University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, March 19 and 26. Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey will provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four short e-Learning modules. Attendees also […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in Lewiston
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning virtual sessions are set for 9 and 10 a.m. on Monday, March 18, Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22. In-person sessions are planned […]
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Oak Hill High School’s theater group to perform in festival March 8
Oak Hill High School’s Drama Club, Little Theatre in the Woods, will participate in the state’s Regional One-Act Festival, hosted by Windham High School on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9. The Wales-based school is scheduled to perform at 8:15 p.m. March 8. This year’s one act is “Memorial: A Theatrical Oral History of […]
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UMaine at Farmington to hold Education Career Fair March 4
The event aims to help schools hire qualified educators to meet Maine’s serious teacher shortage.
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Statewide program adds free student loan repayment counseling
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine staff are offering free student loan repayment counseling in addition to classes and coaching in financial education. Counseling is for individuals who are struggling to repay student loans or: • Have a loan that is past due or in default; • need assistance choosing a repayment plan; • want to […]
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Rural Energy for America Program funding available
Current applications must be submitted by March 15.
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About $600K available to state growers to pursue innovation
The deadline for grant proposals of up to $100K per project is Monday, March 18.
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Gardening webinar series set for March, April
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer a series of gardening webinars that will offer information, practical knowledge and insights for gardeners of all levels. The webinars will focus on the backyard growing of food in Maine, including cranberries, blueberries, and potatoes, and will feature expert speakers from UMaine Extension. […]
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Finding Our Voices fundraiser to host actor in Camden March 9
Actor Gabriel Byrne plans to make a rare Maine public appearance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., to raise money for domestic abuse awareness. “An evening with Gabriel Byrne” will feature a screening of Byrne’s 1995 film “The Usual Suspects” followed by a live question and answer […]
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UMaine Farmington students explore climate change
FARMINGTON — Climate change and excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pose a threat in Maine and around the world. Undergraduate student researchers at the University of Maine at Farmington and their faculty mentor, Doug Reusch, professor of Geology, have found a possible way to minimize it — deep in the ocean, according to a […]