The Farm Service Agency is accepting applications in all 16 counties for its Emergency Forest Restoration Program, to address damages caused by major storms on Dec. 18, 2023 and Jan. 10 and 13. EFRP provides payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest land to enable them to carry out emergency measures to restore land […]
Stacy Blanchet
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Farmington church to host Easter cantata
FARMINGTON — Worthy is the Lamb, a cantata of music and narration remembering the death, resurrection and majesty of Jesus, is set to be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31, by the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham St. The free program is divided into three sections. Section One is […]
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Artists sought for agriculture-focused calendar supporting mediation program
The submission deadline is May 20.
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Maine Office of Tourism urges observers to plan ahead for historic eclipse
Maine prepares to shine on April 8 with first total solar eclipse since 1963.
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Indigenous writers to visit Orono for Maine Humanities Council retreat
The Maine Humanities Council, a statewide non-profit organization and Maine’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is bringing together Mainers from across the state for its annual Readers Retreat. The public book event is set from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the University of Maine’s Wells Conference Center, 131 […]
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Online parenting workshop available for farmers of land, sea
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host its first online “Land and Water Lunchbox” session for farmers of land or sea at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28. This drop-in session will be an informal opportunity to meet with other producers to talk about parenting children of any age while tending to the […]
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Thinking Things Through: Humbled by kindness shown after losing dog Martha
The thought that there are so many good people out there — all those dog, cat and horse lovers, plus all those who swerve for squirrels or move turtles off the road — is a warm, glowing bright spot for me, Liz Soares writes.
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On Music: Kitchen Dwellers talk about bringing their folk-tinged bluegrass sound back to Maine
Quartet out of Montana wrote some of the songs off of their new album in Machias.
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UMaine Augusta, Maine CareerCenters to hold job, resource fair
The University of Maine at Augusta, in collaboration with the Maine CareerCenters, is set to host its second annual job and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge on the Augusta campus. Whether hoping to find their first job, a better job, or a […]
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River Arts seeks submissions for ‘Texture’ show
The deadline for entries is April 6.