ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9 to 16. The club plans to meet at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb. 7 and 14, and Tuesday, Feb. 22. The program also includes an […]
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Woodland owners organization to hold online forum
Maine Woodland Owners, based in Augusta, plans to host its annual Forestry Forum on Wednesday, Jan 12, via Zoom. The forum will start with a brief member meeting at 8 a.m. and will be followed by a series of presentations on wood markets, woodland wildlife, forest carbon markets, and forest pest and disease updates. This […]
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Camden library to offer ‘Jumpstart January’ series
The Camden Public Library plans to start its “Jumpstart January” program series the second week of January, with two free workshops designed to help people overcome barriers and nurture their creativity. On Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 6:30 p.m., the library will host an online class with performance mindset coach and author Gilda Joffe. Joffe has […]
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Maranacook Middle School lists honor roll students
READFIELD — Maranacook Middle School has announced the following students were named to its trimester 1 honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Kyra Audet, Phoebe Bell, Celia Bergdahl, Krystal Braithwood, Fox Brigham, Ethan Chilton, Evan Churchill, Joseph Couture, Jayden Delano, Sophia “Gracie” Farrell, Hadley Farwell, Alice Ferran, Elijah Freeman, […]
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Healthy Living for ME to offer diabetes prevention program
Healthy Living for ME plans to offer the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Mainers in 2022. The workshop is for adults who are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes or who have pre-diabetes. It is estimated that more that 86,000 Mainers are aware they have prediabetes. “I can say from personal experience that the […]
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Union library to host founder of Mission Working Dogs
Vose Library’s Vose or Virtual Wednesday series is scheduled to feature Christina “Christy” Gardner at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, via Zoom; closed captioning will be available. Gardner is a 39-year-old retired Army veteran from Oxford. She was injured overseas in 2006 and spent nearly five years rehabilitating before she was finally able to live […]
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Maine Golf Show to be held in Auburn next March
The Maine Golf Show is scheduled to take place next year from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at the arena located at Norway Savings Bank Arena, 985 Turner St. in Auburn. The show aims to provide an opportunity for exhibitors in the golf […]
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East Sumner church to sell pies, cobblers Jan. 15
The Congregational Church of East Sumner plans to sell home-baked pies and cobblers from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 15, at the 50 Main St. church in East Sumner village. Pie choices are raspberry, chocolate cream, pumpkin, apple, pecan and blueberry. Gluten-free cobbler choices are blueberry, blackberry, strawberry rhubarb, and apple crisp. Each will […]
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Camden library to exhibit history of winter carnivals in Maine
The president and historian of a ski and snowboard museum is to give an online presentation Jan. 27.
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Camden library to offer online yoga meditation class
The Camden Public Library plans to kick off its annual “Jumpstart January” series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, with an online guided Yoga Nidra meditation class. The program is designed to help bring relief and recovery from post-holiday exhaustion. Camden-based health and wellness coach Hester Kohl Brooks will facilitate the free program. “Yoga Nidra […]