Norway Memorial Library’s annual Adopt-A-Book program, offering the public an opportunity to honor a child, friend or relative with a book added to the collection in their name, is scheduled to be held throughout May. Each book purchased will be identified with a book plate. Books awaiting adoption are on display in the library and […]
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Somerville farm plans to reopen May 8 with more activities
SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm plans to reopen to the public Sunday, May 8, at 217 Hewett Road. Visitors can experience every aspect of farm life, from good food and friends to fun outdoors with goats. The farm is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday, May 8 through Dec. 18, according […]
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UMaine at Farmington names spring Wilson Scholars
Local students include Daniela Lilly Rodiles of Farmington and Miles Stevens of Norway.
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Rangeley arts group to offer storytelling workshops
Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to offer storytelling workshops in May, June and July at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St., unless otherwise noted. Participants should come to the workshop with some ideas for their own story — something that really happened them, according to a news release from the art group. Because […]
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Gardiner Scouts complete leadership training
Scouts from Troop 672 in Gardiner recently spent a weekend at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade completing the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) training. The purpose of the ILST course is to teach Scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role. It is intended […]
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Waterville church holds Earth Day litter cleanup walk
Members of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Waterville gathered April 24 to take part in an Earth Day litter cleanup walk in St. Mark’s neighborhood of Eustis Parkway, North Street Playground and North Street Recreational Area Trail, according to a news release from the church. Members included Gus, Jessica, Penny, and Jonathan Graham, and Sara […]
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Farmington society to hold May Fair event
The Farmington Historical Society plans to hold a May Fair celebration, similar to those held for many years in town, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Titcomb House, 118 Academy St. For more than 50 years, from 1896 until after World War II, the Women’s Alliance of the Unitarian Church, […]
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Winthrop historical society reschedules doll party for May 7
Winthrop Maine Historical Society has rescheduled its doll party with local author Karen Richards Toothaker for 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7. The party will be held at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. The interactive, make-and-take doll party requires no sewing, according to a news release from the society. […]
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Hathaway women project seeks stories, photos, artifacts
WATERVILLE — Artist Maggie Libby, Colby Special Collections and Archives staff, and Paula J. Raymond, a South End neighbor and partner in the Hathaway Women project, are gathering the stories of the women who worked at the Hathaway shirt factory. Women of the Hathaway are invited to share their memories, stories, pictures and artifacts from […]
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Finding Our Voices organization receives foundation grant
Finding Our Voices, a grassroots nonprofit organization marshaling survivor voices to break the silence of domestic abuse, has been awarded $10,000 by the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation. The grant is earmarked for the Get Out Stay Out Fund, which empowers women to get out and stay out of dangerous intimate partner situations, and get and […]