COUNTY — The Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative (WMARI) and its consortium partners, River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, the Larry Labonte Recovery Center, Common Ground Counseling, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, the Oxford Hills School District-MSAD 17, and MaineHealth/Western Maine Health (Healthy Oxford Hills), are pleased to announce that we have been selected as a […]
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Famous Chicken pies for sale
HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will be selling our ‘famous’ chicken pies and gravy on the third Saturday of the month until further notice. This month’s sale will be on Saturday, August 20. Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of the 20 by calling the Church between 9 […]
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Grants available for land conservation, access
STATE — The Maine Community Foundation offers two funding opportunities for organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to 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 acquisition, […]
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Sales PARIS — The First Universalist Church of Paris, at 36 Pine St., will hold a large rummage/yard sale featuring clothes, books, furniture, kitchenware, household items, tools, and much more on Saturday, August 13 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. A bag sale will follow from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. NORWAY — The First Universalist […]
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SeniorsPlus offers free tax help
STATE — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, and AARP are collaborating to assist individuals file tax returns in order to qualify for the state of Maine’s $850 inflation-relief check. Appointments are available Thursdays, August 11 and 18 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston, headquarters of SeniorsPlus. […]
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Muralist Jane Kim to visit Bethel, Aug. 25
Jane Kim of Ink Dwell is scheduled to visit Bethel for an artist talk at The Gem located at 48 Cross St.
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Celebrate Farmers’ Market Week August 7-13
STATE — Farmers are essential members of our communities. Through the challenges of the past few years – from the COVID pandemic to drought to spiking gasoline prices – they have raised the food we all need to live a healthy life. Their hard work and dedication provide us with bountiful vegetables, tasty fruits, fresh […]
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‘Veterans Forward’ program gets $500k from feds
STATE — Fedcap Inc. is launching Veterans Forward to provide veterans, service members, and their families critically-needed support in emergency situations such as housing, substance use treatment, home heating assistance, food and clothing, and job training across the state of Maine. Fedcap Inc.’s Veterans Forward is essential given rising costs due to record inflation that […]
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Master Gardener training, new programs offered
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins Oct. 24. The 2022 Master Gardener Volunteer training includes self-paced online learning modules along with live virtual sessions with horticultural experts from across the state. Designed to train volunteers for horticulture and food system-related community service […]
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Free Basic Life Support certification classes
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is offering free Basic Life Support Certification classes. Each course will run twice, Monday, August 15 and Monday, August 22 from 5 – 9 p.m., and is applicable to students entering any of the several healthcare professions (EMT (Emergency Medical […]