Greater Franklin County Food Council will be hosting a 21 week program with Stone Soup Gardens where new and experienced gardeners can learn from a master gardener and build friendships.
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St. Albans program brings disability awareness, joy of reading to schools
During March, individuals who participate in SKILLS, Inc.’s community support programs visited local elementary schools to read aloud and converse with students. These visits were made to foster community connections during National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Students at Etna-Dixmont School in Etna and Somerset Elementary School in Hartland heard the book “A Dog and His […]
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Damariscotta library to host artificial intelligence expert April 13
Bill Silver and his wife Judy are best known locally for their Gizmo Garden programs.
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Richmond nonprofit to host biology professor April 12 via Zoom
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s seventh presentation of their 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, Agro-acoustics: Listening to the Sounds of Soils, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Louise Roberts, assistant professor of marine biology at the University of Liverpool, will be featured. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations, held via Zoom, are accessible via hyperlink […]
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Ag department to boost access to Maine-grown foods for older adults
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry plans to utilize an $800,000 federal grant to expand the Maine Senior FarmShare Program. The program provides low-income older adults the opportunity to receive up to a $50 share of fresh, local produce at no cost directly from Maine farmers. The department estimates that the […]
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UMaine Augusta to offer virtual dental assisting program info session April 13
The EFDA program is available at UMA’s Lewiston Center and Bangor campus.
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Finishing first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville April 4 were Jeannine Prewitt and Jessie Gunther. Su Morrison and Dick Quinlan placed second. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at 207-487-7008. Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Club The Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Clubs winners March 29 were Sharron Hinkley […]
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Unity-based coalition seeks stewards for Hills to Sea Trail section
The Hills to Sea Trails Coalition is looking for individuals willing to steward a section of the Hills to Sea Trail. The trail passes through Belfast, Waldo, Knox, Montville, Freedom and Unity. Completed in 2016, the trail is a footpath and crosses the land of more than 60 private landowners. Stewards check their trail sections […]
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Cooking for Crowds workshop series to kick off in Augusta April 11
The series will include workshops in Skowhegan, Falmouth and Ellsworth.
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Bath land trust to hold membership celebration April 12
Corinne Michaud-LeBlanc, Beginning With Habitat Climate coordinator with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will speak.