The Farmington Rotary plans the return of the Fourth of July parade, set for 10 a.m. Monday, July 4. The staging area for all participants will be at the Olsen Student Center parking lot on High Street in Farmington. Line up and judging is at 9 am. “Celebrating America’s Superheroes” is this year’s theme. Chamber […]
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Rangeley chamber plans July 3rd in the Park event
The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce plans to hold its seventh annual July 3rd in the Park event from 10 a.m. until dusk. On Sunday, July 3, the park will feature activities, food and entertainment for all ages provided by area nonprofit organizations, according to a news release from the chamber. Festivities will start at […]
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Jay set to hold Independence Day parade July 3
The town of Jay plans to hold an Independence Day Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 3. Line up will begin at 1 p.m. at the Memco parking lot at 102 Main St. and will end at the cannon by the railroad tracks in Livermore Falls. The parade is later than usual to be respectful […]
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Ag department reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
SOUTH PARIS — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Oxford County Farm Service Agency before the applicable deadline. “In order to comply with USDA program eligibility requirements, all producers must file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline,” said […]
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Augusta center to offer free Holocaust, anti-bias work seminars
The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine has scheduled professional development summer seminars for August. The seminars are free and open to teachers, administrators, and anyone interested in learning about the Holocaust or anti-bias work. They will be conducted on Zoom and both offer 12 credit hours, according to a news release from the […]
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Civil War living history event set for Oxford July 2
A 161st anniversary of the Civil War event, with a living history of Abraham Lincoln and other Civil War storytellers, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at the American Legion Post 112, 169 King St. in Oxford, hosted by the Oxford Historical Society and Post 112. John Voehl, a Lincoln historian and […]
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Camden center, library to offer walk through amphitheatre, park
The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series of nature programs, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, is scheduled to continue at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, with a guided walk through the Camden Amphitheatre and the adjacent Harbor Park. The hour-long walk will be led by Dr. Kathy Crowley, instructor at the center […]
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Cobbossee watershed to offer Tadpole Patrol program
The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed is offering its Tadpole Patrol program, an educational, hands-on experience aboard the Friends’ 22-foot pontoon boat floating classroom, the OTTER II. Children and families have four different options to learn about watershed protection and water quality. The first level is Tadpole Patrol, where children entering grades two through four […]
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Auburn library, land trust partner for amateur poetry contest
Androscoggin Land Trust and the Auburn Public Library plan to offer an amateur poetry contest, Nature in Poetry, to celebrate the conservation of the natural world in this art form. Contestants are asked to be inspired and celebrate conservation and clean water in the poetry form of their choice. Original poems will be judged in […]
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Whitefield 4th of July parade to return
The town of Whitefield plans to resume its annual 4th of July parade this year, following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. Floats and vehicles for the parade should line up northbound on Head Tide Road, just south of the intersection with East River Road, in time for a 10 a.m. start. The parade […]