Cary Memorial Library’s annual lobster roll lunch is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at 17 Old Winthrop Road, in Wayne. Lunches are packed to go or can be taken under the tent on the library’s Williams House lawn; music will be featured, and chicken salad roll are also offered. Orders, […]
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Readfield kicking off food recycling program Saturday
A total of 500 high quality composting buckets will be available during the event, which will also feature a food drive for the Maranacook Food Pantry.
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Readfield to host community food recycling kickoff
The town of Readfield is to host a community food recycling kickoff event Saturday, July 24, with Food Rescue MAINE and Maine DEP. More than 30% of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten, according to a news release from Susanne Lee, University of Maine. This discarded food is the largest single component […]
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Nominee to be Maine’s chief justice has earned trust in legal community
Superior Court Justice Valerie Stanfill, a judge in Maine since 2007, could become chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court at a critical time.
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Readfield-area school district board approves budget, despite concerns about coronavirus funding transparency
Gary Carr, chairman of the Regional School Unit 38 board, votes against budget, saying he wants the public to have more information on how COVID-19 relief money was worked into the 2021-22 budget.
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Wayne, Readfield search for combined code enforcement officer
The previous code enforcement officer was recruited by a larger community, and candidates are sometimes drawn to positions in the construction industry, which has been healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials.
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Readfield-area officials receive $22,000 grant to fund food composting program
A composting program at the Readfield Transfer Station could divert heavy food waste away from general waste streams, saving area communities money in the long run.
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Lincoln F. Ladd awarded Wayne Cane by Selectboard
Town of Wayne Selectboard chairperson Don Welsh presented the Wayne Cane to Lincoln F. Ladd on Dec. 22 at his residence, “Sunshine Hill” in Wayne. Ladd is the eldest living resident in Wayne, according to a news release from the Town of Wayne. According to the release, the now-defunct Boston Post newspaper distributed walking canes […]
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Wayne’s Aging at Home group continues to reduce isolation, promote elder health through pandemic
Members fill comfort bags to be distributed to seniors.
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Central Maine communities rethink winter holiday celebrations
With a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maine, communities and families are finding new and less risky ways to celebrate the holidays.