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Search for wolves in northeast

John M. Glowa, Sr., president of The Maine Wolf Coalition, Inc., (MWC) a 501c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to wolf recovery in Maine through research, education and protection, is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Princeton University and Michigan Technological University. This collaboration will include the collection, preservation and analysis of wild canid scats, primarily […]

Local Farms Day at ACB

Come one and all to the first annual Local Farms Day at the Albert Church Brown Memorial Library at 37 Main St. in China Village. Attendees will view displays of goods of area farmers and producers with items also for sale. This family friendly event will be held on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. […]

National Poppy Day is May 27

Members of American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit #39, Madison will be distributing bright red poppies in exchange for a donation throughout the month of May. The Flanders Fields poppy has become an internationally known and recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war and the hope that none died in vain. The American Legion Family […]

OBITUARIES for Thursday, May 12, 2022

LINDA L. LIBBY OAKLAND – Linda L. Libby, 79, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Maine­General Medical Center, in Augusta. Linda was born in Oakland, at home, on April 19, 1943. She was daughter of the late Linwood and Clara (Moody) Grant. She attended school, in Oakland, at Williams High School. Linda married […]

Free dental care for military veterans

Appointments necessary for June 11 visits On Saturday, June 11, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Aspen Dental locations nationwide will open their doors to provide free care to military veterans across the country. Now in its eighth year, the Day of Service provides much-needed dental care for veterans at no cost to honor their […]

Foundation receives two grants totaling $5,340

Submitted by Connie Bellet Covid brought many changes to Maine’s economy. Among them were a damaged supply chain, social isolation, and an upset in the job market. The Living Communities Foundation and many other nonprofits are working to ameliorate these challenges and help people to adapt to a new economic reality. Local philanthropic organizations such […]

Roger Files graduates from academy

Roger Files, of Palermo, the son of Rachel Files, of Palermo, and Michael Simmons, of Belgrade, has graduated from the Maine Connections Academy, of Scarborough, on June 3, 2022. Throughout Roger’s high school career he achieved high school honor status and was inducted into the National Honor Society during his senior year. He also attended […]