Elijah Huttman selected to play oboe with the All-National Symphony Orchestra.
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Webinars on selling meat, poultry planned for Jan. 20, 21
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars for producers interested in selling packaged meat and poultry direct to consumers. The session for livestock producers is Jan. 20; for poultry producers, the session is Jan 21. Both webinars are scheduled from 11 […]
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Koleman Kroesser raises funds for food pantry in lieu of birthday gifts
Koleman Kroesser, a 15-year-old freshman at Richmond High School, has given to a charity of his choice every other year since his seventh birthday. This year he chose to raise funds through Facebook for the local food pantry in lieu of birthday gifts. He has raised more than $700 so far. “Kole(man) is an incredible […]
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Winter Windfall raffle tickets on sale
Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Healthy Community Coalition in Farmington.
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Youth environmental leaders scholarship open to Maine students
The application deadline is Feb. 15.
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Viles Arboretum‘s Table Tour 2021 set for Feb. 7
Event start times will be staggered to ensure a safe experience for everyone.
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30 kids waiting for Big Brothers, Big Sisters to be their ‘One to One in 2021’
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine kicks off the New Year with a recruitment effort to match 30 waiting Littles with adult mentors and train another 70 college and high school students to serve as “Virtual Bigs” to mentor area youth, with hopes of returning to in-person programming this year. The campaign, “One to One […]
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Cony chapter of NHS inducts 17 new members
The Augusta high school held two separate ceremonies.
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38 Maine farmers receive Maine Farm Emergency Grants
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have announced that 38 Maine farms have been awarded grants through the Maine Farm Emergency Grants program. This is the second round of funding the two organizations have collaborated to fundraise and administer in response to the needs of Maine farmers impacted by the […]
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New vegetable varieties topic of Jan. 13 webinar
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will hold an online panel discussion about new vegetable varieties available for Northern New England gardens at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13. “Exciting New Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardeners” will feature Mark Hutton, UMaine Extension associate professor and state vegetable specialist; Becky […]