The new Gray-New Gloucester Optimist Club is off and running, completing its first community project. The club helped sponsor more than 60 volunteers on Earth Day, who cleaned up the streets, parks and yards in the community by picking up all kinds of trash and junk, according to a news release from the club. Names […]
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Winthrop society to hold annual plant sale May 21
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to host its annual plant sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 21, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St.; rain or shine. Members plan to cover the parking lot with plants for event, and will be available to help with plant selection […]
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Weld author, distance runner to speak May 20 in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — Local nature researcher/writer, illustrator, and distance runner Bernd Heinrich is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Chesterville Center Meeting House, 3 Borough Road. An Evening With Bernd Heinrich will feature the Weld resident’s reflections on the importance area towns have played in his work and life, as well […]
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Great Falls Forum to cover recording history through journalism
The 2021-22 season of the Great Falls Forum, scheduled to conclude Thursday, May 19, features moderator Judith Meyer, executive editor for the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, alongside David Chittim of the Androscoggin Historical Society, and Steve Collins, State House reporter for the Sun Journal. The trio’s talk, “175 Years of Recorded History […]
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Gray church to hold dine-in supper May 28
The First Congregational Church of Gray plans to hold a dine-in supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Parish House, 5 Brown St., Gray. The building is handicapped accessible. The menu includes baked pea beans, two red hot dogs, biscuit, limited casseroles and salads, an assortment of desserts, and beverages. Meals are single-sized […]
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Penobscot farm visit for new farmers set for May 19
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine New Farmers Project is offering a farm visit for new farmers on harvest and storage techniques. The Harvest and Storage Farm Visit is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at King Hill Farm, 29 Faerie Kingdom Road, Penobscot, according to a news release […]
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East Wilton Masons to host takeout supper May 21
EAST WILTON — The Masonic Group plans to hold a public takeout roast beef supper, with pie, from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Harland M. Harnden Masonic Building, 70 Bryant Road. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for those younger than 12. Home deliveries are available in the Wilton […]
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Farmington hospital to celebrate health care program May 19
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital plans to host an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 19, to celebrate MaineHealth’s Access to Care program, which for 20 years has connected the most vulnerable populations to affordable health insurance and free and low-cost health care and medications. The event will be held in the hospital’s […]
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Food for Thought program to host health network coordinator
Katherine Mills, the program coordinator for Healthy Living for ME, is scheduled to be the next Senior College Food for Thought speaker set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, via Zoom. She will explain how this agency provides programs to help adults manage chronic health conditions, preventing falls, and fostering well-being, according to a news […]
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Cycling club to host Ride of Silence May 18
The Maine Cycling Club is set to host a Ride of Silence starting at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the parking area at the corner of Main and Lincoln streets in Lewiston. The Lewiston Police Department will escort riders through the downtown Lewiston area. The ride is a silent, slow-paced ride to commemorate those […]