebec Land Trust plan to explore the world of insects at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat off Webber Pond Road. Newcomers and more experienced entomologists alike are invited to come and learn about insect identification at the ecologically diverse and recently expanded habitat, according to a […]
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Bangor Savings Bank to host Augusta chamber’s business event
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours is scheduled to be hosted by Bangor Savings Bank from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at 5 Senator Way Building 1 in Augusta. The event is free and open to chamber members and guests. The chamber organizes free monthly networking receptions for members […]
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Lawrence High field hockey teams plan fundraiser July 22 in Waterville
The Lawrence varsity and junior varsity field hockey girls will host a car wash fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Grass Eater’s 177 College Ave. facility in Waterville. Car washes will be by donation only to raise funds and the girls also will collect any bottles, cans and deposit-option returnables, according […]
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Historic Damariscotta site seeks volunteer guides
Docent opportunities are available at Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House. Volunteer guides provide a valuable service in sharing community history with the visiting public. The Chapman-Hall House historic site, dated to 1754, is the oldest house still in existence in Damariscotta. The house is open on weekends, June through the second Sunday in October. During a tour, […]
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Damariscotta library to host July 27 talk with US head archivist, local art historian
Recently retired Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will talk with art historian and Chamberlain resident Caroline Bruzelius, distinguished Duke University professor emerita, in an event “Critical History: A Conversational with America’s Archivist” set from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, in Porter Hall of the Skidompha Library at 184 Main St. […]
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Madison group collecting school supplies until September
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 39 in Madison are collecting school supplies for children and for the classrooms in their local schools, Madison — School Administrative District 59 and Carrabec — Regional School Unit 74. A list of suggested items includes rulers, erasers, pencils, colored pencils, ink pens (blue, black and red), […]
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Camden-Rockport society plans living history event July 23
The Troops at Camden, a Maine living history group interpreting the period 1779-1814, will be encamped from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 23, on the grounds of the 1770s Thorndike Homestead on U.S. Route 1 in Camden. This free, family friendly event is an opportunity for the public to learn what life was […]