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A week of winter fun at Valentine Farm
BETHEL — Are you looking for new and fun things to do over the school break, February 13-21? Mahoosuc Land Trust, in collaboration with the Bethel Outing Club, and the Town of Bethel, has put together a week of outdoor family activities at Valentine Farm Conservation Center, 162 North Road, Bethel. Come on over and join […]
WPFA holds shoe drive
WEST PARIS — West Paris Fire Association is running a shoe drive fundraiser and are asking for help from their community. They will be collecting new and gently worn shoes from February 10 to March 15. Drop of location will be at West Paris Fire Department on Kingsbury St. Pick up may also be arranged. […]
Webinar on edible native plants Feb. 24
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about edible native plants in the landscape from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 24. “Nibbling on Natives in Your Backyard and Beyond” identifies more than two dozen species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to […]
Visiting Writers Series presents virtual reading
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s celebrated Visiting Writers Series presents nonfiction writer Kerri Arsenault as the popular program’s fourth reader of the season. Arsenault will read from her work in a remote live reading at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18. The reading will be followed by a remote question and answer talkback […]
Guide highlights behavioral support networks
ORONO — A new publication aims to bridge school-based and community-based support systems that promote behavioral health and wellness for Maine students and families. The 15-page “Resource Guide for Maine Families, Schools, and Communities: Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support” provides family-friendly descriptions of services, information on how to access them, and outlines how to navigate the […]
Apply for summer internships in Maine government
ORONO — The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center is accepting applications for the Maine Government Summer Internship Program for summer 2021. The program connects students with paid, full-time positions with town and city governments and various state agencies. Internships will last for 12 weeks from June 1–Aug. 20. Students of all majors can apply. Job areas […]
Bethel Rotary news
BETHEL — At this week’s meeting we welcomed two of our June 2020 scholarship recipients, Lucy Rothwell and Lilly Drew, who are both college freshmen, about ready to begin their second semester. They are both doing well! We also heard from Rotarian, Rev. Dr. Tim LeConey, who is the pastor at the West Parish […]
USDA suspends debt collections, foreclosures
BANGOR — Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will […]