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Farmington nonprofit awarded Affordable Housing Challenge Grant
Non-profit organization Center for Entrepreneurial Studies has received a $20,000 Affordable Housing Challenge Grant from the LEAP Explosion Fund which United Way of the Tri-Valley Area administers. Funding will allow for the center to pilot a tiny house village concept that hopes to address the lack of affordable housing in the region. The mission of […]
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Identify trees in wintertime during walk March 13 in Georgetown
Outdoor program hosted by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.
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Sonic Sea — Voices of the Deep topic of March 10 speaker series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s speaker is a scientist and senior researcher in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University.
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Food bank issues capacity building grants to partner agency network
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank has announced the recipients of its Capacity Building Grant program. Investments in capacity enable the partner network to not only meet the needs of their community, but to transform food access to a model that prioritizes people’s health, provides affirming and supportive experiences, connects people to their community and […]
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Maine Catholics invited to ‘Catholic Teaching & Science’ virtual presentation
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College of Maine invites all Maine Catholics to a free online presentation to be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. “Catholic Teaching & Science” will feature a conversation with Dr. Stephen Barr about the Catholic Church’s relationship to science, including the theory of evolution. He will discuss how […]
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2021 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt applications available
Applications must be submitted to the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services by 4 p.m. April 30.
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Compost webinar series to begin March 11
Virtual events to be offered by the UMaine Cooperative Extension.
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Virtual veteran town hall set for March 11
VA Maine Healthcare System will hold a virtual veteran town hall from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11, to provide the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine and its planning efforts to administer the vaccine. Those who join via Webex will have the ability to type in questions live during the town hall. Those […]
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Agricultural research updates webinar to be held March 10
University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono will offer three research updates for the agricultural industry from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. Scheduled are Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine professor of applied entomology, about the persistence of the Colorado potato beetle; Aaron Buzza, UMaine School of Biology and Ecology assistant scientist, on the […]