Following a two-year hiatus because of COVID, the Citizens’ Association of Liberty Lakes plans to offer a one-week camp, introducing students who have completed third, fourth or fifth grade to various aspects of lake science. Topics will include watersheds, erosion, invasive plants, and how to maintain a healthy lake, according to a news release from […]
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Fairfield area schools announces summer feeding program
Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Administrative District 49, covering the towns of Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield, plans to offer its summer feeding program from Tuesday, June 21, to Friday, Aug. 19. All sites will be closed Monday, July 4. This is a free program for children. Meal time and locations: • Breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m. […]
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Gardiner club to participate in food program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley, 14 Pray St. in Gardiner, plans to participate in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to all enrolled children during the school year, September to June. For more information, call the the club at 207-582-8458.
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Bobolink habitat walk, workshop set for June 17 in Orono
A guided walk through bobolink habitat is planned for 9-11 a.m. Friday, June 17, at Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station’s Witter Farm Park Street Fields in Orono. A workshop will be led by Amber Roth, assistant professor of forest wildlife management at the University of Maine; Livia Raulinaitis, Maine pollinator and beneficial insect conservation […]
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Gardiner club to offer summer food service program
GARDINER — Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service, […]
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Association receives grant for exhibit on women writers of Lincoln County
A lecture series is to feature New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Letts on June 16 via Zoom.
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Somerville farm to celebrate Dairy Month June 19
SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm plans to host a variety of activities for all ages from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at 21 Hewett Road. The barn will be open for visitors all day during the Dairy Month celebration, and visitors can meet its 64 baby goats. The day’s schedule: • […]
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Growing Gardiner downtown celebration set for June 18
Gardiner Main Street is partnering with community members to host Growing Gardiner, planned for Saturday, June 18, as a fun-filled day for neighbors and new residents, and for visitors wanting to explore the historic city on the Kennebec River. The event begins downtown at 8:30 a.m. and concludes with a community picnic at 5 p.m […]
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Health Care Golf Classic set for July 11 at Sugarloaf club
Franklin Memorial Hospital’s 34th annual Health Care Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, July 11, at the Sugarloaf Golf Club, 5071 West Mountain Road in Carrabassett Valley. The beneficiaries are the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center. Both provide health services to people in need. The […]
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Farmington Grange to host celebration of rural crafts June 18
WEST FARMINGTON — People can see Franklin County’s crafters at work from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Farmington Grange on Bridge Street. More than 15 artisans plan to demonstrate their skills and selling their crafts. These will include a bee keeper, blacksmith, fly tie-er, wool felter, wood carver, chair caner, […]