RICHMOND — Marcia Buker School is scheduled to hold kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year on Thursday and Friday, June 15-16. Children must be both 5 years of age by Oct. 15 and a resident of Richmond. Children will be screened in the areas of health, language, motor skills, basic concept and social/emotional assessment. […]
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12 farms receive agricultural grants
The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has named the 12 recipients of the 2023 Maine Farms for the Future (FFF) Program. The farms were awarded technical assistance and $6,000 in business development funding through Phase 1 of the program. Three farms were approved for Phase 2 and have been awarded a $25,000 cash grant […]
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Climate change workshop to be offered online July 18, 19
The University of Maine is scheduled to host a second annual Climate Change Workshop, “Communicating Climate Change Science,” Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18 and 19. This online professional development program, developed in partnership by the UMaine Climate Change Institute (CCI) and Division of Lifelong Learning, will feature keynote talks and interactive sessions on interdisciplinary climate […]
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Franklin County Children’s Task Force seeks summer program applications
Franklin County Children’s Task Force’s registration for the Regional School Unit 73 Summer Program at Spruce Mountain Middle School is now live on its website. The 21st Century Kids of Southern F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. is providing a summer enrichment program opportunity to next school year’s K-8 students who attend Spruce Mountain primary, elementary and middle schools, and […]
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May Faire set for Monmouth’s Cumston Hall May 20
MONMOUTH — The 37th annual May Faire, a community event sponsored by Friends of Cumston Public Library, is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. The event will feature a plant sale with homegrown perennials from local gardens and annuals from area greenhouses; food, including breakfast […]
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Wayne Farmers’ Market set to open for season May 27
The Wayne Farmers’ Market on Route 133 plans to open for the season from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 27. It will continue every Saturday morning until Labor Day weekend. The market is next to the post office, 516 Main St. There will be a wide variety of products like vegetables, herbs, flowers, seedlings, […]
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Woodlot management tour set for Winthrop May 18
Maine Woodland Owners plans to offer a woodlot management tour from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18, of its Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area on Case Road in Winthrop. Joe Roy, a private lands wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Andy Shultz, a retired Maine Forest Service landowner outreach forester, will […]
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LGBTQ+ Fund seeks applications for 2023 grants
AUGUSTA — The Maine Justice Foundation has announced a round of grants from the LGBTQ+ Fund. The foundation will accept applications for grants from organizations working to advance awareness and understanding of LGBTQ+ issues from through Tuesday, May 23. The grants awarded through the fund will typically range up to $10,000. The grant guidelines and […]
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New Ventures Maine offers free website development course
New Ventures Maine is offering an online, on-demand course, Grow Your Business Online, designed to provide small business owners with the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course, offered at no charge to participants, is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine. Grow Your Business […]
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Group seeks perennials for Monmouth event May 20
Donations for the plant sale can be dropped off on May 17-19 or the morning of the sale.