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Weed management webinar offered for home gardeners
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about managing weeds in existing perennial and ornamental plantings. The session runs from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. “Weed Management for the Perennial and Ornamental Landscape” will focus on the most common […]
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Immigration, refugee policy focus of April 25 forum
NEWCASTLE — The Frances Perkins Center will present its seventh annual public policy forum — “Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Dr. Feng Shan Ho,” which focuses on immigration and refugee policy — at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25. The forum will cover how Perkins and Shan Ho used their positions of public office and […]
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Belgrade to host drug takeback April 24
BELGRADE — The Transfer Station will hosts its annual drug takeback event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at 92 Dunn Road. Residents may bring their expired and/or unused prescriptions for safe disposal. A Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy will be stationed near the exit to accept and collect the pharmaceuticals. For more […]
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Belgrade Town Office to be open three Saturdays
BELGRADE — The Town Office, 990 Augusta Road, will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on three upcoming Saturdays: April 24, May 29 and June 26. The office staff will offer the usual complement of services, including registering vehicles, boats, trailers, all-terrain vehicles and pets; issuing hunting and fishing licenses; providing notary services to […]
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Lithgow library to celebrate National Poetry Month
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library will celebrate National Poetry Month by hosting Maine author Helen Rousseau and her “Poems for a World on Fire” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, via Zoom. Rousseau says her book “was begun last year and focused on global warming, deforestation, loss of animal habitat, and the lack of action […]
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Auburn library to host virtual Earth Day program
AUBURN — In honor of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, Androscoggin Land Trust will present “Over 30 Years of Protecting Land in the Lower Androscoggin Region” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. This program, hosted by Auburn Public Library, will be presented by Aimee Dorval, the executive director of the trust. Attendees can […]
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Passive house strategies talk set for Earth Day
The University of Maine at Augusta Architecture Program will host a panel discussion via Zoom with passive house architects from the northeast and northwest United States. The panel will take place at 11 a.m. 8 a.m. Thursday, April 22, and coincides with the 51st Earth Day. The presenting panelists are Stephen Aiguier of Green Hammer […]
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Belgrade opens community read April 22
BELGRADE — The town will kick off its a community read Thursday, April 22, with “The Overstory” – a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Powers. The read is meant to promote the interconnectedness between humans and the natural environment in a fun and informative way, and the read includes a variety of programs throughout […]
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St. Michael Parish to celebrate Earth Day
AUGUSTA — To celebrate Earth Day, the Social Justice & Peace Commission at St. Michael Parish invites all to a Zoom session from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 22. “Restore Our Common Home” will be facilitated by Frank Cuff, a member of the commission. On Saturday, April 24, from 9 to 11 a.m., the […]