The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk by David Reidmiller, director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), about how global climate action can be applied in Maine.
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‘Signs of the Seasons’ scientist training to begin March 22
University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono and Maine Sea Grant will offer four free Signs of the Seasons training options for volunteer citizen scientists around the state.
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Maine’s shellfish fisheries webinar to air March 18
The second program in the series, “What’s changing on the mudflats?: Collecting knowledge and data about changing clam flats,” will air at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18.
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Mayo ALS scholarship recognizes 2 winners
The Joseph W. Mayo ALS Scholarship Committee has announced this year’s major scholarship recipients. Both students have been awarded $1,800 scholarships and have participated in providing care to family members afflicted by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a news release from Joseph Pietroski Jr., chairman of the scholarship committee. The spring semester 2021 award […]
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Maine Women’s Hall of Fame to hold virtual induction ceremony
The 2020 and 2021 inductees will be honored.
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UMF New Commons spotlights Solange’s ‘A Seat at the Table’
Rolling Stone magazine calls the album “a record about black survival in 2016; a combination of straight talk and refracted R&B,” according to a news release from UMF.
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DHHS offers free trips to COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new, free option for Maine people who need a ride to and from a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
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Kennebec Valley governments group nets $25K grant
The Working Communities Challenge Design Grant goes toward a project to focus on safe and affordable housing.
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USDA extends Quality Loss Adjustment Program deadline
The QLA program assists producers whose eligible crops suffered quality losses due to qualifying drought, excessive moisture, flooding, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, or wildfires.
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UMF to feature virtual reading by author Daniel Suarez
Suarez will read from his work in a remote live reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18.