AUGUSTA — Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the program until Feb. 12. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. “This signup for the Conservation Reserve Program gives producers and landowners an […]

LEWISTON —  University of Maine at Augusta’s Lewiston Center is offering the Osher New Beginnings Scholarship for the spring semester, to encourage more Maine people of all ages to give college a try. Courses can be completed at the Lewiston Center as well as online. The Osher Scholarship was established for first-time college students, or […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine State Society of Washington, D.C. Foundation has announced administrative changes to unite its scholarship program with its sister organization, the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., and the closure of the foundation. The changes include the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund at the University of Maine Foundation, to […]

BRIDGTON — Registration for Bridgton’s 45th annual “4 on the Fourth” Road Race and Kids’ Fun Run will open at midnight Friday, Jan. 15. Registration links can be accessed at fouronthefourth.com. Last year’s successful virtual race took place on the original course from 1977; however, the 45th annual race will return to its certified four-mile […]