CASCO — Loon Echo Land Trust is celebrating Mother’s Day by offering a free Children’s Wildflower Walk at Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12. The kid-friendly adventure is a way to share love of nature with future generations. Loon Echo staff will lead children and their families in […]
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John F. Murphy Homes to reopen Whiting Farm
AUBURN — With 7,000 flower seedlings growing in its greenhouse, historic Whiting Farm will reopen this spring. Peter Kowalski, chief executive officer of John F. Murphy Homes, said his organization purchased the 824 Summer St. farm just before Christmas with plans to open as a community farm this year. “Right now, the first things are […]
In the Crease: Girls play hockey, too
Girls play hockey, too. For the many advances we’ve made as a society in tolerance, acceptance and equity, so many of our stereotypes, ingrained in our being for generations, continue to pervade our everyday lives. And before anyone thinks I am getting on my high horse, I will admit I am just as guilty as […]