AUBURN — Local poet Lynne Schmidt will read from her award-winning collection, “Dead Dog Poems,” via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The journey, hosted by will take the listener through the happy, the terminal diagnosis, eventual death, and the aftermath of grief after such a loss. After the reading, there will be time […]
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Waterville humane society aims to reunite lost pets
The Humane Society Waterville Area plans to join forces with Petco Love on April 23: National Lost Dog and Cat Awareness Day. Petco Love is a national nonprofit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and animal welfare groups across the country, on a shared mission to help reunite lost pets with their families […]
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Foundation’s Animal Welfare Fund seeks proposals
The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The application deadline is June 1. For an application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit mainecf.org. The fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater […]
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Author to discuss spiders in Maine April 29
BATH – Dana Wilde, author of “A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine,” will speak about Maine’s diverse and captivating spider species at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s virtual evening lecture will provide curious observers of arachnids with insights into their biology, ecology, behavior, and natural history. Wilde will read […]
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Living history center offers scholarships
LIVERMORE — Norlands Living History Center is accepting applications for the 2021 Gammon History Education Scholarship Awards. The year-two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying high school seniors or students with equivalent education credentials. To be eligible, students must be from Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford or Kennebec counties and have plans to enroll in post-secondary […]
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Union library offers editorial cartoon exhibit
UNION — Vose Library will host an exhibit of the editorial cartoons of Douglas Coffin. Coffin’s single-panel, black-and-white cartoons were a popular feature of the upstart Waldo Independent — a Belfast-based weekly newspaper that from 1985 to 2008, provided competition to the deep-rooted Republican Journal, offering an alternative perspective on local news and issues. Coming […]
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Winthrop library talk to focus on people, coastal ecosystems
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library will virtually host marine scientist Dr. Heather Leslie at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. The event is the fourth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Leslie will discuss the connections among people and coastal ecosystems, and focus on how marine scientists use a combination of field experiments and […]
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Virtual Miles for Mills 5K to be held Memorial Day
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation will celebrate 10 years of Miles for Mills 5K virtually, with the main event taking place at 10 a.m. Memorial Day, May 31. Participants are asked to use the assets page to print off a bib, walk how far they would like, and share a picture (or pictures) of […]
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Series on immigrant experience in Maine begins April 27
The Camden Public Library, partnering with Connecting Across Communities: An Immigrant Support Network, will present a new series of programs that will explore the immigrant experience in Maine. The first online talk in the series will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, with Reza Jalali, executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. […]
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Nonprofit receives grant to help Wabanaki tribal members
ORONO — Four Directions Development Corporation recently received a $7,000 grant from the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition Inc. to support the efforts of the organization’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Tax Preparation program. This program allowed Four Directions to work directly with Wabanaki tribal members in Maine to prepare and file their tax returns through […]