CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Franklin Memorial Hospital is set to hold its 36th annual Health Care Golf Classic on Friday, July 12, at Sugarloaf Golf Club on at 5071 W Mountain Road. The event aims to raise $30,000 for two local health organizations: The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber […]
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to re-open for season May 1
BOOTHBAY — The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is set to reopen for the season on Wednesday, May 1. The gardens, now in its 16th year, aims to meet the demands of visitation and ever-growing climate concerns through investments in the Horticulture and Plant Science teams, community partnerships, and family-oriented programs. The newly renovated café, found […]
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UMaine Augusta displays senior thesis exhibition
AUGUSTA — The graduating art students of the University of Maine at Augusta will exhibit their senior thesis artwork in the Charles Danforth Gallery on UMA’s Augusta campus in an exhibition titled Trust the Process. The exhibition, which includes the work of seven artists, is set to open at noon Saturday, May 4, with a […]
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Apple tree grafting workshop offered in Wilton
WILTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an apple tree grafting workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at 105 Cemetery Road. The workshop, open to all apple growers, provides information on grafting techniques for optimal tree growth. The workshop will be led by UMaine Extension’s Nick Rowley, Franklin […]
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Literacy Volunteers poetry celebration seeks self-selected poems
FARMINGTON — Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties is set to host an evening of community poetry reading, in celebration of this year’s poetry contest winners, at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2. The event will be held at Mount Blue High School, 129 Seamon Road in Farmington. In addition to the contest winners, attendees […]
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Literacy Volunteers recognizes poetry contest winners
Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has named the winners of its 14th annual poetry contest, funded in part by Western Mountain Financial Services and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The judge was Laine Kuehn. Contest categories are as follows. Youth, Age 11 and under First Place: Logan Hartman, Cat, Farmington Second Place: […]
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Local schools compete in statewide business competition
Thomas College was one of eight host sites.
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Fiddlehead Festival set for Farmington April 27
FARMINGTON — The annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27, on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. This is the 11th celebration of local food organized cooperatively by UMF faculty, students, staff and local community members, with the support of local area businesses. Attendance is free […]
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Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival set for April 27
AUGUSTA — The 22nd annual Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, a celebration of emerging and established poets and poetry, is set for Saturday, April 27, at the University of Maine at Augusta. It will be held both in Jewett Hall at 46 University Drive, and online. This year’s keynote speaker is Brian Turner, a poet, musician, […]
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Spring webinars offered on managing farm risk
The Maine Farmer Resource Network, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry plan to offer Managing Farm Risk, a spring webinar series for commercial farmers. These webinars will begin at 10 a.m. Fridays starting April 26, and run through May 31. The full agenda is available at extension.umaine.edu. Topics […]