Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of its 24th annual Winter Speaker Series, “River History & the New Environmental Movement,” is to feature river historian Scot McFarlane. The event will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, and registration is accessible online at fomb.org. The direct link is zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqdOuhqT8vH9FwbNcs68J4PW3SGo1hr-hM. The presentation […]
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Weather spotter training scheduled for May
GRAY — The National Weather Service has scheduled SKYWARN weather spotter classes for May. Storm spotters report large hail, damaging wind, tornadoes and flooding. Spotter training will teach how to identify and report severe weather as well as how to maintain awareness, in order to keep people safe. People can register for one of three […]
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Hallowell begins Maine bicentennial celebration
Hallowell was preparing to “party hearty” in celebration of the state’s Bicentennial last spring when all activities were abruptly canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With everything in place, the city’s Historic Hallowell Committee decided to instead feature the planned presentations in a video program instead. “Hallowell salutes Maine’s Bicentennial” is a 35-minute presentation in […]
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Historian to give genealogy research talk May 4
The Camden Public Library will host historian Mark Bradford Richardson at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, for an online presentation, “Genealogy and Historical Storytelling: Overcoming Pitfalls and Getting it Right.” Richardson’s program will use several real-life studies to illustrate genealogy research entanglements he’s encountered and suggest strategies to overcome them. “Searching for information about our […]
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Center offers virtual career, higher education sessions
ORONO — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free individualized sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions will be held at the following dates and times: • Monday, May 17 at 9 and 10 a.m.; • Tuesday, May 18 at 9 and […]
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Art show shines spotlight on Maine Media students
During May, the Camden Public Library will host an online show of photographic artwork by Sue Michlovitz and Dianne Kittle called “Visual Artists: Our Journeys to a Personal Project.” Michlovitz and Kittle are both pursuing Master of Fine Arts degrees at Maine Media College in Rockport and are to graduate in May. The images featured […]
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WinterKids offers virtual training for preschool teachers
WESTBROOK — WinterKids has launched a virtual training to go alongside its “Preschool Guide to Outdoor Active Learning” binder. For a limited time teachers can get both the training and the binder for free. This training is a contact-free option to gain new resources to help with lesson planning for early childhood classes this spring […]
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Poet to share poems about loss of canines April 29
AUBURN — Local poet Lynne Schmidt will read from her award-winning collection, “Dead Dog Poems,” via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The journey, hosted by will take the listener through the happy, the terminal diagnosis, eventual death, and the aftermath of grief after such a loss. After the reading, there will be time […]
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Author to discuss spiders in Maine April 29
BATH – Dana Wilde, author of “A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine,” will speak about Maine’s diverse and captivating spider species at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s virtual evening lecture will provide curious observers of arachnids with insights into their biology, ecology, behavior, and natural history. Wilde will read […]
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Compass Career Collaborative to offer college, career resources
Partners create the Maine Compass Career Collaborative for Maine’s students in grades 7 through 12.