ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care from noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 4. How Not to Kill Your Houseplants includes tips for matching a potting medium, watering, lighting, containers, pest control and humidity to a plant’s needs. Karen Ramsey, owner of […]
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Livermore Falls library announces March events
LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library encourages its patrons to vote for their favorites in a March Madness Tournament of Books. They can do so on the library’s Facebook page or in person at the library at 56 Main St. Classics, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction all go head to head, and patrons get to […]
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Lewiston-Auburn senior college lists spring courses
The USM LAC Senior College at 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, has announced its spring courses to be offered on Zoom, with some in person. The university requires that masks be worn at all times, and students must show proof of vaccination on the first day of each class. Registration on coursestorm.com is due to begin […]
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Farmington university to host walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to host a public walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for individuals 18 and older from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at 274 Front St., the former Notify MD Center purchased by UMF. Vaccines are provided at no cost and all are welcome, according to a news release […]
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Healthy Living for ME schedules March workshops
Healthy Living for ME plans in March to offer workshops focused on helping Mainers who are living with diabetes and other conditions, as well as a workshop focused on helping people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries live a healthy lifestyle. Available across the state, with in-person, virtual, and telephonic options, these […]
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Bath land trust to host marine scientist’s talk on sea level rise
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust plans to host Susie Arnold, marine scientist at the Island Institute, for a lecture on sea level rise and its current and projected impacts on our region. The virtual lecture will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, and provide insights into the science of sea level rise as […]
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Camden library talk covers discovery of Rodin sculpture
The Camden Public Library is planning an evening of art and intrigue at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3. Art Curator Mallory Mortillaro’s online presentation will unravel the story behind the sculpture titled “Napoleon Enveloppé Dans Ses Réves” (or “Napoleon Wrapped in his Dreams”), thought to be lost to the art world since the 1930s, according […]
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Maine foundation offers journalism scholarships
Maine students interested in careers in journalism can apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The scholarship honors Gannett, a businessman and entrepreneur who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he merged into the Portland Press Herald, according to […]
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Winthrop student makes Western New England University president’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Nathan Miller of Winthrop has been named to the 2021 fall semester president’s list at Western New England University. Students are named to the president’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.
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Wilton church to offer ashes-to-go, evening service
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton plans to return with Ashes-to-Go on Ash Wednesday, March 2. The Rev. Suzanne Cole will be in downtown Wilton from 9 to 10 a.m. and in downtown Farmington from noon to 1 p.m. People can stop by for the imposition of ashes and/or a prayer. What started in Chicago […]