AUGUSTA — Genie Gannett plans next month to present “Living Your Freedoms: The First Amendment and the Gannetts of Maine,” a story about how the Gannett family lived their First Amendment freedoms across four generations. The talk is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Community Meeting Room at Lithgow Public Library, 45 […]
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Rockland Apprenticeshop plans 50th anniversary celebration July 17-23
The event includes an open house, free sailing for youth and adults, boatshop tours, a demonstration, food and music all week long.
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Collaborative hospice volunteer training to be offered
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County and Hospice Volunteers of Kennebec Valley plans to offer a collaborative 25-hour volunteer training for those interested in non-medical comfort care for individuals and family members in hospice. According to a news release from the Waterville office, the training will be held September/October and will […]
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Oakfest set for July 22-24 in Oakland
The annual Oakfest is back with a weekend of family-fun events planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 22, 23 and 24, in Oakland. The weekend will start Friday at the Oakfest Downtown Wine & Dine with live music, food trucks, a beer tent, wine and DACH tasting, street dancing, a children’s scavenger hunt, tours […]
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Newcastle church to celebrate restoration completion July 17
NEWCASTLE — A celebration of new restorations completed at the historic St. Patrick Church, 380 Academy Hill Road, is set for 1:15 p.m. Sunday, July 17, inside the old church. July 17 is the 214th anniversary of the church’s dedication. A Mass of Thanksgiving will precede the event at 11 a.m. in the new church […]
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Sound bath event set for July 17, 25 at Camden Amphitheatre
Sound Therapist Jim Doble and didgeridoo musician Forest Weston plans to use a variety of resonant instruments to create soothing waves of sound during two community sound bathings on Sunday, July 17, and Monday, July 25, in the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. Sound bathing is a meditative experience in which those in attendance are […]
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Maine Audubon annual Loon Count set for July 16
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon has set its annual Loon Count for 7 a.m. Saturday, July 16. For nearly four decades, Maine Audubon has been studying loon behavior and engaging volunteers across Maine in conservation efforts to bolster the loon population. One of its most powerful and popular tools is the loon count, according to a […]
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Whitefield library seeks donations for July 16 book, yard sale
The Whitefield Library is looking for donations for its annual used book and yard sale, set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at 1 Arlington Lane. Items can be brought to the library before 2 p.m. Friday, July 15, or before 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16. People are asked not to donate […]
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Dallas Plantation museum to host annual Logging Festival Days July 15, 16
The Maine Forestry Museum plans to hold its 41st annual Logging Festival Days on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, at its fairgrounds at 221 Stratton Road in Dallas Plantation. On Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival will feature artists, crafters and vendors, live music, cookout, and a beer garden. Those […]
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East Madison Days planned for July 15-17
East Madison is celebrating its 18th East Madison Days weekend from Friday through Sunday, July 15-17. All events will take place at either the East Madison Grange on Grange Road or the East Madison Historical Association building at 1108 East Madison Road. Events kick off on Friday at the Grange with an art show opening […]