The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its Frances Perkins Award Celebration from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at a private residence overlooking Round Pond. Perkins, a trailblazer from Newcastle, served as labor secretary throughout all three terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet […]
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Whitefield school taking pre-K applications, kindergarten registrations
Whitefield EIementary School is accepting pre-kindergarten applications and kindergarten registrations for the 2024-25 school year. Students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15th to be eligible for pre-K, and 5 by Oct. 15 to be eligible for kindergarten. Call the school at 207-549-7691 or email Amy Perkins at [email protected] for more information. Check […]
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UMaine Augusta, Maine CareerCenters to hold job, resource fair
The University of Maine at Augusta, in collaboration with the Maine CareerCenters, is set to host its second annual job and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge on the Augusta campus. Whether hoping to find their first job, a better job, or a […]
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River Arts seeks submissions for ‘Texture’ show
The deadline for entries is April 6.
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Age-Friendly Monmouth to host safe driver speaker March 29
Presenter Dr. Tom Meuser is a clinical psychologist and applied gerontologist who recently retired from his role as founding director of University of New England Center for Excellence in Aging & Health.
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Gardiner club to host Egg-Citing Easter Basket Raffle Fundraiser
GARDINER — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley plan to hold the third annual Egg-Citing Easter Basket Raffle Fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. The fundraiser is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sandra M. Prescott Clubhouse, 14 […]
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Nominations sought for Bicknell Award for birding conservation
Nominations are due by May 1 each year.
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Maine rivers presentation set in Benton March 20
BENTON — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust continues its 2024 Speaker Series with a talk by Landis Hudson, executive director of Maine Rivers. The talk is set for 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Benton Grange on River Road. Hudson will discuss improvements in the health of Maine’s rivers over the 50 years since […]
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Library to host program on Hallowell’s role in shipbuilding history
HALLOWELL — While Bath may have long dominated the popular imagination as the center of shipbuilding on the Kennebec River, and is today home to the only such enterprise, Bath once had its share of rivals. Lincoln P. Paine of Portland, a maritime historian, author and teacher, plans to present “Shipbuilding, Trade and Travel on […]
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Climate Initiative to offer free 2-day youth climate policy institute
The deadline to register is March 18.