REGION — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, is launching Opening Minds through Art (OMA) in Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties. This new program strives to bring joy, art, and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating […]

REGION — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program called Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological children. […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Chewonki – Owls of Maine will be presented at Carrabassett Valley Public Library on Fri, Feb. 24 at 4:30 p.m. Owls of Maine: Habits and Adaptations of Maine’s Native Owls. Two live owls are the highlights of this program, which introduces participants to the owls native to Maine and New England. Beginning […]

REGION — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, with support from the Office of Aging and Disability Services, is administering a new pilot program called Respite for ME Grants. Thousands of Mainers care for family members who are older, have a disability, or are not their biological children. […]

REGION — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, is launching Opening Minds through Art (OMA) in Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties. This new program strives to bring joy, art, and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating […]

RANGELEY — Tickets for the Rangeley Health and Wellness (RHW) Winter Windfall calendar raffle are now available until the end of March. By donating $10 per ticket to RHW, the donor will be eligible for 31 prizes to be drawn daily throughout March. Prizes include ski passes to Saddleback and Sugarloaf, $100 gift cards to […]

FARMINGTON –  NAMI Maine is excited to offer a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in partnership with MaineHealth that is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a national best-practice, evidenced-based certification course that is seven hours in length, consisting of two hours of self-paced learning […]

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The scholarship honors businessman and entrepreneur Guy P. Gannett, who launched his newspaper career in 1921 with the purchase of two newspapers he […]

BANGOR — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and participating clinics, including the University of Maine at Augusta’s (UMA) Dental Hygiene Clinic in Bangor, will provide dental hygiene services to veterans unable to afford preventive dental care. The Maine Veterans’ Dental Network, which is overseen by MBVS, received a $200,000 grant from Northeast Delta […]