At our recent Rotary meeting, the final one in the 2019-20 Rotary year, we had the “official” passing of the gavel from this year’s President, Rev. Dr. Tim LeConey to our incoming President, Lucy Abbott. Tim thanked the club for our hard work this past year, as well as our flexibility moving club weekly […]

  BETHEL — The traffic islands, window boxes at the town office, and the small “Horse Trough” on the back side of the Bethel town common are all planted, watered, weeded and cared for by a group of dedicated volunteers. Many days you may see one of the gardeners early in the morning, before traffic […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief […]

STATE — Interested in speaking up for a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is holding its fall training for volunteer advocates on August 11-14, 2020. The online, four-day training is free, and participants learn about all aspects of child advocacy. Maine CASAs are community volunteers who are appointed to serve […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so by June 30. Although program elections for the 2020 crop year remain the same as elections made for 2019, all producers need to contact their local USDA Farm […]