THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts will host the Dot Jameson & Lucy Mayo Memorial Bean Supper on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m., at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street in Thomaston. The community supper will honor two longtime Thomaston residents whose love of cooking and commitment to their community left a lasting mark on the town. Proceeds will benefit the Thomaston Inter-Church Fellowship Food Pantry. 

The Walker Building Redevelopment Project is reviving the Walker School Walk-a-thon as a community fundraiser to help the town pay for building renovations. This 5K “Walker-thon” will also host a Fun Run for those wanting to run rather than walk. The event will take place (rain or shine) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m., starting and finishing at Walker School, 33 West Main Street, in Liberty. 

For many years, Walker students sought pledges from family and friends and walked to support their school.

The Waldoboro Fire Department will host its annual Open House on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.

Everyone is invited to the fire station at 1600 Atlantic Highway in Waldoboro. There will be fire truck rides, popcorn, games, and an opportunity to meet Sparky the Fire Dog. 

During the event you can view the department's history through photos and news stories throughout the years. 

United Midcoast Charities will host a practical cybersecurity workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 14, designed specifically for nonprofit leaders and decision-makers 

“What You Need to Know Before You Click” will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at United Midcoast Charities, in Camden. The workshop is being offered as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Merryspring Nature Center will host a family Autumn Ecology Walk on Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. 

All ages are invited on this guided tour of Merryspring Nature Center to see fall foliage and learn about the ecology of autumn. Guests will learn how and why leaves change color, identify trees, look for evidence of animals and learn how they prepare for winter, and watch for other signs of the changing season. 

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Mainers to be vigilant when viewing voting information online. This includes raising awareness of private sites that may give the false impression – by name, URL, and/or design – that it is an official election website. 

More than 600 students can earn a $2,400 student award if they enroll this year in no-cost manufacturing-related classes at three of Maine’s community colleges, thanks to a new $5 million U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grant presented to college officials on September 23. 

The Maine grant is part of a $50 million SBA grant to technical schools and community colleges across the nation intended to boost the workforce for small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses.

In the one month of September, five organizations provided $80,000 in grants to Finding Our Voices "to brighten the lives and prospects of Maine women domestic abuse survivors and their children as well as to foster healthy relationships among teens, according to the statewide nonprofit," said Finding Our Voices, in a news release.

ROCKLAND — Grant Wahlquist will serve as Interim Director of The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), effective immediately. A respected curator and cultural leader with deep ties to Maine’s arts community, according to a CMCA news release, Wahlquist brings nearly two decades of curatorial and critical experience to the role.

ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology invites students, families, community members, and alumni to attend its upcoming Open House + Career & College Expo on October 1, from 4 to 6 p.m., at its campus, at 1 Main St., Rockland.

Admission is free, and the event features giveaways, door prizes, and family-friendly activities throughout the evening. Additionally, the school's Bake Shop will be open during the event with items available for purchase.

The Maine Department of Labor offers free workplace safety and labor law training to help employers, managers, supervisors, human resources professionals and others understand workplace safety requirements and Maine labor laws. The Department has announced its schedule of October classes, with trainings offered through SafetyWorks! and the Bureau of Labor Standards.

MaineHealth will expand its research into the health impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, with funding from a five-year, $4.5 million grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.

The Maine State Library will hold community listening sessions around the state during the week of September 28 to gather feedback for the creation of a Maine Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Framework. One of those listening sessions will be held at Belfast Free Library, Sept. 29, from 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Colton Butler, 8th grade student, and his mother, Heather Butler, 5th grade teacher and team lead, both from Camden-Rockport Middle School (CRMS), gave a talk on the Camden-Rockport Wabanaki Sign Project at the September 19 meeting of Lady Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

BANGOR/HAMPDEN — The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be closing the on-ramp from northbound Route 202 to westbound I-395 on September 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for placing curb in the median.

Drivers heading northbound on Route 202 towards I-395 should use Exit 3B on I-395 onto Main Street in Bangor and take the next on-ramp to get onto I-395 westbound, according to MaineDot, in a news release.

Message boards are in place advising of the upcoming closure and there are detour signs along the detour route.