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Orono, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Orono! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Orono families can cut heating bills with free window inserts
- What leap does UMaine expect from Ace Flagg this season?
Also on today's calendar: Caribou Bog Conservation Area and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• First National Bank partners with WindowDressers to support three community builds (bangordailynews.com) — Orono residents can benefit from upcoming WindowDressers community builds sponsored by First National Bank, which will provide both funding and volunteers to assemble low-cost insulating window inserts. The program especially helps households struggling with heating costs, and locals are invited to sign up to volunteer or request inserts through WindowDressers’ website. 
• Black Bears expecting year two leap from Flagg (foxbangor.com) — UMaine men’s basketball is back practicing in Orono, where coaches expect local standout Ace Flagg to take a big step forward in his sophomore season. After earning America East All-Rookie honors, he’s coming off a strong summer as the Black Bears prepare to open at Providence on November 2.
📸 Around Orono
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Upcoming Events in
Orono
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★ Featured events ★
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Liberty & Legacy: BHS Annual Awards Night →
Penobscot Valley Country Club, 366 Main Street, Orono
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Caribou Bog Conservation Area →
Orono ME
8:00 am -
Geezers in Sneakers Getting Coffee →
Dana and Mary Ann Devoe Community Room, 39 Pine Street, Orono
9:30 am -
Public Hearing →
Council Chamber, 59 Main St., Orono
5:00 pm -
Town Council Meeting →
Council Chamber, 59 Main St., Orono
5:00 pm -
Morris Dancing Workshop →
10 Birch St, Orono
6:00 pm -
Tree Board Meeting →
135 Kelley Road, Orono
5:00 pm -
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee Meeting →
Town Office, 59 Main St., Orono
6:30 pm -
Candidates Night →
Council Chamber, 59 Main St., Orono
6:00 pm -
Nominations, Evaluations, and Council Policies Committee Meeting →
Council Chamber, 59 Main St., Orono
9:00 am -
Opera Talk- Cosi fan tutte lecture →
39 Pine Street, Orono
5:00 pm -
Fields Pond Book Group →
Dana and Mary Ann Devoe Community Room, 39 Pine Street, Orono
6:30 pm
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bangor. Apply here.
- Encompass Health posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Bangor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orono here.
🗞 Nearby News
Old Town
- Partners for Peace celebrates Domestic Violence Awareness Month (bangordailynews.com)
- Central boys sneak past Old Town (foxbangor.com)
- Dunlap wants to represent the Maine district he's spent his life in (wmtw.com)
Bangor
- This family bought a Bangor home after 15 years of renting in the city (bangordailynews.com)
- Bangor's New Mural Celebrates Community And Belonging (q1065.fm)
- Police investigate egging at Susan Collins' Bangor home (newscentermaine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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