The trailheads to Hatchery Brook Preserve, Hunter Cove Wildlife Sanctuary, Hunter Cove Uplands, Bonney Point Conservation Area, and South Bog Conservation Area are to remain open throughout the winter, according to the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust. At Hatchery Brook Preserve, volunteer trail stewards from AJs Fat Bikes will use their groomer to pack the trail […]
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Washington County Community College posts dean’s list
CALAIS — Washington County Community College has announced the following students were named to its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Erica Lee Allen of Princeton, Samuel Gregory Anketell of Gray, John D. Clark of Augusta, Hunter Dylan Costello of Baileyville, Ian Jacob Cronister of Robbinston, Nathan James Crossley of Jefferson and Anderson Wesley Currier of […]
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UMaine Extension to offer updates for agricultural industry Jan. 19
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer two online research updates, specific to the agricultural industry, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — Controlling Pests in Potatoes will be presented by Paul Horne, entomologist, potato IPM expert and owner-director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., Victoria, Australia. That presentation […]
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Lewiston library to offer talks about Maine’s winter animals
Lewiston Public Library plans to offer the following talks about Maine’s winter animals on its YouTube channel and LPL Kids Facebook page. • “Hibernators” set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13 will focus on animals who hibernate, or enter an extended sleep-like period, for the entire winter. • “Semi-Hibernators,” planned 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, […]
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Maine Pond Hockey Classic to return for 10th year
The registration deadline has been extended to Jan. 14 for select divisions.
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MLK Day panel to discuss state of civil rights in Maine
ORONO — Maine’s attorney general and four other individuals with differing personal and professional perspectives plan to address the topic The State of Civil Rights in Maine as part of eastern and central Maine’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The free, online event will be livestreamed on YouTube from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. […]
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Oxford Hills Rotary collecting mobility devices for nonprofit
NORWAY — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills is collecting mobility devices for Crutches 4 Africa, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to collect used and surplus mobility devices, ship them to developing countries, and distribute them free to people with physical challenges regardless of their race, gender, tribe, age or religion. The club is […]
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Winthrop society to hold meeting, recognizes first volunteer of year
The next business meeting of the Winthrop Maine Historical Society is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, on Zoom. The link is networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81096636540. On Dec. 1, the society honored Anna Lyon as its first volunteer of the year. In her work on the WMHS calendar, Lyon volunteered to assist the calendar committee and has […]
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Local working group plans to discuss Franklin County USDA funding
FARMINGTON — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, welcomes all Franklin County residents with an interest in conservation practices on private agricultural lands and woodlands to participate in a Local Working Group meeting. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, […]
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Dixfield Historical Society gives tour to Dirigo High students
Ten students from Kurt Rowley’s River Valley Civilization class at Dirigo High School toured the Dixfield Historical Society’s Museum House on Dec. 20. This was the first group tour of the museum house in two years because of the pandemic. It was a somewhat cold tour as most of the museum is not heated in […]