Ellsworth - Are you are interested in supporting others along their journey to recovery? Are you an individual in long-term recovery from substance use, a friend or family member of someone in recovery, or a recovery ally? Healthy Acadia is offering the Recovery Coach Academy, a 30-hour training session developed...
New Locations for KidsPeace Education Programs in Millinocket, Old Town ELLSWORTH – KidsPeace has named Rachel Bousquet to the role of Director of Education & Residential Programs in Maine. The organization also announced new locations for its education services in Millinocket and Old Town. Bousquet previous served as school principal at KidsPeace’s...
Janice Anthony, Incoming Fog, Ship’s Cove, Acadia, acrylic on canvas, 28 x 40 inches Ellsworth: Courthouse Gallery will present new work by four artists: Janice Anthony, Jeffery Becton, Richard Keen, and Linda Packard. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, September 11, and runs through October 15. In addition, the best...
ELLSWORTH: Woodlawn is one of several local non-profits selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a new Piaggio Fly 50 scooter. The scooter was generously donated by Stanley Subaru in celebration of their 20th anniversary. 100% Woodlawn’s ticket sales will go toward the Campaign for Woodlawn, a $8.2 million...
ELLSWORTH- Woodlawn is pleased to announce the 2019 Big Lobster Invitational Croquet Tournament will be held Wednesday, September 4 through Sunday, September 8. The tournament includes five days of spirited croquet play on the coast of Maine and is sponsored by the Woodlawn Croquet Program. Spectators are welcome. The 2019...
ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – The scholarship subcommittee of the Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee awarded three renewable Laurendeau Scholarships totaling $4,000. Recipients are Grace Despres, Fayette, attending Case Western Reserve University; Britney Nadeau, New Canada, Husson University; and Elizabeth Parker, Northport, University of Maine. Established in 2013, the statewide Laurendeau...
Two Maine craft artists team up for a duo guest artist appearance this month at (KōT) Contemporary Craft, 6 State Street in downtown Ellsworth, Maine. This is the fifth event in a series of summertime trunk shows showcasing the work of American craft artists. Award-winning artists, Metalsmith Erica Moody, and...
Healthy Acadia continues to offer free “Tai Chi for Health” classes in communities across Downeast Maine, with fall sessions set to begin in September. The ancient Chinese practice of tai chi is a martial art form that combines slow, deliberate movement sequences with breathing exercises. Regular tai practice has been...
Jacklyn Sinclair of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust in Ellsworth, ME presents school supplies to Cathy Lewis and Sherri Cox of Ellsworth Elementary Middle School. These items were collected during the Bank’s first annual School Supply Drive Bar Harbor – Thank you to all who participated in Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s...
Students will soon be heading back to the classroom and the American Red Cross is offering tips to help ensure they have a safe school year. “We can all do our part to make sure that students are safe as they return to school,” said Patricia Murtagh, CEO of the Maine...