The U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency. Producers can complete a more streamlined application, reduced from 29 to 13 pages. They will also have the option to complete an electronic fillable form or prepare a […]
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Vassalboro library to host author’s talk on Underground Railroad Feb. 18
The Vassalboro Community Library and Vassalboro Historical Society are co-hosting a book talk by local historian and author Dale Potter-Clark of Vassalboro. The talk is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Vassalboro Public Library, 930 Bog Road. Potter-Clark, a Vassalboro resident, will discuss her new historical novel about the Underground Railroad, “Escape […]
Fishing derbies set for February, March
Upcoming open water and ice fishing derbies are scheduled by date. Saturday, Feb. 18 All legal waters in Waldo County, sponsored by Hookers Bait Shop, weigh-in at Varney Building in Brooks. Wilson Pond sponsored by Wilton Fish & Game Association, weigh-in at the boat launch. Maranacook Lake in Readfield and Winthrop, sponsored by American Legion […]
United Way to host benefit dance party in West Farmington Feb. 18
With a set capacity limit, those who plan attend may want to reserve their spot now.
Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to serve on international council
AUGUSTA — US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso was appointed to the North American Wetlands Conservation Council, the first person from Maine to ever serve on the international council, according to a news release from Mark Latti, MDIFW communications director. “It […]
Northern Light Inland Hospital hires family nurse practitioner
Northern Light Inland Hospital welcomes Dominique Uva, FNP-C, family nurse practitioner, to Northern Light Endocrinology and Diabetes Care in Waterville. Uva is experienced in diabetes management and endocrinology with expertise in thyroid disorders, osteoporosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. She earned her undergraduate degree in gerontology from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, and her master’s […]
Northern Light Vascular Care welcomes vascular surgeon
Northern Light Vascular Care in Waterville welcomes Mark Bolduc, MD, a highly skilled vascular surgeon to its team. Bolduc also sees patients and performs surgeries at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. Bolduc is fellowship trained from the Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his medical […]
Oakland’s Northern Light Primary Care welcomes new provider
Northern Light Inland Hospital welcomes Stephanie Plasse, DNP, FNP-C, family nurse practitioner, to Northern Light Primary Care in Oakland. Plasse received her doctoral degree from Quinnipiac University in North Haven, Connecticut, and her undergraduate degree from Endicott College, in Beverly, Massachusetts. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, […]
Skowhegan club to offer free craft sessions
The members of the Skowhegan Woman’s Club are offering craft sessions for those interested in learning a new craft. The sessions are free and open to the public, and are scheduled to be held downstairs in the conference room at the Skowhegan Free Public Library, 9 Elm St., according to a news release from Mary […]