AUGUSTA — Northeastern states are reporting a very active season for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes. While Maine has not reported EEE activity since 2015, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) urges residents and visitors to take precautions to minimize risk of exposure to themselves and their animals.   Public health officials in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have […]

Catholic Rural Life Festival et for Farmington and Jay on Sept. 13-14

NO. LIVERMORE — Don Jordon (church member) sat in for Pastor Bonnie as she was on vacation. His message was titled “This is My Church.” This was the copy of a sermon given by Elwood Gross sometime in the 40’s or 50’s. It was a history of the North Livermore church, how it compared to […]

Sale LIVERMORE — To benefit the NEW Livermore Little Free Food Pantry. Benefit Yard Sale – August 30 – Sept 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., all three days. We are looking for families to join in on the fund raising effort. Please bring sale items (or cash donations) to Donna at 247 Canton […]

LISBON FALLS —  The Androscoggin Valley SWCD will be holding the workshop on Wednesday, September 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension on 24 Main Street, Lisbon Falls. The content will consist of a lecture style presentation by Nick Rowley of Highmoor Farms, followed by an in field sheet mulching […]

CHESTERVILLE  — “Some Edible Wild Mushrooms of Western Maine” will be the title of a talk at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House on Sunday, August 25, at 3 p.m. Long-time fungi forager Cynthia Stancioff of Chesterville will present slides and offer guidance about safely identifying edible and medicinal species of mushrooms and other fungi […]

WILTON — Wilton Fish & Game Association will host a Sportsman Yard Sale on Saturday, August 24, from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. The sale will feature all manner of items related to hunting, fishing, trapping, archery camping, and other outdoor activities. “For outdoors enthusiasts, this is the perfect time to grab a deal on […]

LIVERMORE — On Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., American Forest Management, a land management and forestry consulting firm, will be co-sponsoring a workshop called the Timber Harvest Tour & Forestry for Maine Birds Program, alongside Maine Audubon and the Maine Forest Service. The workshop, which is open to the public for […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a 40-hour basic mediation training beginning 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 23 at the University of Maine, 1 York Complex, Orono. The training continues at the same location Sept. 24–25 and Oct. 2–3. The hands-on, interactive training will include demonstrations, discussions, exercises, videos and role-play practice with […]