LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women invites all French-speaking women to join the community French conversation group meeting remotely on Zoom from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Wednesday beginning Sept. 16. This is intended to be a (remote) gathering space for women to speak French together, and through doing so, share about topics related […]

CANTON, Missouri — Sabin Merrill of Gray was among the more than 350 Culver-Stockton students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members who spent Aug. 22 volunteering for the 11th annual Everyone Doing More event. In years past, EDM gave students the opportunity to go into the Canton community to perform service projects. This year’s activities […]

PHILLIPS — Central Maine Power Sports’ annual ride-in, which attracts hundreds of ATV/ UTV riders from across New England, returns to Fox Carlton Pond Sporting Camps & Campground, off Rte. 4, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13. The ride-in includes ATV/ UTV demo rides, raffles with over $2,500 in prizes, barbecue dinner, pancake […]

Turner student gets scholarship renewal ELLSWORTH — The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation have awarded $235,000 in scholarships to 10 students, all graduates of Maine high schools. Students receive financial support for graduate and undergraduate studies at schools across the U.S. Local […]

Silent Candle Light Vigil in park to recall 9-11 LIVERMORE FALLS — A Silent Candle Light Vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11,  in Union Park to remember and never forget the 2,977 people who lost their lives that day. All are invited, including police, EMS and fire departments to join for […]

AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will offer a one-hour online workshop utilizing Zoom’s online technology to introduce young library patrons, ages 7 to 14, to a Chinese martial arts practice at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The workshop will include warm-up exercises and stretching, learning basic unarmed Kung Fu techniques and exercises, learning a […]

BRIDGTON — The Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) is hosting the annual Trek for Trails during September. Trekkers will have the whole month to complete their trek. Registration is $20/adult, and the trek is free for youth 16 and under. Registration can be done online at www.lelt.org/trek or by mailing a check to LELT (memo: […]

‘Food for Thought’ is going virtual LEWISTON — Due to the pandemic, USM LAC Senior College will present the “Food for Thought“ programs on ZOOM. Laurie LaBar, curator of Maine’s largest history museum, the Maine State Museum, will give a behind-the-scenes look at the museum and the process of creating exhibits at 2 p.m. Tuesday, […]

FARMINGTON — Western Maine Transportation Services (WMTS) is restoring Monday through Friday demand-response public bus service in and around Farmington, Wilton, Jay and Livermore Falls, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. WMTS has also restored the second-Tuesday-of-the-month service between Farmington and Rangeley and is offering trips between New Sharon and Farmington on Wednesdays. Also available are four […]