Healthy Living for ME plans to offer a free, six-week, interactive workshop, “Building Better Caregivers.” The workshop is scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Jan. 12 through Feb. 16, with classes held virtually via Zoom. During this workshop caregivers can learn and receive support from others going through similar caregiving experiences. The […]
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UMaine Extension garlic project keeps growing in gardens
ORONO — For nearly a quarter-century, Dave Fuller has been teaching people of all ages how to grow hardneck garlic. It’s been one of his areas of expertise as a University of Maine Cooperative Extension agriculture and nontimber forest products professional based in Farmington, according to a news release from the extension. He has provided […]
UMaine professors complete South Atlantic research cruise
ORONO — Lee Karp-Boss and Emmanuel Boss, professors at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, completed a month-long research cruise in the western South Atlantic Ocean as part of Tara Ocean Foundation’s Mission Microbiomes project. Tara, a French nonprofit that conducts ocean expeditions using its titular research schooner, launched the project in December 2020 to […]
University extensions to offer webinar on growing microgreens
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension plan to offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing microgreens indoors at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan 3, 2022. The session details the ideal conditions for growing high-quality microgreens indoors, and the variety of herb, flower and vegetable seeds typically used. UMaine Extension […]
Agriculture department aims to expand conservation partnerships
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is leveraging its authorities under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to bring in new types of partners and ultimately expand opportunities in voluntary conservation for the nation’s agricultural producers and private landowners. In direct response to feedback from state agencies, Tribes, nonprofits and other groups, USDA has updated […]
Solon student named to West Virginia college president’s list
ELKINS, W.V. — Kaitlin Dixon of Solon has been named to the 2021 fall semester president’s list at Davis & Elkins College. The president’s list includes all full-time students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester.
Education center to host free individualized virtual sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Jan. 3, at 9 and 11 a.m., and noon • Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Thursday, Jan. 6, […]
Bruins notebook: Seven players out of protocol, Charlie Coyle in
Charlie Coyle is joined by Taylor Hall, Brandon Carlo and Oskar Steen in the COVID-19 protocols for Boston, which hopes to return to play Wednesday.
After suicide bombing, Congo officials fear more attacks
There have been worrying signs that religious extremism is escalating around the city of Beni.
Sarah Weddington, attorney who won Roe v. Wade decision, dies at 76
She secured abortion rights in the landmark case that is now being tested by new lawsuits and laws.