ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about fiddleheads from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 14. “Fiddleheads: A Spring Tradition” topics include how to properly identify, sustainably harvest and safely cook ostrich fern fiddleheads. UMaine Extension agriculture professional Dave Fuller will […]
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Talking Podcasts presentation set
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library presents Talking Podcasts, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 6 p.m. on ZOOM. This program is for people who want to learn about how to get started listening to podcasts. In this one-hour presentation, participants will learn about what podcasts are, what technology is needed, how to listen, and how to […]
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Job Corps is now enrolling
LEWISTON — Job Corps is currently enrolling youth 16-24 years old, who are interested in learning career training in areas such as automotive, welding, healthcare, electrical, culinary arts, among others, through free training. Virtual and online learning options available. Earn HSD/HSE and driver’s license at the same time. Housing and meals are included at no […]
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Free summer classes available for high school students and incoming first-year students from Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine’s community colleges are offering free classes this summer to re-engage Maine’s high school students in their educational journey. Maine high school seniors graduating this spring and attending a community college this fall can take a free summer class under the new Momentum from the Start program. All tuition and fees are waived […]
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Spaghetti dinner fundraiser April 1
HARRISON — The Caswell Conservancy Center, located at 42 Main Street, Harrison, will happily reopen to the public on Thursday, April 1, 2021. A spaghetti dinner, provided by the Arruda Charitable Trust, will be served in the evening at two separate sittings. The meal will consist of spaghetti, homemade sauce, Italian bread, salad, desert, beverage […]
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Historic clothing collection now online
PORTLAND — Maine Historical Society (MHS) has launched a new digital portal that gives public access to its significant collection of historic clothing, made possible in part by a $134,184 grant in 2018 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The “Museums for America: Collections Stewardship” grant (MA-30-18-0288-18) supported the initiative to […]
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Live discussion and Q&A at Shaker Village
NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village presents a special live discussion and audience Q&A with Lois Lowry and Brother Arnold Hadd discussing Lois’ book “Like the Willow Tree,” an historical fiction set at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. The live event will take place via Zoom on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6pm and is […]
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Historic Pike-Roberts farmhouse to come down
NORWAY — Attempting to balance the area’s architectural heritage with the current and future needs of the community, the Western Foothills Land Trust has – with community input and professional guidance – decided to take down the historic Pike Roberts farmhouse in Norway. The Western Foothills Land Trust has owned the 1823 Pike-Roberts farmhouse […]