Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice in Lewiston has awarded Dr. David Dixon, a retired surgeon from Franklin Memorial Hospital, with the 2022 Heart of Hospice Award. The award was presented to Dixon at a recent gathering of Androscoggin clinicians, administrators and staff at the their offices in Wilton. Dixon was nominated by hospice staff for […]
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Farmington ministry to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16
Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry plans to celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at noon Monday, Jan. 16, at Old South Congregational Church, 227 Main St., Farmington. For those who wish to view the ceremony online instead of in person, the Zoom link is available on the Worship experiences tab at faemchurches.org. The […]
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Brunswick festival seeks applications for music institute scholarship
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin International Music Festival is accepting applications for its music institute scholarship. The festival is the recipient of a $200,000 endowment fund gift from The Bingham Charitable Trust for Maine student scholarship. Following the wishes of the late William Bingham, the award allows all accepted young Maine musicians who play violin, viola […]
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Monmouth students help with Christmas baskets
MONMOUTH — The Cottrell-Taylor Committee held its annual food drive in December for its Christmas baskets for Monmouth families in need. Laurie Gifford, committee chair for the past 16 years, said it has been an important focus for the committee to involve the students at Monmouth Middle School and Monmouth Academy, according to a news […]
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Extension 4-H club to explore basic engineering concepts starting Jan. 26
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is accepting registrations for a special interest club where youth 9-18 can explore basic engineering concepts. This online club is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 26 through March 2. Required registration closes Tuesday, Jan. 17. The 4-H Engineering Club will introduce basic engineering skills by exploring a different […]
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Camden club to kick off winter horticultural series Jan. 31 via Zoom
The deadline for purchasing tickets is Tuesday, Jan. 24.
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Farmington coalition offers mobile outreach harm reduction services
Sites are located in Farmington, Livermore Falls, Phillips and Wilton.
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MaineHealth to start free Food as Medicine program Jan. 16
FARMINGTON — MaineHealth is offering another round of its free one-year Food as Medicine program, which supports individuals with one or more chronic health conditions who have limited access to healthy food. The program is facilitated by Kathy Doyon, a trained health educator from the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The next session […]
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Maine schools to compete statewide in Winter Games starting Jan. 9
Children are participating in all 16 Maine counties and 13 additional states.
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Registration open for Winterkids ski, snowboard challenge at Sugarloaf
The first 50 people to register by Jan. 31 will receive a WinterKids fleece headband.