WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber plans to host a presentation with Gov. Janet Mills as she talks about the pandemic and Maine’s economic recovery during the chamber’s Thursday, Jan. 13, business breakfast. Mills will discuss her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan and her vision for the state in 2022. The breakfast is set for 7:15-9 a.m. […]
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Lisbon church yields donations during 5K run/walk
The proceeds benefit a heating assistance program.
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Erskine Academy recognizes trimester 1 honor students
CHINA — Erskine Academy has announced the following students were named to its trimester 1 honors list for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Isaac Baker, Julia Barber, Alana Beggs, Jacob Bentley, Nickolas Berto, Gabriell Berto-Blagdon, Jack Blais, Autumn Boody, Olivia Bourque, Lilian Bray, Abrial Chamberlain, Emily Clark, Jesse Cowing, Jasmine Crommett, […]
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Camden library to offer online Google Photos training class
The Camden Public Library plans to host a training class via Zoom at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, for people who would like to learn how to manage and edit their pictures using Google Photos. The class is part of the library’s monthly Tech Help Thursdays series. In this session, library technician Henry Herbst will […]
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Waterville square dance club seeks new dancers
The Central Maine Square Dance Club of Waterville is welcoming anyone who would like to learn to square dance the opportunity to join throughout January. The club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the George Mitchell School, 58 Drummond Ave. in Waterville. Bob Brown of Newport, the caller, provides instruction in a […]
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual 4-H club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9 to 16. The club plans to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb. 7 and 14, and Tuesday, Feb. 22. The program also includes an […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series to cover CMP lawsuit
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fourth presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Don’t Be a Nuisance! (FOMB vs. CMP),” is scheduled to feature attorney William Most. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at the top of fomb.org. The event takes place at 7 p.m. […]
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Woodland owners organization to hold online forum
Maine Woodland Owners, based in Augusta, plans to host its annual Forestry Forum on Wednesday, Jan 12, via Zoom. The forum will start with a brief member meeting at 8 a.m. and will be followed by a series of presentations on wood markets, woodland wildlife, forest carbon markets, and forest pest and disease updates. This […]
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China farm seeks used Christmas trees for goat herd’s snacks
As the holiday season draws to a close, farmers like Ed and Dianna Fredrikson in China can help people find a sustainable second use for their Christmas tree — by feeding it to their goat herd. Goats are natural browsers and eat brush as well as grasses, according to a Fredrikson Farm news release. Evergreen […]
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Healthy Living for ME to offer diabetes prevention program
Healthy Living for ME plans to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Mainers in 2022. The workshop is for adults who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or who have pre-diabetes. It is estimated that more that 86,000 Mainers are aware they have prediabetes. “I can say from personal experience that the […]