Cupcakes WELD — A Cupcake Decorating Class is also being taught by Julie Jervis and is scheduled for February 12 in the Multi-purpose room at the Weld Town Office from 6:30-8 pm, $5 is suggested donation for supplies. Come decorate a cupcake bouquet to take home. Watch a demonstration of making buttercream frosting and take […]
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Public invited to ‘An Evening of Poetry’
FARMINGTON—The University of Maine at Farmington is inviting the public to a series of UMF Public Forum events on the UMF campus during the spring 2024 semester. These thematic panel discussions explore creative and academic topics while engaging perspectives from UMF faculty, students and members of the Farmington community. The first UMF Public Forum event […]
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Applications for $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship open
PORTLAND – Students who will graduate from Maine public high schools this spring and plan to attend a two- or four-year college in fall 2024 are invited to complete the online application for the $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship by midnight, April 1. The Mitchell Institute will award 185 $10,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Maine’s public […]
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ecomaine challenges students to innovate, upcycle waste
PORTLAND — ecomaine is thrilled to announce the launch of its Upcycle Challenge for 2024, targeted at students from grades 1st to 6th, and 7th to 12th with the opportunity to win a $250 award in their respective age groups. The Upcycle Challenge invites students from ecomaine’s member communities to transform discarded items into fresh, […]
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AARP accepting Community Challenge grant applications
PORTLAND—AARP Maine invites local eligible non-profit organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2024 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. AARP Community Challenge grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and more. Now in […]
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Local Democrats to caucus Feb. 4
FRANKLIN COUNTY— Democrats from all over Franklin County will meet in their biennial municipal caucuses on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. They will elect state convention delegates, organize their local Democratic parties, and sign candidate petitions for the June primary election. State convention delegates will meet May 31 and June 1 to elect delegates to the […]
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MV Rec, half season, Hotel Rumford 7-0
RUMFORD — Halfway through the 2023/24 regular season of the Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League and Hotel Rumford leads with an undefeated record of 7-0. They had an easy win this week by virtue of a forfeit victory over Dixfield (1-6). In the only game then played at MVHS, A & G Custom Cabinets and […]
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Book talk with Saskia Reinholt
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Friday, Jan. 19 at 4:30 p.m., public art takes on a new look in rural Maine with the Barn Quilt Trail, a project of the High Peaks Creative Council. While the Barn Quilt Trail has been established for a few years now, a new book takes a deep dive into the background […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: An exciting opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center
We’d been waiting for a couple of weeks for opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center. I wanted to ski and my wife, Nancy, planned to snowshoe. Dec. 9 was the magical day. A phone call confirmed that many of the ski trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing and snowshoe trails packed by […]
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Dan’s Data- December
On December 19th 2023 the Rangeley area endured a massive storm with 47MPH wind gusts which caused widespread outages, trees and lines down and over 4 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. The Chick Hill crew worked tirelessly into the night overseeing pumpstation and chasing alarms. Chick Hills pump stations pumped four times the […]