LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus has announced its Online Education Center classes for April 2021. Due to the pandemic and current CDC guidelines, all classes are held virtually at this time. Classes and workshops are free, unless noted. Please register by emailing [email protected] or calling 795-4010 or 1-800-427-1241. For more information, visit seniorsplus.org/education-center. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS Caregiver […]
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Training on energy code changes offered
AUGUSTA — Efficiency Maine today announced that it is partnering with the Maine Office of State Fire Marshal to offer a free, one-hour webinar this month to introduce the energy provisions of Maine’s new building codes, which take effect on July 1, 2021, and will apply to all new building construction in Maine. The webinars will […]
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Adult learner scholarships available
STATE — The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through education and training. MaineCF offers two types of Adult Learner scholarships. A degree-seeking scholarship supports two- and four-year degree programs and certificate courses that are a […]
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Expand broadband with a WiFi hotspot
PARIS — Community Concepts Finance Corporation (CCFC) and the Northern Forest Center are offering free installation and maintenance of public access WiFi hotspots to up to 10 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 Maine, especially […]
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Learning to ‘Pay it Forward’
NORWAY — When Deb Skinner told her three grandchildren she was sewing some items for cancer patients, they wanted to help her — especially since, according to grandson Lukas, “my great grandmother had cancer. “So she taught them how to make the small pillows that fit under a breast cancer patient’s arm after surgery, […]
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New books at Norway Memorial Library
NORWAY — The following books are now available for loan at Norway Memorial Library: Fiction: Adams, Ellery – Ink and Shadows Atkins, Ace – Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch Over Me Baldacci, David – Daylight Beaton, M.C. – Hot to Trot Benedict, Marie – The Mystery of Mrs. Christie Bradford, Barbara Taylor – In […]
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Western Maine Audubon presents Saving Seabirds
FALMOUTH — Western Maine Audubon is presenting a free online webinar for the general public on Wednesday, April 14th at 7:00 pm. The webinar is titled “Saving Seabirds: New Lessons from Puffins,” with Dr. Stephen Kress. About one third of all seabird species worldwide are now globally threatened because of the effects of invasive predatory […]
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VFW Post looking for help
PARIS — Every homeowner knows your home needs continual maintenance to keep it safe and livable. The same applies to any building, whether it is a business, storage shed, or home for a non-profit organization. The Floyd A Harlow Jr. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9787 located at 58 E Main St in South Paris, […]
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4-H starts citizen science club May 5
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4–8 meeting weekly 3:30–4:30 p.m. from May 5–June 9. This virtual 4-H citizen scientists club encourages youth to practice citizen science in their own backyard, with a variety of citizen science opportunities to consider, and report their observations while making […]