WATERFORD — Waterford Congregational Church UCC (WCC) is delighted to announce the return of monthly garden services for the 2023 season. These four special services will take place on May 28, June 25, July 23, and August 20 in the churchyard meditation garden at 15 Plummer Hill, Waterford Flat, beginning at 9:30 a.m. “Gathering outdoors […]
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Rotary Club builds new garden beds
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club partnered with the Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program to build and fill four new garden beds at the Bridgton Community Center on Saturday, May 13. All was accomplished in two hours with the help of hemlock timbers from Red Mill Lumber in Casco and Super Loam from Rolfe […]
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Rhubarb festival is June 3
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris will hold its annual Rhubarb Festival on Saturday, June 3, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church, 208 Main Street in West Paris. The Rhubarb Festival is one of the church’s traditional events in which features everything rhubarb, including homemade rhubarb and strawberry rhubarb […]
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OH Bridge results
OXFORD — On May 19, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge club met and announced the following winners: 1st; Dottie Kelleher of Westbrook and Mike True of Auburn; tied for 2nd and 3rd; Hazel Glazier of Norway and Marta Clements of Bryant Pond; and Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Mike Quinn of Otisfield. Fourth were […]
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OH Bridge results
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club announced the winners for May 12: Coming in first this week were Rosemarie Goodwin of Lewiston with partner Mike True of Lewiston; in second place were Paul Kahl of Westbrook with Misha Tomic of Waterford; third were B.J. and Steve Cavicchi of Bridgton; and in fourth place […]
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Mourning Cloaks – Hardy New Englanders
AREA — “Antifreeze” chemicals in their blood allow mourning cloak butterflies to hibernate through our New England winters. They’ll tuck themselves into sheltered places, such as under tree bark and in a wood pile or rock crevice. They’ve been seen as early as a warm day in March, and they’re said to come out as […]
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Extension offers first food preserving webinar
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of online workshops about preserving Maine foods throughout the summer and fall. The first in the series, Canning Low-Sugar Jams and Jellies, will be held from 1–1:45 p.m. June 8. Additional topics for webinars in the “Preserving the Maine Harvest” series will include […]
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4-H introducing teens to adulting concepts
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a short-term online 4-H club for youth ages 13–18 about basic adult life skills from 4–5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 21–July 26. Required registration closes June 10. The “4-H Adulting 101” series will introduce basic adult life skills by exploring a different topic each week […]
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Mayberry accepts pastorship
OTISFIELD — The East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, at 231 Rayville Road in Otisfield, is pleased to announce the selection of Rev. Don Mayberry as their minister. Rev. Mayberry began serving the church as of May 1. He will be conducting worship services each Sunday at 10 a.m. Don had served for 20 years as […]
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Resources available for home gardeners
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released new resources and practical information for home gardeners getting ready for the 2023 growing season. New featured articles and videos include pruning forsythia and lilac bushes, information about the browntail moth mitigation fund and a new 2023 map of plant sales and garden tours. May is […]