The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer farm tractor safety classes in Gorham, Sidney and Presque Isle, starting Monday, April 8. Classes in each location meet for multiple days. Courses will be held at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm in Gorham, Kramer Tractor in Sidney, and School Administrative District 1 Presque Isle High […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H offers online club on farm animal care
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is set to offer an online club for children ages 9-18 about the basics of farm animal care at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 24 through May 8. The 4-H Farm Animal Care FUNdamentals Workshop Series will introduce the basics of caring for livestock. In this workshop, children can […]
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Madison senior receives school Principal’s Award
Hope Nadeau, a senior at Madison Junior Senior High School, is receiving the school’s 2024 Maine Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement, leadership, and citizenship. Nadeau is the daughter of John Nadeau and Debbie Kramer. “Throughout her years at Madison […]
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Youth Day at 2024 Elm City Classic set in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center, Colby College, and Thomas College are holding Youth Day at the 2024 Elm City Classic. The game between the two local colleges is set to take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 at Coombs Baseball Field at Colby College. Scheduled at Colby College Baseball & […]
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UMaine project to livestream total solar eclipse from stratosphere
ORONO — When Noah Lambert of Bar Harbor enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he imagined being able to do during his college career. For the past year, Lambert and nine other undergraduate and graduate students have […]
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UMaine-led research aims to help maple industry tap new markets
ORONO — Mainers know their maple syrup — the state is the third-largest producer of it nationwide. The same can’t be said in many other places. In parts of the southern and western U.S., many consumers don’t realize that maple syrup comes in different flavors based on when it was harvested or how long it […]
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Brunswick center launches online photo collection, contest
BRUNSWICK — Pejepscot History Center has announced the digitization and online launch of its extensive photo collection, comprising more than 26,000 images chronicling the history of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell. This achievement was made possible through the efforts of the center’s volunteers, who digitized and cataloged each photograph. The collection is scheduled to be accessible […]
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Local trust, watershed to take part in Maine Big Night
Kennebec Land Trust and Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed plan to participate in the statewide community science project Maine Big Night. With help from volunteers, members will collect data on migrating frogs and salamanders as they cross roadways during the spring. Every year when temperatures and weather are right (thawed ground, 40% temperatures, and wet […]
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Ezhaya scholarship applications open
Applications for the Joseph B. Ezhaya Memorial Scholarship are open. Ezhaya was a community leader who distinguished himself with his warmth, enthusiasm, generosity, and particularly, his friendship, according to a news release from Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce. Successful candidates for the scholarship should share Ezhaya’s interest in citizenship and community service, and exemplify his spirit […]
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Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival names poster contest winner
The trustees of the Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival unveiled the 2024 Union Fair Poster and present a check to the 2024 poster contest winner on Friday, March 29. The winner, Sylvia Percy, is the school’s grade 6-8 art teacher. For more information contact Rick Butler at 207-215-2575 or [email protected]. Check out other upcoming […]