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🌱 Patch AM: When can students finally return to Augusta’s Maine State Museum?
Coming up on the Augusta Patch calendar: Up in Maine - Silent Movie Festival
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In today's newsletter:
- When can students finally return to Augusta's Maine State Museum?
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fall field trip guide takes learning across western Maine and beyond (centralmaine.com) — Families and teachers planning fall learning adventures will soon have a major new option in Augusta, with the Maine State Museum scheduled to reopen Oct. 24 and offering free admission for homeschoolers. The guide also highlights museums, farms, trails and historic sites across western Maine and beyond, from Bethel and Livermore Falls to Gray, Bath and New Gloucester, with details on costs and reservations. 
📸 Around Augusta
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Augusta
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★ Featured events ★
- Up in Maine - Silent Movie Festival →
University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Dr, Augusta
1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Board of Education Workshop
Augusta Public Schools Capital Area Tech Center, 7 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA
6:30 pm - Operations Committee
Rsu 12 Somerville Elementary School, 665 Patricktown Rd, Somerville, M
3:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Education Workshop
Augusta Public Schools Capital Area Tech Center, 7 Pierce Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA
6:30 pm - 2026 Contra Dance Series - August 29th Dance →
Vassalboro Grange #332, 353 Main St, Vassalboro
6:00 pm - August 29 East Vassalboro Grange 5th Saturday... →
Vassalboro Grange #332, 353 Main St, Vassalboro
6:00 pm - August 29 East Vassalboro Grange 5th Saturday Contra Dance Series 2026 →
Vassalboro Grange #332, 353 Main St, Vassalboro
6:00 pm - FIRST STUDENT DAY GRADES K-6, 9 & 12 CATC
Rsu 38 Manchester, ME 04351 - FIRST STUDENT DAY GRADES PRE-K, 7, 8, 10, & 11
Rsu 38 Manchester, ME 04351 - Operations Committee
Rsu 12 Somerville Elementary School, 665 Patricktown Rd, Somerville, M
3:00 pm - Unabashedly →
Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, Waterville
7:30 pm - Rock the Dock: The 7 Wonders →
The Woodshed, 911 Western Ave, Manchester
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Waterville
- 8 Maine events this week include 'Million Dollar Quartet,' Acton fair (centralmaine.com)
- Single-tenant industrial portfolio across four Maine locations sells for $8M (mainebiz.biz)
- Alfond Youth & Community Center Announces Major Leadership Restructuring (ultimatemaine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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