Join Mill Park Pétanque Club 

We would like to invite and welcome you to the Mill Park Pétanque Club located at 1 Water Street in downtown Augusta. 

Everyone benefits from participating in a sport or hobby. Pétanque is a sport that will evoke passion, laughter, cheers, focus, skill and tears of joy when players excel and triumph. Pétanque is the most inclusive game in the world you can play. There is no talk of being overweight, short, disabled or old. In the world of Pétanque all these things DON’T MATTER! 

Players of all ages are invited to join us. We offer every level of play from beginner to experienced and are happy to teach you how to play. Lessons are free and we have boules for you to use while you are deciding if pétanque is your new favorite pastime. Come and learn to play one America’s fastest growing sports, pétanque, pronounced “pay-tonk”.

During the summer there is someone at the courts almost every day so, while driving by, if you see someone there stop in and say hello. We meet regularly on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings for serious play but we always have room to teach new players. In addition, we host 4 competitive tournaments during the year.

2023 will be our 13^th year at Mill Park and it is looking like it will be our best one yet.

Come join us and play this wonderful game with a “funny name”. 

To sign up for free lessons or questions, email us at: ray7275@gmail.com or you can call and leave a message at 207-622-3389.

Visit the Augusta Staples to Dispose of your e-waste!

Details below

• $10 back in rewards offer for tech recycling (e-waste)
• 4/16-6/3, customers will earn $10 Back in Rewards (redeemable in store only) when they recycle tech
• Customers will continue to receive $5 back for all other recycling
• All Rewards can be earned once per customer per calendar month and will be sent to the customer the following month

Kathleen Bellmore Promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Camden National Bank

Camden National Bank announced that Kathleen (Kate) Bellmore was promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer. In her new role, she will continue to lead the organization’s talent acquisition function while also leading the Bank’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. Under her leadership, the Bank will expand its diverse talent pipelines and build upon its strong foundation to shape an environment where diverse voices and backgrounds continue to be welcomed and heard. 



“Adding this important role to our organization will help us become a stronger company with Kate’s guidance,” said Gregory A. Dufour president and chief executive officer of Camden National Bank. “Kate brings extensive knowledge with over 15 years of experience in human resources and truly understands the value that a diverse workforce adds to how well we serve our customers and communities who encompass different perspectives and backgrounds.” 

Bellmore received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maine and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources Management from Thomas College. She is recognized as a Senior Certified Professional by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM –SCP) and a Professional in Human Resources by the Human Resource Certification Institute. She is expected to graduate this spring from the Maine Development Foundation’s Institute for Civic Leadership development program. 

Goodwill’s new technology uses brain waves to ease anxiety and depression, and to help diagnose underlying conditions in people who have a brain injury 

Goodwill’s NeuroRehabilitation clinics bought a new piece of technology that helps train people’s brains to be more flexible and efficient. NeuroFeedback helps treat anxiety, depression, insomnia, and more in a noninvasive way. It also can help healthcare staff diagnose autism, schizophrenia, brain injury, and more without relying solely on self-reported symptoms.



“It can be difficult for a patient with a brain injury to describe all of their symptoms, and to separate a concurrent diagnoses from their brain injury symptoms,” said Mackenna Murtagh, Clinical Director of Goodwill NeuroRehab Services. “For instance, a lack of focus might be a symptom of a concussion, but it could be an undiagnosed ADHD symptom. NeuroFeedback lets us see a clearer picture of what’s happening in someone’s brain so we can give them the therapies they need.” 

During NeuroFeedback treatments, the client wears a cap with electrodes all over it that reads brain waves. Dr. Murtagh can put “games” on a TV screen in front of the client to try to re-train the brain in certain ways. Goodwill staff began using NeuroFeedback technology at the end of February. In that short time, some clients have begun reporting better sleep and mood. Goodwill NeuroRehab is at 618 Main Street, Lewiston and serves 180 clients in Maine.

21st Annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival

Featuring Keynote Poet Molly McCully Brown, Award Winning Poet and Essayist

April 28, 2023 at 7:30 P.M.

Bennett D. Katz Library, UMA Augusta Campus

The Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival continues its tradition of celebrating emerging and established poets at its annual event, this year held on April 28^th at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), at the Bennett D. Katz Library, 46 University Dr., Augusta, Maine. This event is free and open to the public, however, seating is limited. To register and see the program, please visit our web page, https://www.uma.edu/plunkett. 

Kennebec Valley Humane Society

On a snowy March day, staff visited the site of KVHS’s future home at 168 Leighton Road in Augusta, Maine. Many of the staff had not been on the property since the groundbreaking event in August and Sheridan has been hard at work making this dream building a reality. The new facility will be 19,000 square feet and is situated on 77 acres of land. KVHS looks forward to continuing the life saving work of providing hope, healing and second chances to animals every day.