The Central Maine Garden Club is accepting applications for its annual gardening grant program, Flowers, Flowers Everywhere. This program awards grant funds up to $100 to nonprofit groups in Waterville, Winslow and surrounding communities for the purpose of planting flowers to beautify their towns. Volunteers should be responsible for the work to plant and maintain […]
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Waterville implements CivicReady notification system
The city of Waterville has partnered with CivicReady to implement its mass notification system. CivicReady will allow the city to issue routine communications, urgent notifications, emergency instructions and warnings to subscribed citizens via email, text message and voicemail alert. In the event of a local emergency, citizens subscribed to CivicReady will benefit from immediate, actionable […]
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Youth Art Month returns to Waterville Creates, Greene Block + Studios
WATERVILLE — Ticonic Gallery, a division of Waterville Creates, is partnering with Greene Block + Studios to celebrate Youth Art Month with a multi-site exhibition of artwork by local students in grades K-12. The 10th annual YAM exhibition will be open at both locations Friday, March 1, through Sunday, March 31, with an opening reception […]
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Statewide program adds free student loan repayment counseling
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine staff are offering free student loan repayment counseling in addition to classes and coaching in financial education. Counseling is for individuals who are struggling to repay student loans or: • Have a loan that is past due or in default; • need assistance choosing a repayment plan; • want to […]
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Rural Energy for America Program funding available
Current applications must be submitted by March 15.
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Gabriele Rice and Suzon Morrison finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Feb. 20 duplicate bridge session. Di Bishop and Ken Harvey placed second, and Sylvia Palmer and Linda Atkinson tied with Ed and Joyce Rushton for third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the […]
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About $600K available to state growers to pursue innovation
The deadline for grant proposals of up to $100K per project is Monday, March 18.
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Gardening webinar series set for March, April
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer a series of gardening webinars that will offer information, practical knowledge and insights for gardeners of all levels. The webinars will focus on the backyard growing of food in Maine, including cranberries, blueberries, and potatoes, and will feature expert speakers from UMaine Extension. […]
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Finding Our Voices fundraiser to host actor in Camden March 9
Actor Gabriel Byrne plans to make a rare Maine public appearance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., to raise money for domestic abuse awareness. “An evening with Gabriel Byrne” will feature a screening of Byrne’s 1995 film “The Usual Suspects” followed by a live question and answer […]
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UMaine Farmington students explore climate change
FARMINGTON — Climate change and excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pose a threat in Maine and around the world. Undergraduate student researchers at the University of Maine at Farmington and their faculty mentor, Doug Reusch, professor of Geology, have found a possible way to minimize it — deep in the ocean, according to a […]