TOPS NORWAY — TOPS meets Tuesdays in the Association Hall at Town & Country Mobile Home Village, 99 Town & Country Drive, Norway. Weigh-in is from 4-4:45 p.m. and the meeting is from 5-6 p.m. Yearly membership is $32 and monthly dues are $5 which includes a bimonthly magazine subscription to TOPS News. TOPS is […]
2020
Pet of the Week: Martha
You won’t find this Martha standing at the stove cooking. And, you won’t be reading any how-to books she has written. What you will find when you visit Martha is a cat that know what she likes. One year old Martha is a cat that likes to be touched. She will run her head under […]
Applications for Youth Environmental Leaders scholarship open
STATE — Chewonki is now accepting applications for the 2020 Maine Youth Environmental Leaders Scholarship, a $15,000 award to support eligible Maine students who would like to attend Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki during their junior year of High School. This scholarship opportunity is available to two qualifying applicants each year. Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki, located in Wiscasset, Maine, […]
Healthy Cooking for the Whole Family
Baked Apples and Squash Look no further for an easy, family friendly side dish for the winter. If you’re not already turning on your oven, then make this is a skillet. Just saute till apples and squash are soft. For a more savory version add a small diced onion, leek or diced green onion for […]
Senators Collins, King announce more than $160K for Farmers’ Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM) has been awarded $160,111 for its Workplace to Market Project. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers’ Market Promotion Program. “The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets plays an important role in […]
An inspirational tail: Maine collie goes from animal cruelty seizure to the Puppy Bowl
Duncan was one of more than 130 animals seized from a business in Solon in July.
Nominations open for Family Business Awards
Institute for Family-Owned Business celebrates the best in family-owned businesses in Maine
Movie Review/Thoughts on Oscar Nominations
The Super Bowl may be this coming weekend, but the weekend after is the Super Bowl for movie critics: the 92nd Academy Awards. Here are my thoughts on the ever-popular acting categories, though you’ll notice that I’m consistently underwhelmed by the nominees. Feel free to have passionate opinions where I don’t. Actor in a Leading […]
Lake Region Community Chorus in need of singers
BRIDGTON — All singers are welcome to join the Lake Region Community Chorus as they begin their eighth year of singing and performing in the Lake Region. If you love to sing and are free on Monday evenings the members of the LRCC would love to have you join them. The group has about 55 […]
Producers enroll soon in agriculture risk coverage programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk Loss (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year. Although more than 200,000 producers have enrolled to date, FSA anticipates 1.5 million producers will enroll for […]