PORTLAND — AARP Maine invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program. Grants fund quick-action projects help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, and diversity and inclusion. Now in its seventh year, the program is […]
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Bethel cardiologist to give talk on heart disease Feb. 2
BETHEL — Cardiologist Daniel van Buren plans to discuss “Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib), Old Questions — New Answers” from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church St. The snow date is Feb. 9. Van Buren is director of Cardiovascular Medicine at the New England Heart Institute at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in […]
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Consecrated life celebration set for Feb. 2 in Lewiston
Fr. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, invites all to gather Thursday, Feb. 2, for a celebration on the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. The event serves as a moment to celebrate the gift of consecrated life by thanking women religious in the diocese, all of whom are invited […]
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University series to present graphic memoirist Tom Hart Feb. 2
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning graphic memoirist and sequential artist Tom Hart as the program’s fourth reader of the season. Hart will read from his work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading, […]
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Department seeks nominations for legendary Maine Guide award
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Feb. 17.
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Lewiston library to hold talk about saving money on energy bill Feb. 1
The Lewiston Public Library is set to host a program on saving money on home energy bills from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. The event, to be held in The Jeanne Couture Room at 200 Lisbon St., is free and open to the public. With rising costs in heating and electricity, it can be hard […]
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Oxford County district to hold erosion control practices workshop Feb. 9
SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District plans to offer a basic and advanced erosion control practices workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Oxford County Cooperative Extension, 9 Olson Road. This course is necessary to become certified in erosion and sedimentation control practices by the […]
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Sabattus community garden forum set for Jan. 31
SABATTUS — A public forum, Community Member Change Initiative: Community Garden Project, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Sabattus Town Hall, 190 Middle Road. This forum will focus on the results of a community needs assessment delivered in November. Sabattus residents saw parks and recreation as an opportunity for change, according […]
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Bethel youth group plans author talk Jan. 27
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church Youth Group is scheduled this month to host a reading of “A Dog & His Boy” and a chance to meet the authors, Heidi Bullen and Lisa Krikorian Wentzell. The gathering will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at 32 Church St. Bullen is a National […]
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Maine Fishermen’s Forum set for March in Rockport
For the first time in three years, the Maine Fishermen’s Forum is scheduled to hold a live event Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4, at the Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St. in Rockport. This 48th annual event provides educational seminars covering topics including Management Actions Affecting Gillnet Fisheries, Plastic Aquaculture Gear, Economics of the Lobster Fleet, Eastern Maine […]