SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine Behavioral Healthcare’s Deaf Services program plans to present The Journey as a Deaf Parent, a free, one-hour webinar for parents and caregivers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, parents who are deaf or hard of hearing, and providers who work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The […]
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UMaine to offer free psychosis detection webinar
The University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Training Program plans to offer a free, live webinar about early detection of psychosis. The webinar is due to run from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 1. The webinar is Screening for Early Emerging Mental Experiences (SEE ME): A model for early […]
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Damariscotta committee to screen women’s suffrage film
DAMARISCOTTA — Lincoln County Community Conversations plans to screen “Votes for Women: A History of Women’s Suffrage Through Song” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, on Zoom, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Barbara Cray of Westport Island. Women’s History Month marks an occasion to discuss the 19th Amendment, which made denial of […]
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Fayette preserve temporarily closed to hikers
Kennebec Land Trust’s Parker Pond Headland Preserve on Fellows Cove Road in Fayette is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season (mid March through April/May). The Fellows Cove Road is currently only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road, according to a news release from the trust. During mud season, the trust […]
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Sidney academy musical theater students to perform
SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy musical theater students plan to present their annual musical theater night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. The performance is to be held at Alumni Hall on the MeAA campus, 11 Goldenrod Lane. The event will feature performances of excerpts from the musical “A New Brain.” The event is free […]
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Kennebec Valley chamber plans business event in Winthrop
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce plans its monthly Business After Hours event for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, hosted by van der Brew at 30 Summer St. in Winthrop. The event is free and open to chamber members and guests, according to a news release from the Augusta-based chamber. This month’s Business After Hours, […]
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Local students make North Yarmouth Academy honor roll
Two Hallowell students have attained the honor roll for the first semester of the 2021-22 academic year at North Yarmouth Academy. Charlotte Harper-Cunningham and Josephine Harper-Cunningham are both in grade 11 and earned highest honors. North Yarmouth Academy is an independent, college preparatory, coeducational school for toddlers to students in grade 12.
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Tech center recognizes February professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its February professionals of the month. Chandler Bibber resides in Dresden. He is a senior at Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale enrolled for the second year in the Auto Tech program, according to a news release from the center. He has liked learning about topics pertaining to […]
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Monmouth library to host ‘Detective Byron’ mystery series author
MONMOUTH — Cumston Public Library plans to host Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Portland-based “Detective Byron” mystery series at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, via Zoom. A former detective sergeant with more than 27 years in law enforcement, Coffin supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine’s largest city, according to a […]
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Statewide program to offer website development course
New Ventures Maine is launching an online, on-demand course, Grow Your Business Online, which is designed to provide small business owners the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course is offered at no charge to participants and is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine, […]