Maine Rural Development is accepting REAP TAG applications from technical assistance providers through March 15.
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Naples school to host state instrumental jazz festival in March
NAPLES — The Maine Music Educators’ Association High School Instrumental State Jazz Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, at Lake Region High School, 1877 Roosevelt Trail. The school is hosting 34 performing jazz bands and combos, planned from noon to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. […]
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Auburn talk to focus on Watergate, Nixon tapes March 14
Speaker Chris Beam was on the staff that processed the Nixon tapes.
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Bridgton Rotary to host talk by Southern Maine Agency on Aging rep
BRIDGTON — Deborah Condello, community outreach coordinator at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging, plans to speak to local Rotarians and friends at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, at Stella’s on the Square, 6 North High St. Condello works in partnerships with communities in Cumberland and York counties, responding to program inquiries. She will share […]
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Lewiston agency to hold benefit for nutrition program March 22
Seats are limited; advance registration is recommended.
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Organic orcharding workshop series to begin March 9
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is hosting a series of workshops on organic orcharding. These workshops are set to run from Saturday, March 9, through Saturday, Aug. 17, at various locations throughout Maine as well as two online opportunities. The series covers a variety of topics appropriate for people at any level of […]
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Timber taxes program to run online March 12
Maine Woodland Owners is set to hold an online program, Making Sense of Timber Taxes, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. This Zoom event provides advice and information for woodland owners facing 2023 business tax realities. Conducted by retired IRS forester Jim Norris, the workshop will cover federal timber tax information, focusing primarily on reporting […]
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Association to host March 14 talk on Black sailors of Lincoln County
Lincoln County Historical Association plans to shed light on Black sailors of the the 18th and 19th centuries with an online lecture, “Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County,” presented by Korrine Tanzer at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tanzer will discuss a few of the Black sailors — free and enslaved — who worked […]
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Maine Dairy seminar, annual meeting set for Waterville March 14
WATERVILLE — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Dairy Industry Association are set to host the 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar and MDIA annual meeting from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial Road. The collaborative event will include featured speakers highlighting emerging trends and […]
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Kennebec Land Trust to kick off lecture series in Winthrop March 14
The Kennebec Land Trust has announced the dates and speakers for its annual conservation lecture series. This year’s program is Maine Mammals and Their Habitats (see tklt.org/lyceum). KLT’s lecture series is modeled after the early New England lyceums that began in 1826 in Massachusetts and continued for many years, hosting lectures, debates, and concerts for […]