Welcome, Neighbor provides orientation Local businesses and organizations can obtain free publicity by participating in Welcome, Neighbor, a grassroots community volunteer project. It was developed to welcome new residents to New Gloucester by providing a packet of information to assist in their transition and encourage them to shop and support locally. Only New Gloucester-based businesses, […]
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Inside Bridgton: Aug. 30
Camp celebrates 50 years Girl Scouts of Maine and the Camp Pondicherry Alumni Association held a 50th anniversary celebration of Camp Pondicherry on Aug. 24, reuniting camp alumni and staff for a weekend of traditional camp fun and fundraising for camp scholarships. About 100 participants from across the U.S. and abroad represented five decades of […]
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Inside Windham: Aug. 30
Silver bullets back The town’s “silver bullet” recycling receptacles have been moved to their original location at the Public Works facility, 185 Windham Center Road. The silver bullets had been moved to the Family Resource Center when the Public Works facility was under construction. Now that the project has been completed, they have been returned. […]
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Arts Calendar
Music Aug. 30 Inanna: Sisters in Rhythm, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $15, 929-6472 or sacorivertheatre.org. Katherine Rhoda, folk, 7 p.m., Arts Center at 8 Hancock Avenue, Hiram, suggested donation $10 adults/$5 child. BYOB. Sept. 7 Connla, Irish music, 7:30 pm, Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, […]
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Inside Raymond: Aug. 23
Book club meeting Raymond Village Library will host a book club discussion of “The Stars are Fire” by Anita Shreve from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug 26. The library is at 3 Meadow Road. For more information, contact the library, 655-4283. Community Connections Liz Thompson of Southern Maine Area on Aging will speak at the Raymond […]
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Inside Gray: Aug. 23
Fairies and honeybees Maine Wildlife Park will feature Enchanted Forests Saturday, Aug. 24. Kids can visit a human-sized fairy house, meet and have their photos taken with fairies and then build a mini fairy habitat to take home. The following Saturday, Aug. 31, “Life of the Honeybee” will provide the opportunity for participants to inspect […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 22
Music Aug. 24 Sisters of Slide: Rory Block and Cindy Cashdollar, blues, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $15, 929-6472 or sacorivertheatre.org. Primitive Man, country-rock, 7 p.m. Arts Center, 8 Hancock Ave., Hiram. Suggested donation: $10 adults, $5 children. Aug. 25 An Evening of Acoustic Music with Ian Flanigan, […]
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Inside Bridgton: Aug. 16
Monument looking good Be sure to look at the newly restored Cleaves Soldiers Monument at the intersection at the top of Main Hill next time you’re in town. It has been cleaned and revived by local sculptor and restoration specialist Anthony Tafuri, ably assisted by his son, Davon. The soldier is all spiffed up and […]
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Inside Windham: Aug. 16
August at the library There are still a lot of fun things to do this summer at the Windham Public Library. To begin with, there are two exciting exhibits on display. The first is a showing of photography by the talented Jesse MacDonald and the other is a beautiful presentation of felt art created by […]
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Inside New Gloucester: Aug. 16
Native American festival The 11th annual festival of Maine’s finest, award-winning Native American artists will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 24. The Maine Native American Summer Market provides a rare opportunity to purchase museum-quality crafts directly from nationally recognized Wabanaki artists. A wide […]