BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust (MLT) has hired conservation professional Spenser Williams to run its land stewardship programs in the Mahoosuc Region in Maine and New Hampshire. Williams’s past roles as trail designer-builder, naturalist, and Geographic Information Systems specialist will be key as MLT’s conserved land base and recreational use of its lands grow. Within […]
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March offerings at SeniorsPlus
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus has announced its Online Education Center classes for March 2021. Due to the pandemic and current CDC guidelines, all classes are held virtually at this time. Classes and workshops are free, unless noted. Whether you’d like to try an online social or support group, Zoom 101, one of our chronic disease self-management […]
AVH welcomes two ED physicians
BERLIN, NH — Androscoggin Valley Hospital is pleased to welcome two new Emergency Medicine physicians, Stephen Kraunz, MD, and Sarah Ming, MD. Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kraunz received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Hampshire in 2001 and Doctorate in Medicine from Flinders University School of Medicine in Adelaide, Australia, in […]
Unemployment scam alert
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is warning the public of scammer’s attempts to phish individual’s personal information via social media platforms. Scammers are creating social media pages to mimic the Maine Department of Labor’s and are asking people to direct message them via these fake pages for unemployment help. The Department is working with social […]
MSBA announces 2021 Law Day contests
AUGUSTA — Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. Students in grades 4-8 may participate in the art poster contest and students in grades 9-12 may participate in the essay contest. The entry deadline is April 1. This year’s […]
Ward and Mayo to wed
PERU — Tammy White of Peru is proud to announce the engagement of her son, Lawrence J. Ward, Jr. of Rumford, to Ariel Mayo of Rumford. Ariel is the granddaughter of Charlotte and Marc Mayo of Rumford. The wedding is planned for June 22, 2021.
Upcoming virtual 4-H programs
ORONO — Here are some of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s upcoming virtual 4-H program offerings happening this spring: Flying Peeps Virtual Workshop – Wednesday, March 31 at 4:30 p.m., via Zoom: Have you ever wanted to watch a fluffy marshmallow critter go flying through the air? Well now is your chance. Grades K-5 are […]
UMF online courses open to public
FARMINGTON — Online courses for the May, Summer and August sessions at the University of Maine at Farmington are open to public registration beginning March 1, 2021. “With spring just around the corner, we wanted to offer members of the community an early opportunity to register to take an online course or two that would help […]
March offerings at SeniorsPlus
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus has announced its Online Education Center classes for March 2021. Due to the pandemic and current CDC guidelines, all classes are held virtually at this time. Classes and workshops are free, unless noted. Whether you’d like to try an online social or support group, Zoom 101, one of our chronic disease self-management […]
Giving back by getting outside
OXFORD — Local community members recently rose to meet the Second Nature Adventure Challenge―to get active outdoors during school vacation week for some healthy fun and to generate $3,000 in cash donations to local food pantries. One hundred seventy-seven people registered their visits to local trails (including winter hikes, walks, cross country ski trips, […]