BATH — Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s “Trek for the Trails” virtual run and walk event will be held from Saturday, May 29, through Sunday, June 6; registration is open until June 6. How people participate is up to them. They can pick their distance (mile, 5K, or 10K), plan their route, and trek with a […]
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Partnership seeks summer AmeriCorps members
Goodwill Northern New England is recruiting AmeriCorps VISTA summer associates for a 10-week, full-time summer national service program. Members through this program will serve across Maine to help organizations build capacity and run summer programming for populations facing poverty. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, with an ultimate deadline of Thursday, June 3. […]
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Governor surprises garden club members
FARMINGTON — Gov. Janet Mills stopped by the Mt. Blue Area Garden Club’s annual plant sale on May 15, during a hometown downtown walk. The fundraiser helps the garden club raise money to provide two $500 scholarships for seniors at Mt. Blue High School.
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Winthrop library to resume in-person events
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library plans to resume in-person events with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at 39 Bowdoin St. The event, which features guest speaker Dawn McAndrews, is the fifth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women that will run through 2021. McAndrews is the producing artistic director at the […]
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Click It or Ticket Campaign kicks off Monday
AUGUSTA – Together with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) two-week Click It or Ticket Campaign, the Maine Buckle Up. No Excuses! Campaign kicks-off on May 24th with State police, municipal police, and sheriff departments stepping up patrols through June 6. These campaigns are intended to raise awareness about the importance of seat belt […]
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Job Corps offers career training to young adults
AUGUSTA — Job Corps is enrolling youths aged 16-24, interested in areas such as automotive, welding, healthcare, electrical, and culinary arts, through free training. Virtual and online learning options are available, and people can meanwhile earn their high school diploma/equivalency and driver’s license. Housing and meals are included at no additional cost, and job placement […]
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Maine Woodland Owners announces restart of in person programs
AUGUSTA — In response to recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance, Governor Mills has lifted all capacity limits and requirements to physically distance in public outdoor settings in Maine as of May 24. As a result, Maine Woodland Owners will offer a full slate of in person field programs this summer and fall. The […]
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Augusta’s Fort Western museum to reopen May 29
Fort Western, the 1754 national landmark fort, store, and house on the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta, will open for the 2021 season on Saturday, May 29. Fort Western was built as part of the Massachusetts military and settlement expansion into the Kennebec River Valley. During the French and Indian War, soldiers were stationed at […]
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Wayne Farmers’ Market to open May 29
The Wayne Farmers’ Market is to open for the season from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 29, and plans to continue every Saturday morning until Labor Day weekend. The market is located on Route 133, on the green next to the post office, overlooking the Mill Pond. There will be a wide variety […]
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Extension’s blueberry field days to open May 25
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is to host in-person wild blueberry field days from 3 to 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday, May 25, with a combined pest and crop management meeting on Jordan Way off Nicolin Road in Ellsworth. ”Summer 2021 Wild Blueberry Field Days” will continue through July 9 with themed meetings about […]