Fish Tails Pet Emporium is cashing in on a nationwide trend: For a small fee on the week around Valentine’s Day, customers can name a cockroach after an ex-partner and feed it to the store’s 30-inch Savannah monitor lizard, Brutus.
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Posted inLife & Culture
Society Notebook: Center for Grieving Children celebrates 35 years of the healing power of love
The annual Love Gala returned for the first time since the pandemic began.
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Posted inTimes Record
Mentorship group strikes gold with bowling fundraiser
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick raised over $61,000 through its ‘Bowl for Kids’ Sake’ fundraiser, exceeding its $50,000 goal.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: The top Spirit Quest pairings, and a new market opens in Scarborough
Maine Restaurant Week’s Spirit Quest winners, Rosemont Market and Harbor Fish meld in Scarborough, and a fundraiser for Ukraine.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Maine State Music Theatre prepares for Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale
Maine State Music Theatre is calling for donations for its upcoming fundraiser, The Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale, which will take place on April 30 at 10 a.m. at 22 Elm St. in Brunswick. Donors can drop off new or lightly used items including furniture, electronics and kitchen goods to the same location on Wednesday and […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Bath youth center meets fundraising goal, sets new target
The Midcoast Youth Center had received nearly $45,300 from 79 donors in the community alone as of last week.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cousins River marshland moves closer to conservation
Maine Coast Heritage Trust needs $200,000 more to preserve the land along the Yarmouth river.
Posted inLocal & State
Misfit Farm in Somerville raises money to help with losses amid pandemic
The farm sanctuary is home to more than 80 animals, including goats, donkeys, cows, ducks, chickens, sheep and cats.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Evening with Maine writers will benefit disadvantaged Maine children
An online auction and a reading with Richard Russo and his daughter Kate Russo will raise money for Camp Susan Curtis.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster
Rappellers to go Over the Edge Saturday for veterans
Veterans Count Maine, a program of Easterseals, is raising money this week with a rappelling event at 1 Canal Plaza in downtown Portland.