High schools from York to Caribou are bringing the bold, survivor-powered outreach of Finding Our Voices to their students starting in February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, according to a news release from the nonprofit group. Finding Our Voices is marking its three-year anniversary on Valentine’s Day with its posters and bookmarks going […]
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Bird seed sale to benefit bird conservation, education programming
Mid-Coast Audubon plans to accept bird seed orders until Friday, Feb. 25, to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming. Orders can be placed through the Audubon’s website, or by mail-in form, available at midcoast.maineaudubon.org. Seeds must be picked up between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, March 5 at one of two […]
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Great Falls Forum to host Bates College professor
The 2021-22 season of the Great Falls Forum is set to continue at noon Thursday, Feb. 17, with a talk by Bates College Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano. “Conspiracy Theories: Why, How, and What To Do,” a free, public program, will take place virtually via Zoom and streamed to the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page, according to […]
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East Wilton Masons to host pickup/takeout supper
EAST WILTON — A public takeout roast pork supper is scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Building, 70 Bryant Road. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for those younger than 12. Deliveries are available in the Farmington and Wilton area for $10 per meal. Reservations would […]
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Catholic youth to score donations during ‘Souper’ Bowl of Caring
During Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, young Catholics from around Maine plan to get donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring. The annual event, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13, is a weekend of giving and serving during which 100% of the monetary […]
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Maine education center to offer free virtual sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m.; • Thursday, Feb. 24, at 9 and 10 a.m.; • […]
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Education center to offer free virtual, in-person sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual and in-person sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Virtual — Essentials of College Planning: • Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m.; • Thursday, Feb. 24, at 9 […]
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Erskine Academy to host 8th grade open house
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy invites all eighth-grade students and their parents from surrounding communities to attend an open house. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 in the 309 Windsor Road gym. The administration encourages all incoming freshmen and their parents to attend. Registration materials will be available, and information about […]
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Augusta-area society to host talk by ‘Field House’ author
The Kennebec Historical Society’s February Facebook Live Presentation, “Rediscovering Rachel Field — The extraordinary book journey that led to ‘The Field House,’” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, by writer Robin Clifford Wood, according to a news release from the society. In her talk, Wood will tell the story of her book journey […]
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Union library to offer Zoom concert by percussion-piano duo
UNION — The duo Cherry & Jerry is scheduled to perform live music by African American composers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. The concert is to be held via Zoom during the Vose Library’s Vose or Virtual Wednesday Series. Cherry & Jerry’s hour-long program will feature ragtime, blues, jazz and Broadway, according to a […]