University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar about key considerations for planning a cover cropping system at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. Adding diversity to a cover cropping system creates healthier soil and can benefit crop production and a farm’s […]
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Hartland Public Library patrons can schedule visit Tuesdays, Fridays
Hartland Public Library, at 16 Mill St., patrons can now schedule an appointment by phone, email or Facebook message to enter the library on Tuesdays and Fridays for 30 minutes between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masks are required and social distancing 6-feet apart will be followed. There will be no computer use, faxing, copying, […]
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Livermore Library now open Tuesdays, Thursdays
Livermore Public Library is now open from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22 Church St., in Livermore. For more information, email [email protected] or visit livermore.lib.me.us.
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UMaine Extension 4-H virtual fun run along Maine coast to begin Aug. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a virtual fun run along the Maine coastline from Saturday, Aug. 15, to Tuesday, Sept. 15. The event is open to the public. Help ME Conquer the Maine Coastline is a virtual run, walk and bike along all 3,478 miles of Maine’s coastline. The event includes an […]
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200 Years of Farming: A Bicentennial Celebration opens at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery
The virtual exhibit will be on display through Oct. 2 via Zoom.
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Aug 15 Blueberry Festival to be drive-through, take-out event
Winslow’s annual Blueberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15, at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow St. in Winslow. This year’s festival will be presented as a drive-through, take-out, “Blueberry Fest To-Go” event, with social-distancing protocols observed. Drive-through admission to the festival is free, according to a news release from […]
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Larsen makes honors list at Concordia University Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Elizabeth Larsen of Sidney, a senior, studying social work, has been named to the spring honors list at Concordia University Ann Arbor for the 2019-2020 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.60 grade point average and complete at least 12 undergraduate credits.
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UMaine Extension seeks contributions to virtual demonstration garden
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is inviting Maine gardeners to contribute personal photos demonstrating best horticultural practices — from creative trellising to ingenious ways of deterring hungry wildlife — as a resource in a new virtual demonstration garden, according to a news release from the UMaine extension office in Orono. Photos should be high-quality image […]
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Three local residents earn degrees from Western Governors University
Graduates include Lindsay Ryan, Chad Dixon, Patrick Simpson and Diana Dumeny.
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Waterville Creates! receives $2,500 for Art Kits for All Program
Gift awarded by United Way of Mid-Maine Community First Fund.