OXFORD — On Friday, March 22, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met and announced the following winners: 1st place: Karen Day of Portland and Dottie Kelleher of Westbrook; 2nd place: Misha Tomic of Waterford and Paul Kahl of Westbrook; 3rd place: Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; and 4th place: […]
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Extension, Sea Grant to host citizen science trainings
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will host a series of in-person workshops for individuals interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project. The first training is scheduled for Thursday, April 4 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Stimpson’s Point in Brunswick. Additional workshops will be […]
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Movement and Music for Seniors sponsored by ‘To Your Health’
BETHEL – Experience the joy of movement and music for healthy aging with Lisa Davidson, yoga teacher, and Jim Gallant, guitarist/singer/songwriter, each of whom will present for the ‘To Your Health’ spring program on April 4 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bethel Congregational Church, 32 Church St, Bethel. The program is free and […]
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AI creates fake calls and voicemails
STATE — Everyone knows to look for phony emails – they can appear in your email inbox or even at work. Scammers can easily make messages that appear to come from anywhere, like your boss’s email account or a close family member. But what about phone calls and voicemail? Scammers can use new AI technology […]
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Artists wanted for agriculture-focused calendar
STATE — The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP) is looking for artists for its 2025 wall calendar with a submission deadline of May 20. The 2025 calendar, which showcases artwork by Maine-based artists, will celebrate the theme of ‘farming and tending to the land and sea throughout the seasons.’ This annual wall calendar features […]
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Maine Woodland Owners event set
STATE — Maine Woodland Owners invites the public to a free online program, ‘Considerations When Searching for Woodlands,’ on Tuesday, March 26, from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. Joe Hutton, a forester with Prentiss and Carlisle, will present information and answer questions about what to know when considering the purchase of woodlands in Maine. This […]
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Glass case displays of Woodcarving
NORWAY — David Peatfield of Norway, who worked for a Water Department in Massachusetts, retired 20 years ago. It was about that time that he started woodcarving full-time. He was not formally trained and learned the craft by himself. A friend noticed his growing collection in his basement and commented how sad it was that […]
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Extension hosts online parenting workshop for farmers
STATE — What are the unique challenges and benefits of parenting and farming at the same time? University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its first ‘Land and Water Lunchbox’ session for farmers of land or sea on March 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. This drop-in session will be an informal opportunity to […]
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Webinar: ‘Creating Community: Farming and Housing’
STATE — The just-released results of the 2022 US Agricultural Census show that Maine lost approximately 15% of its farmland between 2012 and 2022. This is happening at a time when the global food system is increasingly under stress from the impact of climate change and unrest. At the same time, Maine is experiencing increasing […]
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Restored art exhibit opens
NORWAY — Visitors to Norway Memorial Library may view an exhibit of restored art on the reference room walls. “Local Artists of Yesteryear” features paintings and photographs by some of Norway’s well-known artists, George Lorenzo “Shavey” Noyes, Zilpha Anne Plummer, Vivian Akers, and Minnie Libby, collected by Richard Sousa of Norway. These pieces represent a […]