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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make campaign stop in Maine next week
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will address local farmers and volunteers in Freeport on Tuesday, July 9, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. to discuss issues impacting the food system. The event’s exact location is to be announced. Kennedy is working to get on...
The young people striving to make their mark on Maine state policy
Lianna Holden, representing Freeport High School Students Demand Action, speaks at a gun-safety rally in the Maine State House in Augusta on March 13, 2024. (Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) Growing up amid rising school shootings across the country, gun safety had been a key concern for recent Freeport high...
‘Tasty Tuesday’ Food Truck Extravaganza Returns to Lisbon, Maine
Located in Lisbon Falls, Maine, the Tasty Tuesday Food Truck Rally is set to be a delicious hit that celebrates community and food. According to a press release, this event was created by the Lisbon Economic and Community Development office in partnership with Randy Smith of Pinky D’s Poutine Factory Food Truck, and has quickly become a local sensation!
Returning to the Boston Post Cane
This time last year I wrote a column asking whether there might be any takers for Wiscasset’s Boston Post Cane. You know, the time-honored tradition of passing a ceremonial walking stick to the town’s oldest resident to keep for as long as they live, after which it’s passed on to the next oldest resident. It’s more or less a New England thing, like celebrating Patriot’s Day on the third Monday of April every year.
South Portland Dempsey Center Moving to Westbrook, Maine’s Rock Row
The Dempsey Center was founded in Lewiston, Maine in 2008 by Maine's Patrick Dempsey after his mother Amanda was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1997. His goal with the Center was to help make life better for people who have been impacted by cancer. In 2017, the Dempsey Center merged...
‘No one should be taken by surprise’: Mapping imminent tidal flood risks in Maine
A new analysis by the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists finds that at least 20 to 30 pieces of “critical infrastructure” in Maine will face frequent, disruptive tidal flooding in the coming years and decades. Even in an optimistic climate change scenario, three Maine Superfund sites and two...
New Gloucester Rides- Call for volunteers
BLING is pleased to announce the launch of New Gloucester Rides, a volunteer transportation program serving New Gloucester residents, developed with Lifelong Maine and AARP guidance and tools, and modeled on successful programs in other Maine towns, including Age-Friendly Saco and Central Maine’s Neighbors Driving Neighbors. Transportation is a vital need in rural Maine for older people and for people with disabilities. Those who do not drive, or who give up their driver’s license as they age, whose family members live in distant states, whose health care providers are miles away, face a profound lack of transportation. Volunteers vetted and trained by New Gloucester Rides will provide rides to medical and dental appointments.
LEWISTON – “Clinic in the Community”- Free health screening-July 12
LEWISTON – The Central Maine Family Medicine Residency, along with Healthy Androscoggin and Maine Family Planning, will host a “Clinic in the Community” this month. The event is scheduled for July 12 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Members of the public will have the opportunity to access free blood pressure checks, reproductive healthcare services, diabetes screening and learn about lead poisoning prevention.
Record crowd enjoys popular festival in Oxford Hills
OTISFIELD, Maine — A popular festival in Otisfield continues to grow every year, once again setting an attendance record on Sunday. The Otisfield Historical Society and Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association hosted their annual Strawberry Festival on the lawn of the historic Bell Hill Meetinghouse Sunday afternoon. There was also a pop-up art show inside the Meetinghouse, which was built in 1839. The show featured the work of Otisfield artist Annie Gregoire.
Topsham Fairgrounds fills with people and horses for barrel racing
TOPSHAM, Maine — While many are spending their holiday weekend setting off fireworks and hosting barbecues, some had other ideas and went barrel racing in Topsham. The Maine National Barrel Horse Association hosted a competition at the Topsham Fairgrounds, filling the venue with horses and competitors of all ages.
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