Free smoke alarms installed New Gloucester Fire Rescue, in partnership with the American Red Cross and Building Livability in New Gloucester, is launching a new program to install 10-year smoke alarms in residents’ homes, free of charge. The organization is looking for volunteers to help install the smoke alarms. An installation workshop will be held […]

Tess Gerritsen to preview her new book Bestselling author of the “Rizzoli and Isles” series Tess Gerritsen will speak about her upcoming novel, “The Spy Coast,” at the New Gloucester Public Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. The book comes out in November and revolves around a retired CIA operative in small-town Maine who […]

Historical society to host talk on Opportunity Farm Diantha Hawkes Grant will present “Remembering Opportunity Farm” at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse. The Opportunity Farm was an educational center for disadvantaged boys, established in 1910. It continues today with multiple educational facilities open to boys and girls. Grant’s father, Bob Hawkes, […]

RRCT Watershed Landmarks Series The Royal River Conservation Trust will begin a new series of events featuring RRCT-owned properties throughout the region in September. The hike “Fairgrounds to Flowing North” launches the series at 9 a.m. Sept. 10. Participants will hike off-trail from the New Gloucester Fairgrounds down the river to RRCT’s Flowing North Preserve […]

Bikes, music and more at Community Fair The 2023 New Gloucester Community Fair is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at the fairgrounds at 106 Bald Hill Road. Nine new bicycles will be raffled off at noontime. The only requirement is attending the fair between 9 a.m. and noon and picking up […]

Disc Golf Jamboree To celebrate National Disc Golf Day, Pineland Farms will host its own Disc Golf Jamboree from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at its Outdoor and Fitness Center, 25 Campus Drive (the former YMCA). The greens fees at their Patriot and Minuteman courses will be free for all who want […]

Getting involved in the community BLING, which stands for Building Livability in New Gloucester, is a volunteer group that strives to make the town a more livable lifelong community for all ages. The group hosted a community listening and brainstorming session in late April. A plethora of ideas and suggestions came forward, so the core […]

Strawberry Moon Celebration Pick your own strawberries and grab a bite to eat during a three-day community festival from 4 to 7 p.m. June 22-24. The Strawberry Moon Celebration at the Pineland Farms Produce Division of Gillespie Farms, 752 Mayall Road, features food trucks, dessert, a cash bar, “kiddy” goat corner and live music, as […]

Soup and sandwich luncheon Join in on Gray-New Gloucester Recreation’s Community Cafe, geared toward community members age 60 and older. They gather on the second Wednesday of each month at the First Congregational Church vestry, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, for lunch and friendly conversation. The June 14 menu features soup and sandwiches. Lunch is served […]

Emergency fuel assistance With record-high fuel prices, it’s likely that many local residents could use help keeping their homes warm this winter season. The First Congregational Church’s Emergency Fuel Assistance Fund is available to any New Gloucester household, according to interim Pastor Kelli Whitman. Residents may request fuel support from the church once per year […]