PITTSFIELD — Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is partnering with Healthy Living for ME, a statewide network, to offer workshops in the area of chronic disease self-management education and caregiver support. These evidence-based workshops are free to participants and designed to help them learn and build the skills they need to manage a number of chronic/ongoing […]
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Moscow school registering kindergarteners, preschoolers
Moscow Elementary School is registering new students for kindergarten and preschool classes starting in the fall, according to a news release from the school. Preschool students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by Oct. 15. Regional School Unit 83/Maine School Administrative District 13 — of which […]
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UMaine at Farmington series to present author of Maine-based novel
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present fiction writer Gregory Brown as the program’s final reader of the season. Brown will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in The Landing at the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading is free and open […]
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Ocean of Mercy retreat to be held in Bar Harbor
All students at Maine colleges and universities can gather for a day of retreat by the sea, Ocean of Mercy. The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Holy Redeemer Church on 56 Mt. Desert St. in Bar Harbor, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese […]
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Mt. Blue Garden Club to host state horticulturist
The Mt. Blue area Garden Club plans to host Gary Fish, the state horticulturist, to speak at its 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, meeting. The meeting is to be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road in Farmington. Fish will present “Beetles, Bittersweet, and Buckthorn, OH MY!,” focusing on invasive pests in […]
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UMaine’s Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program set to open
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program Tuesday, April 19, with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov. 21. Plastic eligible for recycling is clear, low-density polyethylene No. 4 (LDPE No. 4) used to cover greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop houses and other agricultural structures. The program will also […]
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Elm City Bridge Club recognizes April 5 winners
FAIRFIELD — Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s April 5 game. Maryanne Trafton and Su Morrison placed second, and Dick Quinlan and Patricia Kick placed third. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. Participants are asked to bring their […]
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Mitchell Center talk to cover ‘creative ecologies’
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk on how art can help solve people’s most pressing environmental and social problems. The talk is scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Monday, April 18. Many artists, critics, curators and organizations are exploring new ways of […]
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Historical association plans summer programs for children
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to offer its annual program — Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History — for children ages 7-11. This year’s sessions will be held from June 27 to July 1 at the Chapman-Hall House, on Main Street in Damariscotta, and from Aug. 8 to […]
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Camden film club to discuss saving coral reefs with art
The Camden Public Library’s Friday Film Club plans to watch and discuss the 2014 documentary “Angel Azul” as part of the library’s celebration of Maritime Month in April. The film takes a look at one artist’s attempt to draw attention to the perilous situation coral reefs face worldwide, according to a news release from the […]