BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra is set to hold auditions for the upcoming concert season. It is particularly interested in new string instrument players, according to a news release from the orchestra. The community orchestra was founded in 1990. Starting as a chamber orchestra, it now has more than 80 members. Under the baton […]
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Bath land trust to teach how to make pickle brine Aug. 27
Laurie Burhoe, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s garden coordinator, plans this month to teach a recipe to make a brine to pickle a variety of vegetables from the garden. The event will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the LOCAL Garden, located at the corner of High and Lemont streets in Bath. Pickles […]
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Wild blueberry course registration closes Aug. 26
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a five-week online course about wild blueberry production for beginning and established farmers. The class is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. starting Tuesday, Aug. 30. It meets every Tuesday and Thursday for 10 sessions through Sept. 29. Wild Blueberry Production: A Five-Week Course for Beginning Farmers is […]
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Wilton pottery-making sessions to benefit food charity
Sessions will be held as a weekly series on Monday nights through Sept. 19.
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Lewiston Auburn Senior College announces fall classes
The University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn Campus Senior College at 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston has announced its 2022 fall classes. Many courses will be held in person, some on Zoom and a couple that will be hybrid, available in person and on Zoom. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 . To view […]
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UMaine Extension offers Master Gardener volunteer training
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers training program, scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 24. The training includes self-paced online learning modules along with live virtual sessions with horticultural experts from across the state, according to a news release from the UMaine extension. Designed to train volunteers for horticulture […]
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Extension launches online Maine farmers market price report
Maine farmers can now access a new online tool to search for current market-specific price data to help refine their business plans, apply for financing or manage day-to-day operations. The Maine Farmers Market Price Report, extension.umaine.edu, provides updated price data by commodity, commercial or organic, and is searchable by region or statewide using an interactive […]
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Ag department, ag producers announce win-win with streamlined delivery of Emergency Relief Programs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has processed more than 255,000 applications for the new Emergency Relief Program. USDA has made approximately $6.1 billion, to date, in payments to commodity and specialty crop producers to help offset eligible losses from qualifying 2020 and 2021 natural disasters. By breaking-down agency barriers, using existing data across […]
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Manchester teen earns Eagle Scout rank
Mason Noah Pare of Manchester received his Eagle Scout rank during a ceremony Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows provided the keynote address to the 40 people present praising Mason’s long-term commitment to helping others while enjoying the Scouting program. “We are living in incredibly challenging […]
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Farmington-based coalition announces August mobile outreach services
Services include health screenings, harm reduction services, COVID vaccines for those 18 and older.