FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has implemented changes to expand its visitor policy. They went into effect June 1 and will remain so until further notice, according to a news release from the hospital. “In light of recent changes throughout the MaineHealth system and nationwide in visitation policies and a downturn in COVID-19 hospitalizations in […]
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West Paris, Sumner churches announce summer schedules
First Universalist Church of West Paris June worship services are scheduled to begin Sunday, June 5, at 208 Main St. West Sumner Universalist Church services will start Sunday, July 10, at 1122 Main St., Sumner. West Paris Worship services are held at 9 a.m. Sundays followed by a coffee hour. • June 5, The Impossible […]
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Winthrop society to host resident rug artist
Lynda Pratt, a lifelong resident of Winthrop, plans to share her love for rug hooking at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. in Winthrop. Several years ago Pratt began rug hooking and taking lessons in a person’s private home. Rug hooking soon became her favorite indoor […]
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Wild blueberry field days meeting set for June 9
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry field days meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Harmon Mountain Farm, 2001 Northfield Road, Northfield. According to a news release from the Orono-based extension, the Downeast IPM field meeting will focus on pest and crop management on a farm that specializes in wild blueberries, […]
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Camden library to display gilded carvings by city artist
The Camden Public Library is displaying a show of gilded carvings by artist William Francis Brown from Thursday, June 2, to Thursday, July 28, in the Picker Room Gallery, 55 Main St. The exhibit will display a sampling of Brown’s award-winning folk art, with a focus on his carvings in the iconic style of a […]
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Winthrop society to host tours of Viles home, gardens
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host an afternoon tour of the Viles House and its gardens on Saturday, June 11, at 71 Stone St. in Augusta. Tours are set for 1-2:30 and 3-4:30 p.m., with a limit of 30 people per tour. This tour is a fundraiser for the historical society. All proceeds […]
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Turner church to host June line dancing classes
TUNER — The First Universalist Church plans to offer line dancing classes at 6 p.m. for four weeks beginning Wednesday, June 8. The classes are held in the vestry at the Route 117 church in Turner Center. Instructors will be Vicky Catlett, Holly Catlett and Lyndsey Gilbert Day. The cost is a $6-per-class donation. The […]
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Volunteers to help Poland summer camp welcome underserved youth
More than 40 volunteers plan to travel to Poland this weekend to help Agassiz Village, a nonprofit overnight summer camp serving low-income youth from under-resourced communities, get ready to welcome over 400 children and teens this summer, according to a news release from the camp. From Friday to Sunday, May 20 to 22, volunteers from […]
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Camden library to host ‘Breaking Bread’ writers
The Camden Public Library plans to mark the release of “Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Camden Amphitheatre on Atlantic Avenue. The book is a collection of essays by nearly 70 top literary talents and food writers who honor local foods, family, […]
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Washington library to showcase Ukrainian folk art exhibit
Works of Ukrainian folk art by Lois Eastman, including a display of the process and materials used in creating psyankyi eggs, is on display through June at the Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Road in Washington. According to a news release from the library, Eastman began making pysanky when she was 5 years old. Growing […]