A person was monitoring the children, ages 9 and 10, as they rode Friday without helmets and hit trees in New Portland.
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COVID bereavement support group to begin in March
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a six-week COVID bereavement support group starting March 22. Meetings are set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, according to a news release from the nonprofit. This group is for family members or significant others who have lost someone because of COVID. Group facilitators are trained volunteers. Current CDC […]
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Apple tree pruning workshop planned in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District plans to offer an outdoors, skill-building workshop on how to prune apple trees from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 6, at the Yankee Woodlot Demonstration Forest, 7 County Drive. The introductory workshop will include a repeat of that session on Saturday, March 12. Apple tree […]
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Wiscasset association showcases Lincoln County women writers
WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Historical Association is spotlighting a local writer of love stories, Maude Clark Gay. Born in Waldoboro in 1876, Gay, nee Mayo, began writing at a young age, contributing stories and poems to newspapers and magazines while still a teenager, according to a news release from the association. Her work as […]
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Southern Maine retreat offers healing to those connected to abortion
PORTLAND — Rachel’s Vineyard retreats aim to offer solace, peace, and inner healing to any individual connected to an abortion, regardless of the role they played. The retreat aims to provide a safe place to grieve the loss and to understand how abortion has affected them, so they can grow beyond it, according to a […]
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Universities to offer webinar about propagating trees, shrubs
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension plans to offer a webinar for home gardeners on propagating trees and shrubs in winter months from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Monday, March 7. “Propagating Trees and Shrubs in the Winter Months” includes suggestions on which trees and shrubs to propagate during late […]
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Maine Media Workshops series to host artist, filmmaker
ROCKPORT — Maggie Meiners, an artist and filmmaker, plans to discuss her work that addresses notions of domesticity, beauty, and body image in a lecture, “he A Game: The Authentic Self in Image Making, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 2. Using humor and working with various mediums, Meiners engages in self-analysis and critique to arrive […]
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Extension’s accounting workshop for farmers to start in March
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a four-session online introductory accounting workshop for farms and agricultural businesses. The first session runs from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, March 7. The remaining dates are March 8, 14 and 15. QuickBooks for Farmers includes creating charts of accounts; invoicing, payments and expenses; and reconciling […]
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Lawrence High School posts honor roll
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Kay Belanger, Gage Boudreau, Michael Brown, Brandon Butler, Amelia Charland, Jesse Dixon, Mikala Ferland, Lucas Ferreira, Blair Fortin, Trey Goodwin, Alexis Gordon, Emily Hagerty, Elizabeth Hatch, Hannah Higgins, Corbin […]
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Farmington university arts center to present Peace Corps exhibit
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to present “Departures: Peace Corps Pandemic Stories,” a multimedia exhibit inviting audiences to engage with the voices and stories of Peace Corps Volunteers and staff impacted by the global suspension of Peace Corps programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between February and March 2020, the Peace Corps evacuated more […]