The Camden Public Library plans a new series of nature programs in partnership with the Maine-based nonprofit organization, Center for Wildlife Studies. The first program in the Wild Maine series is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29. The online program will be hosted by Greg LeClair, project coordinator for Maine Big Night, and will […]
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Portland Bishop to join prayer for peace between Russia, Ukraine
Bishop Robert Deeley plans to join Pope Francis and the other bishops of the world in making an act of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The prayer is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 25, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on 307 Congress St. in Portland. All […]
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Fairfield moves forward with water expansion project as PFAS testing expands in Maine
The $48 million project would expand the Kennebec Water District, which already serves some parts of Fairfield, to reach a much larger area of town.
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Damariscotta library to receive federal humanities grant
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries nationwide for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely affected by the pandemic. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue […]
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Elm City Bridge Club recognizes March 15 winners
FAIRFIELD — Lee Lenfest and Kenneth Harvey were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s March 15 game. Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan placed second, and Rona Backstrom and Jessie Gunther third. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at […]
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Extension plans online produce safety course for growers
ORONO — For Maine farmers who must comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act, or who want to hone their food safety skills, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a two-part online Produce Safety Alliance grower training from 7:45 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 14 and from 8 a.m.-noon Friday, April 15. […]
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University to host talk on ticks, forest management
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease. The talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, March 28. Maine has seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of Lyme disease, which […]
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Jefferson church to host Russian specialist’s talk on Ukraine invasion
A retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer with many years experience in the Soviet Union and its successor states is scheduled to analyze the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a presentation at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at St. Giles Church, 72 Gardiner Road in Jefferson. Louis Sell, now a resident of Whitefield, will talk about […]
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Liberty printer holds art scholarship for high school seniors
Liberty Graphics, an environmentally conscious T-shirt printer, is currently accepting art submissions to its 25th annual $1,000 art scholarship contest, according to a news release from the printer. All high school seniors residing in Maine are invited to submit original work that reflects on the theme of Art and Our Natural Environment. Work can be […]
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Gardiner Area High School lists honor students
Gardiner Area High School has announced the following students were named to its first-semester honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — Highest honors: Samuel Arsenault, Emma Baker, Ryan Banister, Madeline Barden, Alayna Blier, Kennedy Burditt, Izabella Card, Haley Cookson, Skye Cotnoir, Isaac Dostie, Emily Folsom, Natalie Fossett, Thomas Gingras and Ava Goraj. Also, […]