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Pesticide applicator recertification available
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new training video for pesticide applicators seeking recertification credits. Sprayer Calibration is available for viewing, along with instructions for accessing the one-credit quiz and other current pesticide applicator recertification training videos. Quiz results are shared with the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. For more information or […]
Emera Astronomy Center to reopen Sept. 1
ORONO — Emera Astronomy Center, University of Maine, 167 Rangeley Road, will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 1, and regular public shows will resume Friday, Sept. 4. “We Are Stars” will be September’s 7 p.m. Friday public program and “Magic Treehouse — Space Mission” will be the 2 p.m. Sunday family matinee, said director Shawn Laatsch in […]
RSU 74 students prepare to return to school
Students from Anson, Embden, New Portland, North Anson and Solon attend Garret Schenck Elementary, Solon Elementary School, Carrabec Community School and Carrabec High School.
RSU 18 2020-21 bus routes announced
Schools in the district include Atwood Primary School, Belgrade Central School, China Middle School, China Primary School, James H. Bean School, Messalonskee High School, Messalonskee Middle School and Williams Elementary School.
BBBS of Mid-Maine to host two Golf Fore Kids’ Sake tournaments
Register now for events Sept. 4 in Belgrade Lakes and Sept. 25 in Rockport.
Maine arts teachers set resiliency goals for school year
“The arts are responsible for the well-being of a culture.” This is just one of many critical messages that keynote speaker Dr. Larry McCullough of the Pinetree Institute shared with almost 50 arts educators at an annual retreat, hosted virtually by the Maine Arts Commission. Since 2011, the Maine Arts Leadership Initiative, a network of […]
Deadline extended for Strand youth short film competition to Oct. 31
Rockland’s Strand Youth Film Fest is for filmmakers entering fifth grade through senior year of the 2020-2021 academic year.
UMaine Extension offers pollinator-friendly garden certification
Gardens created to attract essential pollinators are the focus of a new pollinator-friendly garden certification available from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program at extension.umaine.edu, according to a news release from the Orono-based extension office. Pollinator-friendly gardens provide food and habitat for native insects and animals in a dedicated garden space. […]
UMaine Extension 4-H virtual exhibit hall open through Sept. 15
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Maine Cooperative Extension created a virtual exhibit hall for Maine 4-H members in lieu of traditional exhibits normally shown during fair season, according to a news release from the Orono-based extension office. UMaine Extension 4-H members from across the state have entered more than 180 projects to […]