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Food preservation topic of Sept. 1 webinar

Five new food preservation webinars from University of Maine Cooperative Extension will focus on preserving local food with safety and flavor in mind. Canning relish will be the topic at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Other webinars in the series will focus on preserving apples, which will be held Sept. 8; pressure canning soups and […]

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Healthy Community Coalition announces September Mobile Health Unit events

FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition recently announced its upcoming schedule of free Mobile Health Unit events in which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered. Screenings include blood pressure and cholesterol checks and body composition analysis. Community members who would like to receive a health screening and or an acute medical visit […]

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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 […]

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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 […]