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Upper St. John Valley Women’s Golf Club Looks for New Members
HOULTON, Maine (WAGM) - At the Houlton Community Golf Course along the shores of the picturesque Nickerson Lake, the Upper St. John Valley Women’s Golf Club completed its fourth tourney meet of the season Wednesday afternoon. 33 members competed, and a few shared their thoughts on how their game...
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Patten kicks off annual Pioneer Days celebration
Patten’s annual Pioneer Days started Monday, Aug. 3, with a pet parade and continues all week with food, parades, art shows, live music and historical reenactments through Sunday, Aug. 9. This packed schedule of activities and events is steeped in this Penobscot County town’s historic roots with such offerings...
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Several Presque Isle residents take the stage at Backstage Pass 2
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Several Aroostook County residents performed this weekend in Backstage Pass 2, a cabaret show featuring music from Broadway musicals. The show took place Friday and Saturday night at the UMPI Gauvin Center for the Arts in Presque Isle. Broadway favorites on the setlist. Performers danced...
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Houlton Food Fest Brings Cultures Together
HOULTON, Maine (WAGM) - Last Saturday Houlton showed county residents that you don’t need a passport to travel around the world. The 5th Annual Houlton International Food Festival wrapped up Saturday July 25th at Houlton Middle/High School. The free event featured food from 31 countries and included kids’ activities and cultural performances, but organizers say the day was about much more than food.
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Library kitten visit teaches kids cat safety tips
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Maine documentary ‘InhuMaine’ screens in Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Two free community screenings of “InhuMAINE”, an internationally award- nominated Maine-made documentary examining homelessness, resilience and systemic inequities, will be held in Presque Isle on Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1. The first screening will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July...
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Houlton Food Fest to Feature 31 Countries
HOULTON, Maine (WAGM) - Forget the airport, your next trip around the world could start in Houlton. This year, the Houlton Rotary International Food Festival is bigger than ever. This Saturday, the Houlton Rotary’s 5th Annual International Food Festival will feature 31 countries. Locals can expect kids’ activities, cultural performances like Scottish dancing, and much more before sampling dishes from dozens of countries. But organizers say the event is about much more than food.
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Nashville singer to headline 1st Northern Maine Summerfest next month
A national recording artist will come north next month for Madawaska’s inaugural Northern Maine Summerfest. Cody Lohden, who is signed to Nashville-based DeVille Records, will headline the festival. He will be supported by Anthony Todd, a Maine-based artist who blends country and hip-hop. It’s rare that nationally recognized artists...
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Jose and Bruce Capture Titles at 42nd annual Cary Classic
Eighty-eight golfers, including several past champions, competed on Sunday, July 12, in the 42nd annual Cary Classic Benefit Golf Tournament, the Jefferson Cary Foundation’s signature fundraising event supporting Cary Medical Center. Michael Bruce captured the Overall Men’s low gross title with an 18-hole score of 69, while Emily Jose...
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For Arts Sake: Fort Fairfield Brings Music Back in an Unusual Way.
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WAGM) -The Fort Fairfield School Department encourages students to participate in the arts, through both visual art, theater and music. But for 2 years, the school didn’t have a music teacher. How the school is working to build the music program back, in a slightly unusual way.
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This Caribou street festival has been bringing crowds downtown for over a decade
“Thursdays on Sweden,” Caribou’s annual biweekly summer street fair, is now in full swing and is continuing to draw large crowds more than a decade after it launched. Now in its 13th year, the event organized by the Caribou Parks and Recreation Department includes live music, food and craft vendors, and a beer garden in Caribou’s downtown.