AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine staff are offering free student loan repayment counseling in addition to classes and coaching in financial education. Counseling is for individuals who are struggling to repay student loans or: • Have a loan that is past due or in default; • need assistance choosing a repayment plan; • want to […]
Community
Community news and announcements from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Rural Energy for America Program funding available
Current applications must be submitted by March 15.
Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Gabriele Rice and Suzon Morrison finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Feb. 20 duplicate bridge session. Di Bishop and Ken Harvey placed second, and Sylvia Palmer and Linda Atkinson tied with Ed and Joyce Rushton for third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the […]
About $600K available to state growers to pursue innovation
The deadline for grant proposals of up to $100K per project is Monday, March 18.
Gardening webinar series set for March, April
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer a series of gardening webinars that will offer information, practical knowledge and insights for gardeners of all levels. The webinars will focus on the backyard growing of food in Maine, including cranberries, blueberries, and potatoes, and will feature expert speakers from UMaine Extension. […]
Finding Our Voices fundraiser to host actor in Camden March 9
Actor Gabriel Byrne plans to make a rare Maine public appearance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., to raise money for domestic abuse awareness. “An evening with Gabriel Byrne” will feature a screening of Byrne’s 1995 film “The Usual Suspects” followed by a live question and answer […]
UMaine Farmington students explore climate change
FARMINGTON — Climate change and excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pose a threat in Maine and around the world. Undergraduate student researchers at the University of Maine at Farmington and their faculty mentor, Doug Reusch, professor of Geology, have found a possible way to minimize it — deep in the ocean, according to a […]
North Acres Snowshoe Bushwhack set for Manchester March 2
Kennebec Land Trust stewardship staff plan to hold an off-trail excursion at the North Acres Wildlife Conservation Area in Manchester at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2. The group will explore the farm fields, surrounding woodlands and along the shores of the Tanning and Bond Brooks. Participants should dress appropriately for an off-trail winter hike in […]
Literacy Volunteers seeks children’s book donations for Franklin, Somerset counties
Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties is seeking children’s books donations until Sunday, March 31. Clean contemporary picture books and board books of all genres in good condition, with no markings, tears or mildew, can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday at the Arthur D. Ingalls Center, 144 High […]
Cony high, middle school recognizes honor students
AUGUSTA — Cony High School and Middle School has announced the following students were named to its second quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Fatima Al-Badri, Amany Albahadly, Cale Barajas, Reilly Bernstein, Bryce Bowden, Natalie Brown, Eben Buck, Abigail Bucknam, Addison Burnham, Trinity Caswell, Morgan Cunningham, Raymond Dineen, Matthew Dos […]