ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering bundles of prerecorded webinars about various gardening-related topics for last-minute gift shoppers. The “On Demand Webinars” series includes bundles of three to four prerecorded webinars about starting and maintaining a home orchard, gardening with native plants, composting and soil health, and seed selection and starting. […]
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Farmington university holiday Giving Tree marks 15th year
FARMINGTON — The University Store on the University of Maine at Farmington campus is abuzz with the holiday spirit, as members of the campus and community aim to make sure there is something under the tree for everyone. In its 15th year, the annual Giving Tree features a small tree decorated with tags expressing the […]
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Monmouth theater group gets grant funding for scenery project
Monmouth Community Players received a $5,000 grant in November from the Maine Community Foundation. The grant came from the Maine Theater Fund, to be used to purchase equipment and software for projected sets. MCP has been working to expand its audience and performance area. For more information, visit monmouthcommunityplayers.org.
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UMaine Extension to offer virtual dog club
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a virtual 4-H Dog SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club. This short-term club will meet once a month from January through June. The first meeting is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22. The club, which will focus on all things dogs, is open to Maine […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show to go virtual
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry plans to hold the annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show online instead of in-person the week of Monday, Jan. 10. “After listening to concerns raised by our industry’s stakeholders, it became clear that transitioning to an online event is the safest option during a surge in […]
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Wilton churches plan ‘Blue Christmas’ service
The Wilton Ecumenical Community Outreach (WECO) churches are scheduled to hold a “Blue Christmas” service at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 59 High St. Blue Christmas is a day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year. On this day, WECO will hold a church service that […]
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National Association of Black Storytellers focus of virtual literary lunch event
Portland Public Library and Lewiston Public Library plan to co-host an event with the National Association of Black Storytellers Adopt-A-Teller program. Karen “Queen Nur” Abdul-Malik will be featured at noon Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Literary Lunch series. Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/81831774721?pwd=Q3ZZcUpseEJmTytWMjFVakdVcVZIQT09. In the story, Queen Nur will talk about her love of libraries when she was […]
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Lisbon Falls Christian Academy lists honor roll students
Lisbon Falls Christian Academy has announced the following students were named to its first-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. “A” Honor Roll Grade 1-4: Chase Brewin, Lucy Church, Chloe Dumont, Leighton Jeselskis, Leland Libby, Declan Mishio, Kason Poisson and Caiden Sarvinas. Grade 5-8: Jacob Dumont, Joshua Hewes, Alexis Poisson, Brennon Sarvinas, Abbygail Swan […]
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Norway artist gifts painting to cancer resource center
Norway artist and sculptor Peter Herley recently gifted one of his original paintings to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, to be hung in the center’s new office space at 59 Winter St. Herley, a member of the Western Maine Art Group, is known throughout the country for his vivid, bright, contemporary art pieces. […]
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Bishop announces 2 pastor assignments
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced two pastor assignments, effective Jan. 18. Fr. Philip A. Tracy has been appointed pastor of All Saints Parish (St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick, St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick, St. Mary Church in Bath, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Boothbay Harbor, St. Ambrose Church […]