REGION — Staff at SeniorsPlus continue to adapt to our new way of bringing programs to our communities. We will continue to host virtual workshops until it is safe to open up our physical Education Center locations. We hope you will consider joining some of our May programs. We are excited to share that we […]

REGION — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Maine Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director SED David R. Lavway reminds producers that FSA offers specially targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to under served applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. “Each year, a portion of FSA’s loan funds are set aside to lend […]

REGION — United Way of Androscoggin County announced today that it awarded $49,500 in grants to 19 local agencies in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties as part of the first round of funding from the COVID-19 Response Fund. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt almost immediately by local nonprofit organizations, especially those providing […]

FARMINGTON – Franklin Memorial Hospital was recently named Silver Safe Sleep Champion by the Cribs for Kids® National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. The certification recognizes the hospital for its commitment to keeping infants safe in their sleep environment and eliminating as many sleep-related deaths as possible. “Sleep-Related Deaths (SRD) result in the loss of […]

FARMINGTON — Aimee Degroat, University Store manager at the University of Maine at Farmington, and her partner, Dane Kaiser, were both adjusting to the new normal of self-isolating at home when they discovered a kit to make COVID-19 masks for sale on the Auburn Fabric Warehouse website. Kaiser ordered a couple of kits even though […]