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UMaine Extension offers webinar bundles for last-minute holiday gifts
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering bundles of prerecorded webinars about various gardening-related topics for last-minute gift shoppers. The “On Demand Webinars” series includes bundles of three to four prerecorded webinars about starting and maintaining a home orchard, gardening with native plants, composting and soil health, and seed selection and starting. […]
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Farmington university holiday Giving Tree marks 15th year
FARMINGTON — The University Store on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is abuzz with the holiday spirit, as members of the campus and community aim to make sure there is something under the tree for everyone. In its 15th year, the annual Giving Tree features a small tree decorated with tags expressing the […]
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Waterville Senior High School names honor roll
Waterville Senior High School recently announced the following students were named to its first-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Emily Ackerman, Keya Amundsen, Blair Blaisdell, Madison Brown, Ashton Burgess, Lydia Bussell, Emily Campbell, Colette Carrillo, Brittney Cayford, Kylene Cobb, Quinn Denis, Luke Douglas, Hazel Dow and Sydney Field. Also, […]
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Pittsfield student earns scholarship at Ohio university
BEREA, Ohio — Julia Cooke of Pittsfield was among over 660 students who earned named scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University this fall. Cooke, a graduate of Messalonskee High School majoring in theatre acting and directing, earned the J. Richard Andrisek Scholarship. The university has a long history of scholarship support from alumni, faculty, trustees and […]
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual dog club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a virtual 4-H Dog SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club. This short-term club will meet once a month from January through June. The first meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22. The club, which will focus on all things dogs, is open to Maine […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show to go virtual
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry plans to hold the annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show online instead of in-person the week of Monday, Jan. 10. “After listening to concerns raised by our industry’s stakeholders, it became clear that transitioning to an online event is the safest option during a surge in […]
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National Association of Black Storytellers focus of virtual literary lunch event
Portland Public Library and Lewiston Public Library plan to co-host an event with the National Association of Black Storytellers Adopt-A-Teller program. Karen “Queen Nur” Abdul-Malik will be featured at noon Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Literary Lunch series. Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/81831774721?pwd=Q3ZZcUpseEJmTytWMjFVakdVcVZIQT09. In the story, Queen Nur will talk about her love of libraries when she was […]
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Chewonki offers environmental leader scholarships to Maine youth
WISCASSET — The Chewonki Foundation is offering two $15,000 Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarships, which support students who would like to join Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki in 2022-23 for the spring or fall of their junior year in high school. Maine Coast Semester is a residential program based in Wiscasset. Learning takes place in […]
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Bishop announces 2 pastor assignments
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced two pastor assignments, effective Jan. 18. Fr. Philip A. Tracy has been appointed pastor of All Saints Parish (St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick, St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick, St. Mary Church in Bath, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Boothbay Harbor, St. Ambrose Church […]