Sugarhouses open their doors for Maine Maple Sunday Weekend events March 25-26 with demonstrations, samplings and sales, pancake breakfasts and other family activities.
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Inside Windham: March 17
Composting service coming to a curbside near you Beginning in April, Windham residents will be able to do curbside composting when Garbage to Garden brings their service to town. Pre-enrollment is open now. Sign up by either visiting garbagetogarden.org or calling 332-0277. The process is simple. Each week on trash day, food scraps will be […]
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Inside Gray: March 17
Rabies case confirmed near Weymouth Road The Maine Center for Disease Control last week confirmed a positive rabies test against a raccoon found deceased near Weymouth Road in Gray on Feb. 22. Residents are reminded to vaccinate their pets, license dogs and keep an eye on pets when they’re let outdoors. Rabies is a virus […]
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Cape’s Elizabeth’s wayward seals – two of them – rehabilitated and released
The seal pup rescued after wandering town streets in January and another pup rescued a week earlier were safely returned to the ocean Thursday.
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Freedom Reads sets up ‘micro-libraries’ at Windham prison
The nonprofit organization’s founder says supplying books to prisons builds community and inspires hope among the incarcerated.
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Inside Bridgton: March 10
Get outside with community hikes throughout March Loon Echo Land Trust offers four hikes or trail walks through the month of March, with snowshoes available to borrow for free. Join a casual meet-up at Pondicherry Park at 12:15 p.m. Monday, March 13. No registration is required. The group will meet at the Bob Dunning Memorial […]
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Inside New Gloucester: March 10
Village Coffeehouse back in business After a hiatus of three years, the Village Coffeehouse of the First Congregational Church of New Gloucester is re-opening, kicking off with a concert from the Lunch Pail Band. This improvisational blues band features mouth harpist Jere DeWaters, who carries his harmonicas in his lunch pail, as well as his […]
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In Westbrook, Hawkins is at home on the streets
Lacking a permanent residence, the self-proclaimed “adventurer” is not interested in shelters or any type of official assistance, preferring to take care of himself.
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Windham vet walking to all corners of U.S., finding big hearts along the way
Matt Dyer’s 5,871-mile journey has evolved from a fitness challenge to a “people challenge” motivated by the kind people he meets on his route.
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Inside Windham: March 3
Historical Society presents showing of gunpowder mills documentary Windham Historical Society will show the documentary “The Gunpowder Mills of Gorham and Windham, Maine” at 1 p.m. March 11 at the Little Meetinghouse at 719 Roosevelt Trail in North Windham. Producer Patrick Bonsant, who worked with Georgia Humphrey of Gorham Community Access Television to produce the […]