Farmers with at least five years of experience are invited to participate in a virtual, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial values impact business planning. The UMaine Extension event is set for 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. The Communicating about Personal Money Values workshop will introduce farmers to a variety of finance-related themes. Topics […]
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Canceled: Talk on Trout Unlimited priorities topic of talk set for Feb. 21
ELLSWORTH — Downeast Trout Unlimited is set to host Brian Stranko for a discussion of Trout Unlimited priorities in Maine. The hybrid meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Moore Community Center, 125 State St., and via Zoom. To register visit tinyurl.com/6p636wef. Stranko is the new program manager for Maine […]
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Extension to offer virtual Recipe to Market workshop Feb. 21
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics an aspiring entrepreneur […]
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Children’s Festival set for Saturday at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
Over 30 organizations are participating, along with law enforcement and fire service agencies.
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Jay seeks nominations for Spirit of America Foundation Tribute
Nominations are due by 5:30 pm. March 4.
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Literacy Volunteers Poetry Contest accepting entries until March 31
The contest is open to residents of Franklin, Somerset counties and ,towns of Livermore, Livermore Falls.
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Mid-Coast Audubon to host Zoom talk on screech owls Feb. 20
The next program in Mid-Coast Audubon’s nature talk series, in partnership with Camden Public Library, will be All About Screech Owls with Jim Wright. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, and will take place virtually via Zoom. Screech owls are the owl most likely to nest in a backyard, but few […]
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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, 10 and 11 a.m. and noon Monday, Feb. 26; and 9 and 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, Thursday, […]
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Applications open for Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program
ORONO — The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Innovation seeks students and companies to participate in the 2024 Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program. Applications are open. Innovate for Maine connects Maine college students with the state’s most exciting and fastest growing companies for paid, meaningful, hands-on internship experiences. The program looks for both […]
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Winterpaloozah! to unleash frosty fun in Rangeley Feb. 18
RANGELEY — Winterpaloozah! is planned from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, against the backdrop of the Rangeley Lakes Region’s Haley Pond and the Town Park. Register for all competitions at business.rangeleymaine.com or at the welcome table outside the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Information Center. Cardboard sled racing will kick off at […]