STATE — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new online training program to help combat the opioid overdose crisis in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension. The Community First Responder Program aims to provide education and resources to rural Mainers to help recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. […]
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Grants help strengthen county projects, nonprofits
STATE — Grants to 10 organizations from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Oxford County. The Oxford County Committee awarded a total of $68,610 through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program. Grant recipients include: Denmark Arts Center, to provide live music, theater, art shows, children’s’ camps, author readings, and […]
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Library to host Maine writer
NORWAY — The Friends of Norway Memorial Library will host Maine author Bruce Robert Coffin at Norway Memorial Library on Thursday, September 7, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Coffin will talk, read from his work, answer audience questions, and sign books. Coffin is the award-winning author of the bestselling Detective Byron mystery series. A former […]
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Rebecca Sava attains CPRP certification
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Rebecca Sava, RMA, CPRP, Provider Recruitment Coordinator at North Country Healthcare (NCH), recently earned her Certified Physician/Provider Recruitment Professional (CPRP) certification through the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR). The accomplishment emphasizes Rebecca’s commitment to excellence in provider recruitment and signifies her readiness to excel in this vital aspect of […]
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Farmers’ Almanac: Highlights and history with Peter Geiger
NORWAY — Peter Geiger, editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, will present a history of the publication and highlights from the 2024 edition at Norway Memorial Library on Thursday, Sep. 14, 6:30-8 p.m. Attendees may bring copies of the Farmer’s Almanac for autographs. Published since 1818, the retail edition of the Farmers’ Almanac provides long-range weather […]
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Extension accepting applications for Master Gardener training
STATE — Mainers looking to learn more about gardening and volunteering in their community can do so by becoming a certified Master Gardener Volunteer. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is now accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins in October. The 2023–24 Master Gardener Volunteer training includes online self-paced learning modules […]
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Grants available for arts initiatives
STATE — Arts organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from two Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grant programs. Maine Expansion Arts and the Maine Theater Fund are accepting online proposals from arts organizations and for arts-related programming throughout the state. Maine Expansion Arts supports arts organizations serving rural communities and those […]
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Cancer Center receives mental health partnership grant
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine (CRCofWM) is thrilled to announce that it has received a one-year Oxford County Community Building Grant from the Maine Community Foundation. The funds will be used to improve access to mental health services for cancer patients in Oxford County via a partnership with Oxford County Mental […]
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Grants available for land conservation, access
STATE — The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) offers two funding opportunities for organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect with the outdoors. MaineCF’s ‘Maine Land Protection’ grant program provides general support grants to organizations and projects that build strong connections between people in Maine and our land and water through land […]
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August activities at Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located at 59 Winter Street, Norway, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus, announces their schedule of free in-person and virtual classes and activities for the month of August. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer survivors and caregivers) can participate. Weekly public drop-in hours: Every Thursday from […]