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Maine Women’s Hall of Fame to hold virtual induction ceremony

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

The 2020 and 2021 inductees will be honored.

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UMF New Commons spotlights Solange’s ‘A Seat at the Table’

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021

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

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021

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

March 12, 2021March 10, 2021

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

March 12, 2021March 11, 2021

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

March 12, 2021March 11, 2021

Suarez will read from his work in a remote live reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

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‘Maine’s Big Trees’ topic of Kennebec Historical Society’s March 17 virtual talk

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

The Kennebec Historical Society’s March Facebook Live presentation “Maine’s Big Trees” is planned for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17. Jan Santerre will be the speaker. Since 1968, the Maine Forest Service has compiled a list of the largest known specimens of native and naturalized trees in Maine. The 2020 Register contains 146 trees, representing 138 […]

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Kennebec Land Trust’s 2021 lecture series to begin March 18

March 11, 2021March 3, 2021

The Kennebec Land Trust annual conservation lecture series dates and speakers have been announced. Although the trust will not present in-person programs this year, the trust will offer modified introductory Zoom lunch presentations. This year’s lecture series is titled An Introduction to Maine Medicinal Plants: Cultural Uses, Ecology & Botany, according to a news release […]