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College to offer free construction craft laborer training
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College plans to offer a free online NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) construction craft laborer training. The Zoom sessions will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings, April 18 through July 13. They consist of 92.5 hours of learning time, […]
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Center for Wildlife Studies ‘Wild Maine’ series continues May 2
April 13 event rescheduled to May 2.
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Recipe to Market online workshop offered April 18
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an online Recipe to Market workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 18. The multidisciplinary program is intended to introduce participants to key topics that an […]
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Farmington council to start community garden program May 15
The Greater Franklin Food Council, in collaboration with LEAP’s Stone Soup Community Garden, is starting its first-ever Gather and Grow Community Garden Program. This program will lead a cohort of gardeners through the growing season, from planting and fertilizing to preserving the harvest and cooking ideas. The purpose is to build a gardening learning community […]
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Winthrop Cub Scouts compete in Pinewood Derby
Winthrop Cub Scout Pack 604, which began operations in February, held its Pinewood Derby March 25 at the American Legion post. The Cubs, aided by an adult, carved their cars from blocks of wood and decorated them before racing them on the track, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the […]
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Rangeley trust to sponsor International Dark Sky Week events
The week of April 15-22, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust plans to sponsor daily events celebrating International Dark Sky Week and encouraging the community to “discover the night.” Daily events: Saturday, Lights Out, Rangeley: All individuals and businesses are encouraged to turn off non-essential lights for one hour from 8-9 p.m. Sunday, Scavenger Hunt: See how […]
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Wilton Masons to hold takeout supper in East Wilton April 15
Reservations are requested by 5 p.m. April 13.
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Richmond nonprofit to host biology professor April 12 via Zoom
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s seventh presentation of their 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, Agro-acoustics: Listening to the Sounds of Soils, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Louise Roberts, assistant professor of marine biology at the University of Liverpool, will be featured. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations, held via Zoom, are accessible via hyperlink […]
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Ag department to boost access to Maine-grown foods for older adults
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry plans to utilize an $800,000 federal grant to expand the Maine Senior FarmShare Program. The program provides low-income older adults the opportunity to receive up to a $50 share of fresh, local produce at no cost directly from Maine farmers. The department estimates that the […]