PARIS — The Paris Public Library will host a Saturday Storytime, on June 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Listen to two delightful stories. A take-home activity will be available. All ages are most welcome. This Way, Charlie is about a blind horse and a sweet, helpful goat. It was inspired by a […]
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Online critical thinking workshop offered
AREA — Registration is open for an online professional development workshop, Engaging Your Critical Thinking Skills, offered on June 17 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET via Zoom through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast in partnership with the Maine Business School. The cost is $150 per person. More information is available […]
Area Legions’ Memorial Day schedule
PARIS — On Monday, May 30, the American Legion Ring McKeen Post 151 will be hosting a parade to honor those Veterans who have passed away. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the Post Home on Church Street in West Paris with the Oxford Hills Middle School band participating. Line up will begin […]
American Legion schedule in Locke’s Mills
BETHEL — American Legion Post 68 is changing its schedule of ceremonies for Memorial Day 2022. This year, from 10 to approximately 11:30 hours, the Post will support Mundt-Allen Post 81 in the dedication of the Bethel Veterans Honor Roll Park and Monument, the culmination of eleven years of work from inception to completion. The […]
New Ventures offers free workshops
STATE — New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for June, including self-paced and interactive online workshops that are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money. The full class schedule with offerings for June 2022 and beyond is accessible […]
Memorial Day military, veteran cruise set
NAPLES — The Sixth Annual Memorial Day Free Cruise for Veterans and Active-Duty Military will be held on Monday, May 30, from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., rain or shine. The Naples Lions Club invites you and your family to a one and a half hour Memorial Day cruise on the Songo River Queen II […]
Boy Scout food drive planned
AREA — Boy Scout Troop 130 will be holding a Pack-the-Tent food drive on Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walmart in Oxford. The scouts are asking Walmart patrons to donate items to help pack this tent full of food. All the items will be taken directly to the Oxford Hills Food […]
Norway’s Grange, Auxiliary team up
NORWAY — The Women’s shelter had a need for supplying women with necessities. They often come with just the clothes they are wearing. The women at the Norway Grange decided to make tote bags and fill them with supplies. A member of the Norway American Legion Auxiliary also belongs to the Grange, and thought it […]
Extension offers interactive plant sales map
ORONO — May and early June mark the planting season in Maine gardens, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program is again hosting an interactive plant sales map. The 2022 Spring Plant Sale Fundraisers in Maine map listings are alphabetical by date. Find more information about the map and how to […]