Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Family Enrichment Councils serve as Child Abuse and Neglect Councils for Kennebec and Somerset County. As part of its annual diaper drive, KVCAP plans to host “Stuff the Cruiser” events, in partnership with local law enforcement, at the following four locations during the last two weeks of October. • Madison […]
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Extension to showcase soup making with electric pressure cooker
FORT KENT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to offer an online class about using an electric pressure cooker for making soup from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28. “Making Soups in an Electric Pressure Cooker” will teach participants how to prepare creamy tomato soup and Italian sausage and kale soup. Participants […]
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Camden speaker series to feature talk on companion planting
Master Gardener Jean Vose plans to talk about companion planting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28 at the American Legion Hall, War Memorial Post No. 30, at 91 Pearl Street in Camden. Companion planting is the method of growing plants together. As a natural way to get the most out of one’s garden, […]
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Union library to host authors during ‘Soup & Suspense’ fundraiser
UNION — Vose Library plans to host its annual Fall Fundraiser — Soup & Suspense, featuring Tess Gerritsen and Gerry Boyle — at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, via Zoom. Gerritsen, trained as a medical doctor, built a second career as a crime novelist. Her 30 novels include the Rizzoli and Isles series, on which […]
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Greene library to offer tech support drop-in clinics
GREENE — Starting Wednesday, Oct 27, the Morse Library is set to hold tech support drop-in clinics for community members. “Since the pandemic started, our digital lives have exploded and these days, new technology doesn’t always come with a printed manual,” said librarian Kelli Burnham, in a news release from the library. “We help our […]
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Farmington Fright Nights planned
The fourth year of Farmington Fright Nights is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22, 23, 29 and 30, at the Farmington Fairgrounds at 292 High St., Farmington. United Way and Titcomb Mountain are organizing the event in partnership with Loki’s Workshop, a Halloween specialist. Gates open at 6 p.m. and close at 10 p.m. […]
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Damariscotta arts gallery offers ‘Photo Show’
River Arts of Damariscotta plans to present “Photo Show,” juried by photographer Rose Marasco, which focuses solely on the art of photography. Marasco chose works from 55 photographers for this exhibition. The opening reception for the show is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the 36 Elm St. gallery, and is […]
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Whitefield Library and Community Center to host Fall Festival
The Whitefield Library and Community Center plans to hold a Fall Festival at the library on Grand Army Hill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The 2022 calendar with photographs by local photographers of Whitefield people, places and things will be available for sale. Also available for sale will be heirloom bulbs […]
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Waterville StoryWalk to traverse Community Connector Trail
The Waterville Public Library and partners plan to launch a StoryWalk at the North Street Community Connector Trail in Waterville. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 23, people can read the book “Daniel Finds a Poem” by Micha Archer as they walk along the trail behind the North Street playground and alongside the Messalonskee Stream. StoryWalk promotes reading, […]
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Former U.S. senator, Marine, journalist to kick off lecture series
PITTSFIELD — Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is scheduled to open Maine Central Institute’s Patterson Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, at Parks Gymnasium, at 295 Main St. After graduating high school in Nebraska, Webb attended the University of Southern California on a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship before being appointed to […]