BRIDGTON — Guest artist Guenola Lefeuvre’s “Textured Porcelain” work is scheduled to be on display Friday, Dec. 2, through Monday, Jan. 2, at Gallery 302 at 112 Main St. A meet and greet reception in Guenola’s honor is set for 5-7 p.m. Dec. 2. Guenola creates ceramic pieces, organic in form, which are inspired by […]
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DFD Russell Medical Centers welcome Mayra Brink
MONMOUTH — DFD Russell Medical Centers welcomes board-certified physician assistant Mayra Brink to the team. Brink attended Franklin Pierce University where she completed her master’s in physician assistant studies with a special interest in pediatrics and women’s health. She obtained her bachelor’s in biology from Moravian College, graduating with honors, according to a news release […]
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Rising costs stretch food pantries as demand peaks
Preble Street has seen a 30% increase in food costs this year as pantries across southern Maine expect this to be their busiest year on record.
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Skowhegan, Western Maine parishes to help children in need
The Box of Joy program, facilitated by Skowhegan and Western Maine Lakes churches, helps children in need. To participate, individuals and families fill a shoe box or boxes with gifts and mark the box for a boy or a girl and the approximate age. In general, toys, hygiene items and school supplies are acceptable. Items […]
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Maine’s 1st ski mountain restores historic name: Pleasant Mountain
Its previous name, Shawnee Peak, was chosen in 1988 by owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.
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Bridgton gallery to feature guest artist through Oct. 6
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 welcomes Jane Croteau as guest artist through Oct. 6 at 112 Main St. Croteau is a former long-time active member of Gallery 302 who now specializes in oils. An opening reception was held Sept. 2. For 36 years, until she retired in 2016, she worked as a stained-glass artist, designing and […]
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Rufus Porter museum to open this weekend
The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton will open for its 2022 season at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11. The new exhibit for the 2022 season will be You Can Get There From Here: Itinerancy and Travel in the 19th Century. This exhibit provides an overview on the key element of […]
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Bridgton gallery welcomes milliner to cooperative
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 welcomes milliner Nancy Corcoran-Murphy to its cooperative gallery at 112 Main St. The Bridgton Collection is inspired by the women in her family, rooting back to the early 1900s when her grandmother and sister attended Bridgton Academy. Her family summered in Waterford, at their camp on Bear Pond for many years, […]
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Bridgton’s Art in the Park to return
After a two-year break because of health concerns, Bridgton’s Art in the Park event is due to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Shorey Park on Main Street in Bridgton, with a rain date of July 17. There will be spaces for 37 artists and four nonprofit organizations. Art […]
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Bridgton gallery welcomes new artist
BRIDGTON — Painter Phyllis Tracy is new to Gallery 302’s cooperative gallery, at 112 Main St. She lives and paints in the Mount Washington Valley of northern New Hampshire. An artist all her life, she has used her artistic talent in all of her career choices. Graduating from Massachusetts College of Art with a Bachelor […]