Taylor Hayden, 15, a Star Scout in Troop 485, stood before Scouting leaders from all over Kennebec Valley District Sept. 13 to receive a plaque for his contributions to Scouting by designing the patch for the Spring Camporee, held in May at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade. The presentation was held at Pleasant Street United Methodist […]
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Monmouth Community Players to stage ‘Harvey’ in October
Performances are planned at Custom Hall in October.
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Side By Each plans to perform in Chesterville
Two musical couples will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, 3 Borough Road in Chesterville. The quartet features Don and Cindy Roy and Erica Brown and Matt Shipman. The roots run deep in the group as Don and Cindy Roy’s music goes back in each of their […]
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Norridgewock man receives outdoor lifetime achievement award
Jack Gibson of Norridgewock was honored Sept. 9 in Augusta with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Lifetime Outdoor Achievement Award. The award was presented to Gibson by MDIFW Commissioner Judy Camuso at the annual Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine banquet. The annual award honors individuals who are dedicated to the stewardship and wise […]
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SNAPSHOT: Gray New Gloucester club gives pocket Constitutions to school
The Gray New Gloucester Optimist Club presents pocket Constitutions to the Gray-New Gloucester Middle School in Gray to be used for classroom instruction. In attendance were students Kai Sui, Alex Hamilton, Principal Richard Riley-Benoit, student Cooper Bucci, and Optimist Club members George Mathews, Virginia Bennett and Teacher Annie Cook. The club joined other Optimist Clubs […]
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United Way kicks off 2023 campaign with $1M-plus in early support
AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley launched its 2023 fundraising season with $1,103,723 in committed early support at the campaign kickoff breakfast — an increase of more than $100,000 from last year’s event. Eighteen businesses reported early campaign success Sept. 13 to a crowd of more than 250 people. Michele Pelletier of Performance Foodservice […]
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Kingfield community to hold harvest festival Sept. 30
KINGFIELD — The ninth annual Harvest Festival, hosted and organized by Maine Mountain Children’s House, is set for 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The event welcomes families and friends from across the region for an afternoon of live music, fresh food, and kid-focused activities and events. This year’s festival will celebrate being back in its […]
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Dead Man’s Wake’ and ‘Bangor’
A new Mike Bowditch mystery from Paul Doiron, and vintage and contemporary photographs from historian Richard Shaw
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Maine Army National Guard completes command restructuring
On Sept. 10, in a brief signing ceremony at the Augusta Armory, the commanders of the two brigade level units in the Maine Army National Guard formally exchanged commands, the final of several changes in a two-year restructuring of the force, a process intended to increase the overall readiness and efficiency of the organization. Signing […]
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Association to sponsor online talk on history of Route 1 Sept. 28
Boston-based author and photographer Susan Mara Bregman plans to share stories about the history of U.S. Route 1 in an online talk at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, sponsored by Lincoln County Historical Association. Stretching from Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida, US-1 is the longest north-south road in the country. Bregman’s newest book, […]