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New Ventures Maine offers free classes in February
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine plans to offer free workshops and classes statewide in February in three program areas: career, business and financial education. Workshops and classes are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to build a career, start a business and manage money. The full class schedule is […]
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Ag department designates Maine counties as primary natural disaster areas
The United States Department of Agriculture has designated Maine counties as primary natural disaster areas. This secretarial natural disaster designation allows the department’s Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs. These include the replacement of […]
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Smithsonian African American historian to speak in Camden Feb. 11
Kate McMahon, Ph.D., is set to be the featured speaker at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, for the Camden Rockport Historical Society’s renewed winter speaker series at the Camden Public Library’s Picker Room, 55 Main St. McMahon, an African American historian, will speak on “Freedom’s Woods: Peterborough and African Americans in Midcoast Maine, 1776-1865.” The […]
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Rangeley arts group to host storytelling evening Feb. 22
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is set to host an evening of personal storytelling at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. The event, “The Kitchen Table,” is directed by Tim Straub. This event is sponsored in part by a grant from the Onion Foundation and the Maine […]
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VFW District 9 in Jay-area names patriotism program winners
Denise Acritelli, a teacher at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay, was named Teacher of the Year for VFW District 9 and the state’s overall winner.
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Mitchell Center plans talk on creating ‘Our Maine’ book Feb. 5
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host the talk Creating “Our Maine,” a book exploring Maine’s rich natural heritage, at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5. Editors Aram Calhoun, Malcolm “Mac” Hunter and Kent Redford will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the process […]
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UMaine Farmington explores artificial intelligence with forum Feb. 7
The University of Maine at Farmington’s next UMF Public Forum event features an exploration of “The Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence.” The evening’s panel discussion is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the Performance Space in the UMF Emery Community Arts Center on Academy Street. The event is free. Artificial intelligence has […]
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Farmington-based health network to host Galentines Day event Feb. 8
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network invites all women to attend its upcoming Galentines Day event, set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. The free event will be hosted in the Bass Room at Franklin Memorial Hospital, 111 Franklin Health Commons. The come-and-go festivities will include demonstrations by women-owned businesses, chair massages, door prizes, refreshments, […]
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Washington County Community College names dean’s, president’s lists
CALAIS — Washington County Community College has announced the following students were named to its 2023 fall dean’s and president’s lists. Dean’s List Sarahmarie Abernethy of Charlotte, Avery Roy Alley of Jonesport, Weston Morgan Bailey of Grand Lake Stream, Kerri Melissa Barnard of Calais, Matthew Bauman of Machias and Jacob Robert Beal of Calais. Also, […]