MAINE — The Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter is offering a new educational program to help caregivers and loved ones navigate feelings of loss and grief as their life is changed by Alzheimer’s disease. Anticipatory Grief and the Dementia Caregiver will be presented virtually on Tuesday, December 13, at 6 p.m. The program is free and open […]

Hymn Sing NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church is hosting a “Christmas Eve Eve” Celebration on Friday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m. WMBC worship leader, Brenna Cockerham of Freeman Township, will lead a 15-person choir and attendees in a hymn sing, mostly a cappella. Come enjoy a wondrous, festive evening celebrating Christmas alongside […]

FARMINGTON — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, welcomes all Franklin County residents with an interest in conservation practices on private agricultural lands and woodlands to participate in a Local Working Group meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 to be held at 153 Farmington Falls Road, […]

VIENNA — After a three-year break the Vienna Union Hall, located at 5 Vienna Mountain Road  will host “Winter Revels” on December 17. This year’s Revels will be headlined by the return of Randy Judkins aka “Judd the Jester”. Randy has been performing to Maine audiences for many years. He is Chief Entertainment Officer of the […]

PORTLAND – Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) announces the creation of the Nan Heald Black Fly Fellowship, a new initiative to increase access to free civil legal aid in Western Maine. The Nan Heald Black Fly Fellowship was created in memory of Pine Tree’s former executive director, Nan Heald, who led Pine Tree from 1990 […]

PHILLIPS — One holiday over and another on the way combined with sunshine and warm temperatures awakened individuals and groups in Phillips to begin their Christmas Decorating for the “Home and Business Decorating Contest for Phillips, Avon, and Madrid. Volunteers from Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) transported the newly refurbished wreaths to Main Street awaiting […]

Madrid MADRID — Madrid Twp. will start the holiday season off with a community tree lighting at the Madrid Historical Society schoolhouse on Saturday, December 3, 6 p.m., located on the corner of Reeds Mill and Schoolhouse Roads. As people gather outdoors by the tree there will be refreshments, decorating and caroling, weather permitting. (Rain/snow […]

FARMINGTON —  The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, welcomes all Franklin County residents with an interest in conservation practices on private agricultural lands and woodlands to participate in a Local Working Group meeting, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 to be held at 153 Farmington Falls Road, […]

ORONO — Businesses and organizations interested in hosting a Maine Horticulture Apprentice are encouraged to sign up on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website. The Maine Horticulture Apprentice Training is a three-part, comprehensive curriculum designed to supply learners with a foundational horticulture education suitable for skilled entry-level positions in the horticulture industry. Developed with […]

REGION — You’ve heard it before – but it bears repeating, particularly during Crash Responder Safety Week November 14-18, when the Maine Department of Public Safety again reminds all Drivers to Slow Down and Move Over. “It’s more than just the law, it is also common sense and courtesy to help ensure our first responders […]