SeniorsPlus, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program called Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological child. Caregivers also can be neighbors extending a helping hand to an older adult, or […]
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Extension, regional partners develop ‘Cultivating Resilience’ podcast
Group looking for interviewees for second season.
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in March
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Monday, March 20 at 9 and 11 a.m. • Friday, March 24 at 9 and 10 a.m. • Monday, March 27 at […]
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Ag department offers Conservation Reserve Program signup
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program general signup from Tuesday, Feb. 27 to Friday, April 7. The cornerstone voluntary conservation program, offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a key tool in the Biden-Harris administration’s effort to address climate change and […]
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Skowhegan class of ’63 accepting RSVPs for March lunch
The Skowhegan High School class of 1963 plans to gather for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 at Brickyard Hollow Restaurant, at 123 Madison Ave. in Skowhegan. The snow date is Wednesday, March 22, at the same time and place. To RSVP, call Cindy Laiho at 207-858-0946 by March 11. Check out […]
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Greenlaw family’s 2023 reunion set for Aug. 18, 19 in Brunswick
Descendants of William and Jane Greenlaw plan to gather Aug. 18 and 19 in Brunswick, in conjunction with the Maine Highland Games. The 2023 Greenlaw Reunion is being organized by the Greenlaw Family Association, formed in 2003 to promote genealogical research, preserve heritage, and strengthen kinship among Greenlaw descendants, according to a news release from […]
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Farmington council to host fundraiser Feb. 25
A Snowshoe Frolic and Garden Fair is planned.
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Indoor expo for veterans, families set for Feb. 25 in Bangor
BANGOR — A Veterans and Family Indoor Expo is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Anah Shriners, 1404 Broadway. The Veterans Benefits Administration, Togus Regional Office and Veterans Health Administration, VA Maine Healthcare System are teaming up to provide veterans and their family members information about the Promise to […]
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Land trust to host winter animal tracking in Woolwich Feb. 25
WOOLWICH — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to discover how to read animal tracks at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at DeWick Farm, 201 Phipps Point Road. Led by master naturalists Penny Jessop and Jane Harrison, participants can learn to interpret clues to tell the story of local wildlife in winter. Maine […]
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Mount Vernon center to offer winter sowing program March 5
Rhonda Marquis of Mount Vernon plans to present a program about winter sowing and how to save money and feed that desire to garden in the winter. The program, sponsored by the Dr. Shaw Memorial Library, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Mount Vernon Community Center, 2 North Road. Winter sowing […]