Jon Monroe will present on how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) will work, including differences in casting ballots, how ballots are counted, and common concerns about RCV arising from recent legislative and judicial decisions. Monroe is the League of Women Voters Outreach Specialist and previously served with the elections division of the office of the Maine Secretary of State. He holds a doctorate in political science from Michigan State University.

The event will be held Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m. at the University of Maine at Machias in Science Building room 102.

As warm days inch to the forefront and those extra blankets get tucked away, the rebirth of spring appropriately signals Mother’s Day.

Mothers everywhere will maybe get a day off, a flower to wear and possibly breakfast in bed. Though experience tells me that this exuberant annual event can easily turn into more of a catastrophe than a treat.

by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

She was the first woman district attorney in New England, the first woman attorney general for Maine, and now she’s hoping to become Maine’s first female chief executive. Janet Mills is running for governor on the crowded democratic ticket which will be whittled from eight to one by the June 12 primary.

Upcoming events

Breakfast - Saturday, May 5, 7 to 9 a.m. Parish Hall, Dennysville

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Pancakes, eggs, home fries,Baked beans, sausage, bacon,Toast, juices, beverages.Monthly play reading with Stage East, free, Eastport Arts Center. May 5, 2-4 p.m.,

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“Colon Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention a Surgeons’ Perspective.”  

For one late April night, wrestling and cancer awareness came together at the Narraguagus High School. A crowd filled the gym to watch Global Independent Wrestling. All of the proceeds went towards the fight to end childhood cancer. Ryan Colson, who organized the event, has held several wrestling events for various families that have dealt with cancer.

The Union Hall in Columbia Falls, Maine is seeking new committee members. Contact Heather Grant, Town Administrator, and Shelby Greene, Union Hall Chairperson, at the town office at 483-4067.

The Professionals’ Driving Team of SAD #37 held bus evacuations in all of the schools this past week. We do two a year, one in the fall and one in the spring.

On Monday I finally got to my dentist appointment in Lubec; it was a lovely day to be out and about with the good weather that day.

Got my bees and they died. I don’t think they lasted two days. The workers never got the queen . The state is supposed to come and check out the bees. 

Ayden Dennison is home after being hit by a vehicle in East Machias on Sunday afternoon, April 22nd. He had to spend a few days in the Bangor hospital where the doctors fixed a compound fracture of his leg. His face was scratched up but he’s doing better now that he’s home in a wheel chair. He’ll be laid up for at least six weeks. Quick recovery Ayden. 

Trudy Seavey of Artistic Fire Pyrography is the May featured artist at the Henry D. Moore Library in Steuben.

The public is invited to an opening reception 6-7 p.m. Monday, May 7. The show will be available for viewing during regularly library hours for the month of May.  

Calais Celtic Concerts will present Fara from the Orkney Islands of Scotland at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Park St., Calais, Me, Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m. U.S. / 8  p.m. Canadian time. Doors will open at 6 p.m. EST. Fara is an exciting all female fiddle/piano group on their first official US Tour, playing the East Coast in May.

Many residents of coastal Washington County are familiar with Pembroke’s Stephen Sanfilippo through his work with the Pembroke Historical Society, Pembroke Library, other area organizations, and as a soloist at St. John’s Church. During April and May, Dr. Sanfilippo, recently retired from teaching history at Maine Maritime Academy, will be presenting a series of lectures and concerts on his native Long Island, New York.