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Gilley classes focus on hawks, feathers and northern lights
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Three fun and creative classes at Wendell Gilley Museum are coming up that focus on the natural world around us. On Thursday, Aug. 29, from 2-3 p.m., discover the fabulousness of feathers in this fun program with museum educator Cynthia Ocel on Thursday, Aug. 29 from 2-3 p.m. Discover how feathers are built, how they function and all the different types of feathers that birds have. Look at them under a microscope and with hand lenses. Participants will finish by making art prints of feathers. This program is open to and fun for all ages, but children younger than 7 must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $10 per person for museum members and $15 for nonmembers. Sign up at www.wendellgilleymuseum.com/calendar.
New UNH poll highlights Mainers’ views on Senate race, housing, popular vote and more
Independent Angus King is favored in his reelection bid for his U.S. Senate seat among the three candidates in that race, a new poll finds. While he doesn’t currently have a majority of likely voters in Maine, 43% said they would vote for King “if the election were held today,” according to The Pine Tree […]
Local musician grateful for EP release
Online: Go to the website, www.aaronbearmusic.com to preview songs from the EP, which was released this year. In-person: Sundown Sessions at the Sundown Lounge off Depot Street in Bridgton on this Friday, Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and Sept. 13. Stella’s on the Square on Sept. 14, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5. The Bridgton Farmer’s Market on Oct. 5.
Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm
All Fresh Silking Corn Remains on Spray Intervals Prevent Infestation. Pest pressure was lower in most fields this week, as cooler nights and changing weather patterns slowed moth activity. However, counts remain high enough to require regular spray intervals in fields with fresh silks. Harvest continues in full swing as many later varieties have matured earlier than expected due to the hot weather. Early harvested fields are now being plowed down and seeded with cover crops.
Seal Island sees record number of breeding puffins
From a bird blind on Seal Island, I watched as puffins zoomed in from the sea with a rainbow of fish drooping from their beaks. They carried copper and golden juvenile haddock, redfish and white hake. Others had pink krill from massive upwellings that created magenta blotches just offshore. Some...
NFR Maine names five dogs after TV 5 News Crew
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - It was all about the dogs during our TV 5 Morning News on Friday. NFR Maine was live in our studio with not one, not two, not three, not four but FIVE adorable Chiweenie/Aussie mix puppies. And the Morning Show Family was tickled puppy to find out this four-legged family was name after us!
Patti’s Aug. 23 “Inside New Gloucester” column
New Gloucester’s 250th Birthday Parade, Community Celebration and Fair coming up soon!. Join in on the Sept. 7 grand finale of the yearlong celebration of New Gloucester’s 250th birthday, beginning with a festive 2.5-mile parade starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Lower Village near the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill Roads. Participants are to register by Aug. 30 using the application form on the Semiquincentennial Committee page posted at newgloucester.com. Registering on the day of the event will not be permitted.
State Rule Changes Threaten Medical Cannabis Providers
Vetted Cannabis is one of the medical offices affected by a state rules change. Rule changes made by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy could seriously impact the operations of several medical cannabis caregivers here. Sanford’s zoning ordinance currently allows for a medical cannabis cultivator to have an office where they prescribe and sell product directly to their patients. Before that provision was created, medical providers in town had to meet their patients in a public place to deliver cannabis to them.
Community Calendar: Aug. 24-Sept. 1, 2024
Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchard, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale. Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. School Supplies Distribution, 9 am, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. Baby Blessings, 10 am-noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. The Wintery Mix,...
More questions ballot bound in Wiscasset
A check with Maine Municipal Association over a committee’s request has led to plans for more Nov. 5 ballot questions for Wiscasset voters. Selectmen Aug. 20 supported ordinance changes Town Manager Dennis Simmons said would meet the Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee’s goal of voting privileges for longtime member Steve Williams of Georgetown.
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