The Camden Public Library plans to host a training class via Zoom at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, for people who would like to learn how to manage and edit their pictures using Google Photos. The class is part of the library’s monthly Tech Help Thursdays series. In this session, library technician Henry Herbst will […]
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Waterville square dance club seeks new dancers
The Central Maine Square Dance Club of Waterville is welcoming anyone who would like to learn to square dance the opportunity to join throughout January. The club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the George Mitchell School, 58 Drummond Ave. in Waterville. Bob Brown of Newport, the caller, provides instruction in a […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series to cover CMP lawsuit
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fourth presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Don’t Be a Nuisance! (FOMB vs. CMP),” is scheduled to feature attorney William Most. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at the top of fomb.org. The event takes place at 7 p.m. […]
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual 4-H club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9 to 16. The club plans to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb. 7 and 14, and Tuesday, Feb. 22. The program also includes an […]
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China farm seeks used Christmas trees for goat herd’s snacks
As the holiday season draws to a close, farmers like Ed and Dianna Fredrikson in China can help people find a sustainable second use for their Christmas tree — by feeding it to their goat herd. Goats are natural browsers and eat brush as well as grasses, according to a Fredrikson Farm news release. Evergreen […]
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Woodland owners organization to hold online forum
Maine Woodland Owners, based in Augusta, plans to host its annual Forestry Forum on Wednesday, Jan 12, via Zoom. The forum will start with a brief member meeting at 8 a.m. and will be followed by a series of presentations on wood markets, woodland wildlife, forest carbon markets, and forest pest and disease updates. This […]
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Camden library to offer ‘Jumpstart January’ series
The Camden Public Library plans to start its “Jumpstart January” program series the second week of January, with two free workshops designed to help people overcome barriers and nurture their creativity. On Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 6:30 p.m., the library will host an online class with performance mindset coach and author Gilda Joffe. Joffe has […]
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Monmouth theater group to hold auditions for ‘Addams Family’
Monmouth Community Players plans to hold auditions next month for its first musical of the 2022 season, “The Addams Family.” Auditions are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Feb. 6 and 7, in the lower level of Cumston Hall at 796 Main St. Auditions start with a closed singing audition, followed by […]
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Maranacook Middle School lists honor roll students
READFIELD — Maranacook Middle School has announced the following students were named to its trimester 1 honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Kyra Audet, Phoebe Bell, Celia Bergdahl, Krystal Braithwood, Fox Brigham, Ethan Chilton, Evan Churchill, Joseph Couture, Jayden Delano, Sophia “Gracie” Farrell, Hadley Farwell, Alice Ferran, Elijah Freeman, […]
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Healthy Living for ME to offer diabetes prevention program
Healthy Living for ME plans to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Mainers in 2022. The workshop is for adults who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or who have pre-diabetes. It is estimated that more that 86,000 Mainers are aware they have prediabetes. “I can say from personal experience that the […]