STATE — AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2023 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors individuals 50 and over who share their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of others in their community. The annual award is named after AARP’s founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, who founded AARP in 1958 […]

STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online special interest 4-H club on the science of sharks for youth ages 9-18, 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 16-June 6. Required registration for this special interest, or SPIN, club closes April 25. The 4-H Shark Club will cover topics such as types of […]

Sale SUMNER — Pies, plants, and beanhole baked beans. Join the crowd at the Congregational Church of East Sumner on May 20, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., for their annual spring sale. There will be more than a dozen local crafters, hundreds of perennials, raffle baskets, seedlings, baked goods, frozen chicken pies, and chicken vegetable pot […]

STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on April 18. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics that an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting […]

REGION — Central Maine Healthcare will be holding three job fairs in April to fill positions at Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital, and Rumford Community Home. At all three events, candidates will have the opportunity to meet with hiring leaders for on-the-spot interviews and offers. The Rumford Hospital job fair is scheduled for April 13 from […]

WEST PARIS — If the migrating birds which have been steadily returning to the western foothills in recent days are an indicator of Spring, it’s here. Still, a few cold days but the sun quickly warms us. Please join us on Sundays, at 9 a.m. for a warm and inviting experience in community. Music is […]

PARIS — Join U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist Hannah Mullally in Paris on April 19 from 4-5 p.m. for a presentation about supporting Maine’s native pollinators! We will learn about trees for bees, choosy butterflies, and helpful hoverflies. Hannah will discuss the breadth of Maine’s native pollinators, their importance in our ecosystem and food […]

NEW YORK — In an age when international relations are often tenuous, AFS-USA, a leader in international high school student exchange for 75 years, is focused on providing opportunities for intercultural exchange that can help lead to a more just and peaceful world. AFS-USA invites families and individuals from the Maine area and surrounding communities […]