ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free QuickBooks Online course tailored specifically for small farms and agriculture businesses. The four-night course will be held at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 8, 13 and 15. Designed for farm and agriculture business owners seeking to implement a robust accounting […]
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Downeast Trout Unlimited plans hybrid meeting about PFAS in Maine Nov. 15
Downeast Trout Unlimited plans to hold a hybrid meeting about PFAS in Maine: Background and Where We Are Now at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Moore Community Center at 125 State St. in Ellsworth and via Zoom. Louise Roy, environmental hydrogeologist with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, will give an overview of […]
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Camden library to host hybrid talk about about Ecopsychology Nov. 7
The Camden Public Library welcomes Amory Wilcox for an introduction to the exciting and interdisciplinary field of ecopsychology at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Picker Room and on Zoom. Wilcox will guide the audience through sensory exercises and contemplative questions that touch on education, healthcare, and food systems. Learn about the applications […]
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Audubon to present talk about wildlife tracking in Farmington Nov. 8
Western Maine Audubon is sponsoring a talk, “Wildlife Tracking in Maine” by Charles “Chuck” Hulsey at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. Hulsey will share wildlife tracking and species ID tips […]
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Farmington Elks taking Operation Santa applications
Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 17
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UMaine at Augusta uses $665K gift for dental workforce expansion
Earlier this year, the University of Maine at Augusta received a $665,000 award from Northeast Delta Dental to expand the dental workforce in Maine. The award was celebrated Oct. 18, at a ceremonial event at the UMA Lewiston Center Dental Clinic located at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The initiative’s goal is to address the shortage of […]
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UMaine Farmington provides students with new safety app
The ‘Friend Walk’ feature lets students have a friend follow them to their destination virtually.
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Maine National Guard 521st Troop Command changes hands
BANGOR — In an Oct. 14 ceremony, Lt. Col. Kevin Kelley passed the colors of the 521st Troop Command to his successor, Lt. Col. Amy Cartmell. Kelley is retiring after a 27-year military career. Kelley, an infantry-turned-intelligence officer, was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service, and dedication to both the […]
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Finding Our Voices collects $58,000 in “Ripple Effect”
A group of southern Maine women have donated $58,000 to Finding Our Voices in what Patrisha McLean — the president/founder of the grassroots nonprofit giving peer-to-peer hand-ups to women survivors of domestic abuse — calls “the gift that keeps on giving.” The $18,000 awarded to the group in February has more than tripled with a […]
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Maine Music Society to hold 6th annual online auction
Maine Music Society’s sixth annual online auction is set to open at noon Saturday, Nov. 4. It will be open through 10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. Those who visit the mainemusicsociety.org will find everything from homemade breads to snow-shoeing and skiing experiences, electronics, vacation rentals, beautiful artworks, musical instruments, toys, and fashions crafted by local […]