WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery has gathered a number of noteworthy, yet affordable, works of art for an online auction that will be open for bidding from Saturday, May 1 to Tuesday, June 15. The pieces, donated by artists and collectors, offer the buyer an opportunity to obtain fine art while helping to support […]
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Lab releases 2020 Maine tick program data
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab 2020 Surveillance Program data is now compiled and available on the Maine Tick Data webpage, extension.umaine.edu/ticks/maine-tick-data. In 2019, the lab began testing tick samples for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis — the three most common tick-borne diseases. In 2020, an additional testing panel was added to […]
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WinterKids offers virtual training for preschool teachers
WESTBROOK — WinterKids has launched a virtual training to go alongside its “Preschool Guide to Outdoor Active Learning” binder. For a limited time teachers can get both the training and the binder for free. This training is a contact-free option to gain new resources to help with lesson planning for early childhood classes this spring […]
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Augusta library to host Maine women authors talk
Laurie Chandler and Claire Ackroyd will participate in a Q&A hosted by Lithgow Public Library.
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MaineCF’s Animal Welfare Fund seeks proposals
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The deadline for applications is June 1. For application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit www.mainecf.org. The Animal Welfare Fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations […]
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Literacy foundation offers guide to children’s books
ORONO — A new guide to children’s books for parents and caregivers, developed by University of Maine associate professor of literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead, is available on the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy website barbarabush.org/parent-reading-guides. “Sharing Stories: Tips for Parents and Caregivers,” features a list of 20 books for children up to age 3. For […]
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Poet to share poems about loss of canines April 29
AUBURN — Local poet Lynne Schmidt will read from her award-winning collection, “Dead Dog Poems,” via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The journey, hosted by will take the listener through the happy, the terminal diagnosis, eventual death, and the aftermath of grief after such a loss. After the reading, there will be time […]
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Waterville humane society aims to reunite lost pets
The Humane Society Waterville Area plans to join forces with Petco Love on April 23: National Lost Dog and Cat Awareness Day. Petco Love is a national nonprofit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and animal welfare groups across the country, on a shared mission to help reunite lost pets with their families […]
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Foundation’s Animal Welfare Fund seeks proposals
The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The application deadline is June 1. For an application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit mainecf.org. The fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater […]
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Living history center offers scholarships
LIVERMORE — Norlands Living History Center is accepting applications for the 2021 Gammon History Education Scholarship Awards. The year-two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying high school seniors or students with equivalent education credentials. To be eligible, students must be from Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford or Kennebec counties and have plans to enroll in post-secondary […]