AUBURN – The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is partnering with area employers and service providers to recruit candidates interested in completing their Heat Pump Installer Training. Information and registration for the free program is available at centralmaine.cc/workforceapply. (Registration for these courses begins after a prospective student creates […]

REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is partnering with Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Animal Health Team and the Wolfe’s Neck Center to offer a Sheep and Goat School for new farmers on Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The full agenda is available […]

LIVERMORE — At the April 28 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “Trust and Obey”, “Standing on the Promises”, and “The Solid Rock”. The service ended with “Go Now in […]

FREEPORT — Despite chilly temperatures and rainy morning weather, Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) successfully hosted more than 800 participants at their annual Green ME Up Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 20 on the L.L. Bean Flagship Store Campus in Freeport. The highly anticipated public event drew family crowds from across the state, eager […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Library is excited to announce its Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser, taking place on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the library at 117 Academy Street in Farmington. This community event offers both plant enthusiasts and those just starting out a fantastic opportunity to browse a wide selection […]

FARMINGTON — Please join us for complimentary on-site shredding event on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at W G Mallett School, 116 Middle St., in Farmington. They will be accepting non-cash donations for the RSU 9 Community Food Pantry. The items in most need include microwavable Chef Boyardee, jelly (12 oz), […]

REGION —The Maine Farmer Resource Network, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) will offer a spring webinar series for commercial farmers called “Managing Farm Risk”. These webinars will take place Fridays, 10 – 11 a.m. starting April 26 and running through May 31. The full agenda is […]

LIVERMORE — Brettuns Wheelers ATV Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, until snow flies and the riding season comes to a close. April 9 was the first this year and Ashley Langlin Hebert, club president, presented some grim.  numbers, gearing up for the huge amount of trail repair work that must be […]

REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, April 30 from 6 – 7 p.m. 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 […]

REGION — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host high school exchange students aged 15 to 18 from diverse countries such as Australia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, and more. ASSE exchange students are carefully selected based on their academic achievements and personalities. […]