Northern Light Walk-In Care, located at 174 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, now offers walk-in Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., seven days a week for anyone 18 years and older. People do not need to be a current patient, and no appointment is necessary. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
June
Fort Western to host summer youth programs
AUGUSTA — Fort Western Living History Museum and National Historic Landmark invites children of all ages interested in local history and museum stewardship to register for one of its summer youth programs. An Apprenticeship Program (ages 8-12) and Junior Interpreter Program (ages 13 and older) are available. These five one-week sessions are as follows: Week […]
Barn quilt trail to expand into Somerset County
SKOWHEGAN — The High Peaks Creative Council is collaborating with Wesserunsett Arts Council on a project to expand the American Barn Quilt Trail into Somerset County. The creative council has created and installed 30 quilt block murals in north Franklin County. The artwork was created through a series of workshops in the local school districts […]
Arts commission seeks applications for poet laureate
Stuart Kestenbaum finishes five-year term.
Volunteers needed for Woolwich alewife count
WOOLWICH — As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual “Nequasset Alewife Count.” Sign up for a count online at kennebecestuary.org/fish-counting. Each fish counter signs up for a two-hour block and counts fish for two 10-minute periods in that block. […]
Catholic youth program to be offered this summer
Hundreds of Maine teens and children can participate in a weeklong Catholic youth program for grades 1 to 12. Totus Tuus will be presented in 10 Maine communities this summer. The program is organized by the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Vocations. Teams of men and women, including seminarians and college students, are hired each […]
Tick survey reports first findings, seeks citizen scientists
ORONO — The Maine Forest Tick Survey at the University of Maine has issued its 2020 Citizen Science Results Report for nine southern and coastal counties in the state, and is seeking forest landowners to be part of its citizen science research program this summer. To understand the growing risks of tick-borne diseases in Maine […]
Foundation offers preservation, energy efficiency grants
The Maine Community Foundation seeks grant proposals to its Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program. The program invests in the preservation, restoration and retrofitting of historic buildings in Maine. Grant awards of up to $20,000 are available for the preservation and reuse of historic buildings that serve as civic, cultural, or economic hubs […]
Mid-Coast Audubon offers spring birding field trips
DAMARISCOTTA — Mid-Coast Audubon is once again holding spring birding field trips. There will be protective limits, at least initially including the previously mandated social distancing, and mask wearing is required for all attendees. There will be no carpooling unless those wishing to do so have all been fully vaccinated. Instead of meeting at a […]
Foundation’s Animal Welfare Fund seeks proposals
The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The application deadline is June 1. For an application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit mainecf.org. The fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater […]