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Veteran bikers escort Vietnam memorial
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - A group of veteran bikers gathered in Waterville this morning to help escort a moving tribute to Vietnam veterans. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is on its way to Guilford. A group of more than one hundred bikers led by police and the wall itself is...
Independence Day from the state capital
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine’s capital city hosted its annual July 4th celebration starting with a parade through the city. Thousands of people lined the route. Beginning at the State House, the parade made its way through the streets, ending at Old Fort Western. The parade featured superheroes, go-karts, and dance routines.
Fort Western celebrates Independence Day with tours and a barbecue
AUGUSTA (WGME) - Old Fort Western in Augusta celebrated Independence Day by giving tours of the National Landmark and hosting a barbecue by the picnic tables outside the fort. WGME got a private tour from Greg Edwards of Bowdoin, that included the supply house and a dining room where at different times in our colonial past Paul Revere, Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold stopped to eat.
A memorial traveling across the country honoring Vietnam veterans lands in Guilford
WATERVILLE/GUILFORD -- Around 100 veterans and supporters alike fell in line and rode together to escort the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall from Waterville to Guilford. "This has made my day, made my day," said Paul Zimmerman, Owner of the Red Maple Inn who led the coordinating efforts for the event since January. "I had a lot of people behind me."
EVENTS: China Village Fire Dept. annual chicken BBQ July 6
The annual chicken barbecue sponsored by the China Village Fire Department will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 11 a.m. The cost is $15 and will include a half chicken, baked beans, potato chips, roll and can of soda or bottled water. They plan to offer a drive-thru service again this year. Tables and chairs will be available for seating inside the station, or meals may be packaged to go. They also accept donations, made payable to the China Village Fire Dept., P.O. Box 6035, China Village, ME 04926.
Gardiner-Randolph Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge Project
Starting Monday July 8, at 12:00am there will be a closure of all Eastbound traffic, Gardiner to Randolph, on the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge over the Kennebec River. This closure will remain in effect through Friday August 16, 2024 to accommodate bridge repairs being performed for The Maine DOT. Eastbound...
EVENTS: Chadwick Cemetery Association annual meeting (2024)
The Chadwick Hill Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Thurssday, July 11, 2024, at 4 p.m., at the South China Community Church, 246 Village St., South China. New members are welcome. All interested parties are invited to attend. For additional information contact Jiff Zimmerman at 445-4000. Responsible journalism...
Gardiner- Gardiner Library July 23 at 6 p.m
Veteran Maine journalist Douglas Rooks takes on an intriguing historical question in his fourth book: Why is the most important judge Maine has ever produced so little known today? Join us at the Gardiner Library at 6 p.m. for reading and discussion about Melville Weston Fuller’s remarkable life and times. He was born in Augusta, flourished in Chicago, and served 22 years as U.S. Chief Justice. He presided during a tumultuous period of American history, and displayed a strong progressive streak, despite impressions to the contrary. Fuller stood for full constitutional rights for territories like Puerto Rico, pioneered the self-defense doctrine, and established a “public trust” for waterfronts, beaches and harbors. He never lost his affinity for his native state, and died at his summer home in Sorrento.
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