REGION — Community Concepts Finance Corporation (CCFC) and the Northern Forest Center are offering free equipment, installation, and maintenance of public access WiFi hotspots to up to four (4) towns, schools, public libraries, or nonprofits in the Maine West region. The Pandemic has shined a bright light on the lack of universal internet access across […]

REGION — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, is launching Opening Minds through Art (OMA) in Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties. This new program strives to bring joy, art, and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating […]

PARIS — Join NRCS State Biologist Jeremy Markuson in South Paris on March 15 from 4-5 p.m. for a presentation about bats in Maine! Once misunderstood and feared, bats are now recognized for the services they provide and the important role they play in our ecosystems. We will learn about our native bats, how disease […]

STATE — New Ventures Maine (NVME) will offer tuition-free online and in-person workshops and classes in March in three program areas: career, business, and financial education. Workshops and classes are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money. The full class schedule is […]

BETHEL — Since the last Mahoosuc Broadband Committee Update, FirstLight submitted an application to the Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) to expand its fiber network and provide high-speed internet service to all residents in Bethel, Gilead, Greenwood, Newry, Woodstock and Albany, and Milton Townships. FirstLight’s application was one of 28 applications MCA received, requesting over $100 […]

BETHEL — Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters™ classes provide a culinary-enhanced nutrition education program that teaches you how to prepare meals that are healthy, tasty, and low in cost. Each lesson includes hands-on meal preparation, practical nutrition tips, and food budgeting skills. We are cooking in the kitchen of the Methodist Church on Main Street […]

To the Editor: I am proud of my town. Vern Maxfield and the Town of Woodstock shared a plow truck with the Town of Peru. The Town of Peru had a devastating fire on Thursday night, January 26. It destroyed the highway department building and trucks. As you know, winter weather doesn’t wait. So Vern […]

STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer ‘Renovating Old Apple Trees’, on Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., at Black Acres Farm, 123 Black Road, Wilton Maine. Do you have an apple tree you’ve always wondered how to prune? Come join Nick Rowley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture and […]

RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital, which is part of Central Maine Healthcare, plans to close its maternity unit, effective March 31. A number of factors played into the decision to close the service, including a declining birth rate, a severe and persistent shortage of obstetricians willing to practice in an area with so few deliveries, and […]