The Maine Farmer Resource Network, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry plan to offer Managing Farm Risk, a spring webinar series for commercial farmers. These webinars will begin at 10 a.m. Fridays starting April 26, and run through May 31. The full agenda is available at extension.umaine.edu. Topics […]
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WinterKids Mountain Mayhem event to be held in Greenwood
Registration is open through June 13.
Mid-Coast Audubon to offer ‘Journeys in Listening: Birds and More’ program
Mid-Coast Audubon is set to host the next program in its nature talk series, in partnership with Camden Public Library, “Journeys in Listening: Birds and More from Acadia and Beyond” with speaker Laura Sebastianelli. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, and will take place virtually via Zoom. Sebastianelli is a naturalist […]
Maine School of Science and Mathematics students place at state meet
Students from Hallowell, Newcastle, Rome and Topsham.
Gathering planned for flower growers across Maine
BOWDOINHAM — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to host a statewide Flowering in the North gathering from 2:30-5 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at The Hive at Dandelion Spring Farm, 961 Ridge Road. The informal program will include a discussion about the educational needs of the regional cut flower industry, and the possibility of […]
Mt. Blue Middle School lists honor roll students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Middle School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 6 — High honors: Zoe Abell, Belle Austin, Luke Bell, Elizabeth Bellwood, Scarlett Black, Adelyn Brackley-Burnham, Jerseylynn Brandt, Layla Bridges, Harley Brougham, Katelyn Bryant, Everett Bukauskas, Brock Buntin and Cole Butterfield. […]
Auditions for DIVA show scheduled in Rangeley
Auditions for the Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ August live musical DIVA are set for 4-6 p.m. Sunday, April 28. They will be held at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The performance dates are 7 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 and 11 and 12. Auditions are open to everyone regardless of […]
State math meet promotes academic excellence for high school students
AUGUSTA — The 45th annual Maine State Math Meet, held in the Augusta Civic Center on April 2, was the culmination of a year of academic competition. Schools are divided into four divisions based on student population. Awards are given to the top-scoring students in each high school grade level and school awards are given […]
Webinar to cover jumping worms, browntail moths
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library are set to host a free webinar at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, featuring two pressing ecological concerns impacting local landscapes: jumping worms and browntail moths. State Horticulturist Gary Fish will outline how jumping worms have been confirmed in 13 of 16 Maine counties, how […]