JEFFERSON — The annual fundraising event for St. Giles Episcopal Church is set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at 72 Gardiner Road. Activities are planned outside under the pines for all ages. There will be many items raffled, plus a country cupboard, homemade pies, and tables of treasures including antiques donated […]
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2023 Maine Wild Blueberry Queen candidates announced, coronation set for July 28
Union Fair to run from Wednesday through Sunday, July 26-30.
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11-hour continuous soccer game planned in Waterville July 15
Event to to honor Cassidy Charette.
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Winthrop Community Read set for July 26
Author Dave Patterson will talk about his coming-of-age novel.
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Maine’s Open Farm Day set for July 23
Open Farm Day, scheduled for Sunday, July 23, is an event that invites everyone to embark on a mission of exploring the diverse agricultural landscape of Maine. This annual tradition, planned and presented by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, offers a unique opportunity to explore farms across the state and learn the rich […]
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Wiscasset’s Homes on Tour Day captures community spirit
A Homes on Tour Day was held in Wiscasset July 8. About 200 people wandered Wiscasset’s historic district, strolling from site to site to take in the spectacle of this eclectic mix. The Customs House on Water Street, now a private residence, was a big draw. Visitors enjoyed seeing the historical blueprints for the building […]
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Oakland’s Oakfest scheduled for July 28-29
OAKLAND — A weekend of family fun is set for Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29, in Oakland. Two days of family entertainment begins Friday evening with Oakfest’s Downtown Dine on Main Street in Oakland. Bring the children to the Oakland Lions Club Scavenger Hunt for 8- to 12-year-olds, enter the corn hole tournament […]
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Volunteers needed to help monitor rockweed in Woolwich July 25
Join Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, Schoodic Institute to learn how to collect important information about rockweed.
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‘The Miracle Club’ full of secrets, lost loves, rain
“To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan There are broken hearts here in director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s film and Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager and Joshua D. Maurer’s story. It’s an Irish story, full of secrets, lost loves and rain. It’s about three women, Maggie […]
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Steve Vai, band having greatest time performing instrumental guitar show
It is always fun to reconnect with folks who I’ve chatted with earlier, but none of them have had such a long break between interviews as today’s artist Steve Vai. At age 12 he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. He has released 23 solo albums and has two fairly new ones out now: […]