REGION — Friday, May 12, from 12 – 1 p.m. This is a virtual talk about ticks, and registration is required https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/40717484-cf9b-4c7c-9429-c745a5098fb9@413fa8ab-207d-4b62-9bcd-ea1a8f2f864e/registration This is a timely talk during Maine’s Lyme Disease Awareness Month about ticks: ecology, diseases, prevention measures. Chuck Lubelczyk is a field scientist with Maine Health Institute for Research Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory. He has been working […]

STATE — Beginning May 1, care team members, patients, visitors and others entering MaineHealth facilities will no longer be required to mask in the healthcare system’s hospitals or clinics. MaineHealth stressed several key points: •  Anyone may choose to mask at their discretion. •  Masks will be available for those who choose to mask. •  […]

FARMINGTON — NAMI Maine is excited to offer an Adult Mental Health First Aid [MHFA] course that is a free skills-based training teaching participants who are 18 years or older how to identify, understand, and respond to adults who are struggling with a mental health challenge. MHFA is a national best-practice, evidenced-based certification course that […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online special interest 4-H club on the science of sharks for youth ages 9–18, 4–5 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 16–June 6. Required registration for this special interest, or SPIN, club closes April 25. The 4-H Shark Club will cover topics such as types of […]

JAY — Jay Baptist Church announces the following Easter plans; A free community breakfast will be served at 9:15 a.m. The Morning Worship service will be held at 10:30 a.m. NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church invites community members to join in an Easter Celebration beginning Friday April 7. A Good Friday service […]

REGION — New Ventures Maine announces free money management classes in Financial Literacy Month. New Ventures Maine has announced free classes scheduled for April—Financial Literacy Month–that focus on managing money: My Money Works: Thursdays, April 6 – May 4, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Online. Gain the skills and confidence you need to stretch your money, pay your […]

Egg Hunt CHESTERVILLE — An Easter Egg Hunt will be happening on Sunday, April 2, at the Chesterville Town Office at 409 Dutch Gap Road at 1 p.m. This free event is sponsored by the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers. FMI 778-3156. FARMINGTON — Easter Egg Hunt, Rain or Shine on Saturday, April 8 Farmington Baptist […]

FARMINGTON— Please join us on Friday, April 7 at 2 p.m. for an ecumenical prayer walk in downtown Farmington. It is based on the medieval tradition of the stations of the Cross, from the condemnation of Jesus to his burial. The walk will start at 2 p.m. at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, 110 Academy Street […]

READFIELD — A recent phone call from Bob Staples to Readfield Historical Society researcher, Dale Potter-Clark brought good news. Staples, a retired history teacher and owner of “Mainely Memories” in North Jay, had discovered an 1803 store ledger that he thought originated in Readfield, based on research he’d found posted online by Potter-Clark. As Staples […]

LIVERMORE — It’s not often that one is able to pull off a surprise party, but that is just what happened to Mary Moulton at the Livermore Community Building on March 12. Since she already turned 99 early this month, she wasn’t expecting to see the crowd of friends and family wishing her happy birthday […]