The Central Maine Square Dance Club of Waterville and the Ridge Ramblers of St. Albans are accepting beginner dancers. The Waterville club meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Tuesday at the George Mitchell School at 58 Drummond Ave. in Waterville. The Ridge Ramblers of St. Albans club meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Wednesday night at the […]
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Agency seeks applications for Emergency Forest Restoration Program
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 […]
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Move More Kids program bolsters Skowhegan trail improvements
The $20,000 award to Somerset Woods Trustees will enable the land trust to start implementing recommendations in the Skowhegan Area Trails Concept Plan.
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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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Rangeley to host International Dark Sky Week, Eclipse Festival in April
The Rangeley Lakes Region is planning the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. The week of April 2-8, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust will sponsor daily events celebrating International Dark Sky Week, encouraging the community to enjoy the night sky. The week will culminate with the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s Shadow of the Sun Festival April 5-8, […]
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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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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of March 25-April 1
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of March 25-April 1. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.