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FARMINGTON — Community members are invited to join Kathy Doyon, Healthy Community Coalition’s Snap Ed director, and Laura Hoeft, Tri Valley United Way’s food hub program coordinator and garden volunteer, at the Hope Harvest Community Garden on Wednesday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to noon to learn more about gardening and to harvest vegetables to […]

PORTLAND — Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Eligible scholarship recipients will receive a one or two-year certificate or four-year degree at the end of the program and meet one of the following requirements: be over the age of 25, work full time while enrolled […]

VIENNA — The Vienna Union Hall welcomes back David Mallet on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Mallett’s most recent release, Celebration (2016), is a 10-song collection with themes ranging from resilience to despair to the boundless promise of a new generation. Known for writing songs like the Garden Song, recorded by Pete Seeger and John […]

FARMINGTON — Local gardeners can take advantage of a new in-person learning opportunity offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension this fall. The 6-part series, called Fall in the Garden, will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 20 through Oct. 11. Two sessions will be hosted by Franklin County Extension in […]

FARMINGTON— Western Maine Audubon invites the general public to its first free talk of the fall. The talk, titled “Loons,” will be presented by Dr. Mark Pokras, a well-known expert in loon studies. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14 at UMF’s Thomas Auditorium in Preble Hall. Dr. Pokras, a graduate […]

FARMINGTON – MaineHealth is offering a free one-year Food as Medicine program (FAM) to support individuals with one or more chronic health conditions who have limited access to healthy food. The criteria to be eligible for the FAM program include those who: have limited access to affordable healthy food; are age 18+; have a chronic […]

NEW VINEYARD — The Gospel Light Baptist Church, located at 268 Barker Road in New Vineyard, will kick off its 7th Anniversary Celebration with a Back to School Bash. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, activities for the children will feature pizza, outdoor games, and a message by Youth Pastor Austin Smith. Adults […]

PROVO, UTAH — Brian Hayes of Farmington married Sebrina Houser of Omaha, Nebraska in the Provo Utah LDS temple on August 9, 2022. The bride’s parents are Dr. Zachary and Amie Houser of Omaha, Nebraska, and the groom’s parents are Dan and Jackie Hatch Hayes of Glen Allen, VA, formerly of Farmington. The bride is […]