The eighth Ice Out Plunge event is scheduled to begin at noon Saturday, March 19, at the Winthrop Town Beach, Maranacook Lake, and will be hosted by the Alfred W. Maxwell Jr Post 40 American Legion and Auxiliary. Sponsorship and support of this event is being offered by Winthrop Police, Fire and Safety, Hammond Lumber […]
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Waterville races to benefit United Champion Club
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center plans to host its second annual Lucky 7K & Little Leprechaun 1K Dash at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19. The race, professionally timed by Back 40 Events, will begin and end in the parking lot at the community center at 126 North St. The first 50 registrants […]
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Augusta library announces temporary change to hours
AUGUSTA — Because of a staffing shortage, the library will temporarily be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays, starting March 10, until further notice, according to a news release from the library. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from […]
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Museum L-A to host talk by Olympic footwear creator
LEWISTON — Museum L-A plans to host Mike Rancourt of Rancourt & Co this month , who will discuss the creation of the footwear worn by Team USA at the Olympics. The talk is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the 35 Canal St. museum. Rancourt & Co are the crafters of boots […]
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Fort Kent university seeks athletic hall of fame nominations
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations of individual student-athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators for induction into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 18. The induction ceremony will be held during UMFK’s Homecoming weekend in September, according to a news release […]
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Waterville issues March 4 parking ban
Waterville Public Works asks that the Concourse and Downtown be kept clear of parking from midnight to 6 a.m. on Friday, March 4, to allow for snow clean up by the crew. Overnight parking is permitted at the Head of Falls Municipal Parking Lot. For more information, call the department at 207-680-4744.
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Maine photographer to hold photo project workshops
AUGUSTA — Maine photographer Séan Alonzo Harris’s “Light Confirms My Reality,” a community-based photo project and exhibition in collaboration with faculty and students at the University of Maine at Augusta and the Charles Danforth Gallery, is scheduled to be on view Wednesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 31, at the 46 University Drive gallery. The […]
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Winthrop society to hold rag doll party, business meeting
WINTHROP — In observance of March as Women’s History Month, local author Karen Richards Toothaker plans to offer an interactive, make-and-take doll party from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Rag dolls have comforted children and taught them how to care for others throughout […]
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UMaine at Farmington writers series to feature Grace Talusan
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning writer Grace Talusan as the program’s fifth reader of the season. Talusan will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading is free and open […]
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Waterville luncheon to host wood fiber insulation company founder
WATERVILLE — Joshua Henry, founder and CEO of TimberHP GO Lab, is scheduled to speak at a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Amici’s Cucina, 137 Main St. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect are co-hosting the leadership luncheon. Henry is the driving force behind this privately-held, Maine-based building […]