The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning : • Monday, Dec. 6, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m. • […]
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UMaine Extension to host series on winter care of livestock
FALMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer four in-person workshops about winter care of livestock. The sessions are to be held from noon to 2 p.m. every other Tuesday starting Dec. 7 at the UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Remaining classes are set for Dec. 21, Jan. 4 and […]
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Norway church seeks help with Mitten Mission
The Second Congregational Church UCC, at 205 Main St. in Norway, requests help in expanding its Mitten Mission. For more than 50 years, a small group of dedicated members and friends of the church knit mittens, hats and scarves for children in the Oxford Hills school district to use on cold winter days. This year, […]
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Center to offer virtual, in-person college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, “Essentials of College Planning” and “Financial Aid,” for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual and in-person sessions are scheduled for the following dates and times: Virtual • Monday, Nov. 22, at 9 a.m., 10 […]
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Farmington Grange seeks crafters for holiday fairs
Farmington Grange seeks crafters for a series of holiday fairs. The fairs are scheduled for noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 20, Dec. 4 and Dec. 18, at the 124 Bridge St. grange hall. Tables are available for a fee. Refreshments will be available for a donation. Vendors wishing to rent space should call a […]
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Oxford County farmers, ranchers to vote in committee election
SOUTH PARIS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has started mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the Oxford County FSA office or postmarked by Monday, Dec. 6. “FSA county committee members provide valuable knowledge and […]
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Youth video contest to promote COVID-19 vaccination
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education, has launched a new video competition for Maine children to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, following federal recommendation of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11. DHHS and DOE invite Maine youth ages 5 to 17 to submit 30-second […]
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Augusta college gallery to display ‘The Estatic Tear’ through Dec. 17
AUGUSTA — Galen Cheney’s exhibit of 11 abstract paintings in the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta started Nov. 10. Chesney, a painter based in North Adams, Massachusetts, is a Mount Holyoke College graduate who earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her process-driven […]
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Champlain College to offer training course free to Maine educators
Middle and high school educators in Maine interested in honing their personal finance teaching skills, or newcomers to the field, can attend a free, online, asynchronous course offered by the Financial Literacy Academy at the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. This graduate-level course, which has been recognized by the White […]
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Waterville gallery to open ‘Shirt Stories: Frescoes’ exhibit
Waterville Creates’ next exhibition at its Ticonic Gallery, “Shirt Stories: Frescoes” by Barbara Sullivan, is scheduled to open Monday, Nov. 15, at 10 Water St. #106. A special members’ only reception will be held with the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. To learn more about becoming a member, visit watervillecreates.org/membership. “Shirt […]