FARMINGTON — Mrs. Elena Barker was honored for her service as a Maine bail commissioner for 35 years at a reception at the Franklin County Detention Center library on Thursday, April 6. Mrs. Barker recently retired from the position she began in 1988. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols presented Mrs. Barker with a plaque honoring […]

AUGUSTA – On Thursday, April 6, Senator Russell Black [R-Franklin] was pleased to welcome Austin Marden of Strong to the State House. Austin was the recipient from Franklin County of the Legislative Memorial Scholarship. He attends the University of Maine at Farmington. The Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund gives out a $1,000 scholarship to one student […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on April 18. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics that an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting […]

JAY — Jay Baptist Church announces the following Easter plans; A free community breakfast will be served at 9:15 a.m. The Morning Worship service will be held at 10:30 a.m. NEW VINEYARD — Special events coming next month to Gospel Light Baptist Church. First up, on Easter Sunday, April 9, there will be an Easter […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners on growing unique fruits in Maine from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on April 11. Join orchardist and nurseryman Jesse Stevens for Beyond the Apple: Growing Unique Fruit in Maine, a webinar focused on lesser-known perennial and woody crops. For 15 years, […]

ORONO— University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a short-term online 4-H club about algae and its impact on surrounding ecosystems. Intended for youth ages 12–18, the special interest, or SPIN, club will meet from 4–5 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 12–May 17. Required registration closes March 31. The 4-H Ecological Studies Club will […]

FARMINGTON — The USDA’s Service Center in Farmington will be closed to the public for an estimated two weeks beginning April 3. The Service Center, located at 107 Park St., will be undergoing renovations during that period, but USDA employees from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Franklin […]

AREA — HealthReach is pleased to announce FREE public COVID-19 booster shots available at locations across Central and Western Maine. Our Strong Area Health Center clinic will open to everyone – patients and the public – from 8 a.m. to Noon on April 8. No appointment is necessary during this time period. Strong Area Health […]

CHESTERVILLE — An Easter Egg Hunt will be happening on Sunday, April 2, at the Chesterville Town Office at 409 Dutch Gap Road at 1 p.m. This free event is sponsored by the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers. FMI 778-3156. LIVERMORE FALLS —Saturday April 8 at 9 a.m. Emmanuel Assembly of God, located at the corner […]

FARMINGTON —The University of Maine at Farmington is presenting a talk on the Maine Forest Tick Survey by guest lecturer Dr. Allison Gardner on Monday, March 27, at 11:45 a.m., in Thomas Auditorium in UMF Preble Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The Maine Forest Tick Survey is a cross-disciplinary research […]