Registration for the annual Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series, presented by Auburn Savings Bank, is open, according to a news release from the Triple Crown Committee. The series opens with the YMCA Fit Fest, Sunday, June 5, at Festival Plaza, 112 Main St., Auburn; followed by Emily’s Run on Sunday, July 17, at Edward […]
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Farmington United Way to hold Scavaganza benefit May 14
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is set to host its second annual Scavaganza, a family friendly outdoor scavenger hunt, set for 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The event will start at Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons in Farmington. Registered teams will hunt for a series of clues and complete challenges in Greater […]
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Auburn library to host online talk by bird club president
Jeri Maurer, president of the Stanton Bird Club, plans to give a Zoom talk, “Welcome Back … Here Come the Birds!,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 12, hosted by Auburn Public Library. Spring is the time to welcome back migratory birds as they use this region for breeding or as part of a […]
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Ag department accepting acres through conservation program
The Grassland signup closes May 13.
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Falmouth-based Audubon chapter to host nature talk
Western Maine Audubon plans to sponsor its third nature talk, a presentation by Dr. Ron Butler entitled “Maine’s Damselflies and Dragonflies,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, in the University of Maine at Farmington’s Lincoln Auditorium at 270 Main St. This presentation, open to the general public, will begin with a general overview of the […]
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Maine churches to host rosary gatherings
PORTLAND — During May, Maine churches are planning special gatherings, processions and events centered on praying the rosary. In alphabetical order, here is a list of the rosary gatherings planned throughout May. Augusta: St. Monica Chapel, 5 Kendall St. The rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m. Mondays. Bangor: St. John Church, 217 York St. […]
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Kiwanis Club of Lewiston-Auburn to celebrate 100th anniversary
The deadline to order tickets is Thursday, May 12.
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Lewiston library to offer passes to Maine destinations
Museum and park passes are available for reservation or checkout in the children’s department at the Lewiston Public Library at 200 Lisbon St. Passes and tickets are available for the Children’s Museum + Theatre of Maine Portland, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Boothbay, Maine Wildlife Park in Gray, and all Maine state parks, according to a […]
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Winthrop society to host historian’s talk about early settler
Historian Mike Bell plans to give a presentation about early settler Jonathan Whiting and his contribution to the town of Winthrop at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. In 1790 Jedediah Prescott made a plan for the town of Winthrop based on the work of […]
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Bath-area land trust to offer bud break walk May 12
Tenley Elizabeth Wurglitz, land and stewardship director with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, plans to offer a give a stroll to observe the opening of buds, the unfurling of baby leaves, and the emergence of early spring wildflowers from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12. The program will start from the parking lot of […]