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Safe Voices receives $20K to build housing for survivors’ pets
Safe Voices has received a $20,000 Safe Housing grant from national animal welfare nonprofit RedRover to ensure the agency’s newest domestic abuse emergency shelter will be pet friendly. The new shelter, due to begin accepting residents in early 2023, is located in Farmington. It is the only domestic abuse shelter serving this rural and underserved […]
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UMaine System recognizes inaugural Alfond Ambassadors
The new UMS program awards scholarships to students from historically underrepresented communities.
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Unity-based farmers, gardeners group improves database
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Certification Services has updated its online searchable database to make it easier for people to find MOFGA-certified organic foods and products. With an abundance of locally produced food and products available, and the holidays around the corner, autumn is a great time of year for the public to […]
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Scout leaders attend outdoor training in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Scout Leaders completed training courses during the weekend of Oct. 22 at Camp Bomazeen. Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation Training and the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills were the two courses offered. BALOO provides basic instruction for any Cub Scout adult leader or parent who will go on Cub Scout Den or Pack […]
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Belgrade camp hosts Lego Pinewood Derby
More than 60 Cubs and Scouts, some from as far away as Buxton, West Paris and Bath, rolled into Belgrade’s Camp Bomazeen Nov. 12 for the second annual Lego Pinewood Derby. Isa Russell of Lewiston Troop 2019 won Best in Show with her Phoenix Lego Derby Car. She is a Life Scout from Randolph and […]
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Online cooking demonstration set for Nov. 29
The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center is collaborating with the Dempsey Center to present a new online program. Time-saving Sheet Pan Meals, a cooking demonstration by Kelly Falone of the Dempsey Center, is set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. The program will focus on how to prepare quick and easy meals. Getting the […]
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Maine horticulture training program seeks host businesses, organizations
ORONO — Businesses and organizations interested in hosting a Maine Horticulture Apprentice can sign up on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website, extension.umaine.edu. The apprentice training is a three-part, comprehensive curriculum designed to supply learners with a foundational horticulture education suitable for skilled entry-level positions in the horticulture industry. Developed with input from industry […]
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Challenges in forest management to be focus of Nov. 28 talk
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk, “Sustainability Is Not Enough: From Stewardship to Reciprocity,” in person and via Zoom at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. The in-person talk will be held at 107 Norman Smith Hall on the […]
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Jolly Gifts aims to spread Christmas cheer in Auburn, Winslow areas
In an effort to help children and families in need, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and Corpus Christi Parish will host Jolly Gifts, an initiative that aims to warm hearts and offer support to community members as they prepare for Christmas. All are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy or gift to the Jolly […]