Welling joins Gawler band Beck Welling, a 16-year-old fiddler from New Gloucester, is joining the Gawler Family Band on stage at the First Congregational Church’s Village Coffeehouse performance on Saturday. Welling is a longtime student of Ellen Gawler. Music is set for 7 p.m. and tickets are available at the door for $10 per person. […]

All about barns Can you tell an English barn from a New England barn? Expert Don Perkins could clue you in. This Maine author is visiting the New Gloucester Public Library at 6 p.m. Monday, March 25, discussing his book, “The Barns of Maine.” The audience will be able to join in-person or online. A […]

Marvelous maple pancake breakfast weekend Royal River Orchards will host its much-anticipated al fresco pancake breakfasts the weekend of March 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to noon, or until it sells out. The menu includes pancakes made from scratch, homemade maple syrup, as well as bacon, applesauce, maple baked beans and coffee for $10 […]

Celebrating the town’s 250th Beginning in March with a traditional bean supper and ending in September with a parade, events are planned to commemorate the town’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of its incorporation. The nearly year-long celebration will highlight New Gloucester’s history, people, places, unique features, hidden talents, farm, food and drink specialties. Events will […]

Pisgah Hill by moonlight Howl at the moon during the 12th annual Pisgah Hill Preserve Full Moon Trek with the Royal River Conservation Trust Feb. 24. The opportunity to ascend this 0.6-mile trail will be from 4 to 7 p.m. The sun sets at 5:23 p.m., best seen from near the summit where campfires, s’mores […]

Veterans Monument additions To qualify to have a name engraved on the New Gloucester Veterans Monument, an individual must be a veteran or currently active in the military, reserves or National Guard and a New Gloucester resident at some point in their lives. Proof of military status is required, such as a copy of discharge […]

Sand buckets for neighbors Sand buckets are available for residents to pick up at the Fire Station at 611 Lewiston Road. However, lifting a 5-gallon bucket of sand weighing in at more than 40 pounds can pose a struggle for some people. For those unable to fill and transport a sand bucket by themselves, Building […]