LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, will offer Living Well for Better Health, a workshop for adults who are interested in learning how to better manage their chronic conditions. Living Well for Better Health will be held Tuesday, July 12, running through Tuesday, August 16, from […]

BETHEL — Bethel community members are encouraged to attend a short public meeting on July 19 to share their thoughts on Bethel’s climate resilience and learn about Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership. This first of two meetings, facilitated by the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy (CEBE), will guide Bethel’s enrollment in this state program that helps […]

REGION — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, announced its summer office hours. Lewiston Office (8 Falcon Road) Office hours in Lewiston are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on holidays. If you have a specific concern, we encourage you to make an appointment by […]

AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development (CWPD) at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is offering free Computer Support Specialist featuring CompTIA IT Fundamentals + and A+, CompTIA Network +, and CompTIA Security + course instruction. All three training courses are being offered in addition to the current Comp TIA A+ course. The […]

STATE — University of Maine Extension staff and volunteers will lead a hands-on, interactive program to teach youth ages 9 and up how to grow and preserve the garden’s harvest. The 4-H Kids Can Can program will be held from 9–11 a.m. on Wednesdays, July 20–Aug. 17. Each session will begin in Extension’s Tidewater Gardens […]

STATE — Sappi North America Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products, and pulp, in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Maine, today announced the national rollout of the Paper Scientist Patch program. The patch program teaches girls the science and technology of the pulp and paper industry.   The first-of-its-kind program […]

AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is offering free High-Pressure Boiler Operator trainings. The first cohort is Wednesday evenings, July 20 – October 17, 2022, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., at ND Paper in Rumford. Registration is required and 10 open seats are available. The second cohort […]

Starting July 4, people can sign up for the Summer 2022 Second Nature Adventure Challenge and start tracking outdoor activities of all types on a new user-friendly SNAC Activity Tracker.

BETHEL — Music without Borders International Piano Festival returns for its 14th season on the Gould Academy campus in Bethel, July 10-30. Forced to pause local activities for two seasons during the pandemic, Artistic Director Tamara Poddubnaya will again welcome young pianists from the U.S., Canada, and Europe for this period of intensive piano study […]

STATE — MaineHealth has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a statewide overdose and infection prevention program focused on harm reduction. The program, Distribution of Harm reduction Access in Rural Maine Areas (Project DHARMA), is a collaboration between […]