Families are invited to drive by and take pictures of the gang this holiday season.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘A Life in the Garden’ and ‘Bitter Passage’
Barbara Damrosh’s latest book takes a personally involved approach to gardening, and Geoffrey Bates’ gritty cop drama/murder mystery set in a cold Maine winter.
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Oakland foundation’s ceremony to shine light on Winter Solstice Dec. 21
Anyone can participate in the Blue Christmas Ceremony by sharing their loved ones’ names being remembered and receive a blue candle to light.
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‘Our Town! Adventures in Richmond History’ set for Dec. 11
RICHMOND — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s third presentation of its 28th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Our Town! Adventures in Richmond History,” features the Piti Theatre Company and the 2023-24 fourth graders of Richmond’s Marcia Buker Elementary School. Presentations, held via Zoom, are accessible at the top of fomb.org. This event is set for 7 p.m. […]
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OFF RADAR: ‘Mother Tongue’
Dana Wilde wraps up his column with Jim Bishop’s quintessentially skillful, insightful Maine postwar poetry.
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Bossov Ballet Theatre to perform ‘The Nutcracker’ Dec. 13-15
The production will be held at the historic Waterville Opera House.
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Winthrop-based land trust’s education program successful
The Curtis Homestead Education Program, a long-standing initiative of the Winthrop-based Kennebec Land Trust, concluded this year’s sessions at the historic 360-acre Curtis Homestead property in Leeds. Once the family farm of former Gov. Ken Curtis, the homestead now showcases sustainable forestry, wildlife habitat management, and outdoor recreation. The program, led by seasoned logger Nat […]
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Local Christmas parades, tree lightings, festivities scheduled
Augusta, Farmington, Gardiner, Madison, Norridgewock, Rangeley, Skowhegan, Waterville, Winthrop and Wiscasset communities plan holiday events.
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Skowhegan plans SKOW-Whoville for Dec. 6-8
A parade, breakfast with Santa, tree festival and much more is scheduled.
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Mills foundation delivers Thanksgiving meals to Maine National Guard families
AUGUSTA — Staff from the Travis Mills Foundation, including U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Travis Mills, recently delivered 60 turkeys to the Maine National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. The meals will be distributed to National Guard families ahead of Thanksgiving. The donation of three pallets of food was provided by the ADUSA (Ahold Delhaize […]