AUBURN/RUMFORD — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is offering free High Pressure Boiler Operator trainings. The first cohort is Wednesday evenings, July 20 – October 17, 2022, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Nine Dragons Paper in Rumford. Registration is required and 10 open seats are available. The […]

RANGELEY — The Maine Forestry Museum is holding its 41st Annual Logging Festival Days on Friday and Saturday, July 15th & 16th. The festival is located at the fairgrounds at 221 Stratton Road/Rt 16 in Dallas Plantation. On Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be artists, crafters and vendors, live music, cookout, […]

FARMINGTON — Farmington Rotary is once again hosting the Independence Day Parade on Monday, July 4. The theme is “Celebrating America’s Superheroes.”  Parade line-up begins at 8 a.mm, in the High Street Parking Lot behind the Olsen Student Center in Farmington. To be eligible for judging  each entry must be ready by 9 a.m. Entry […]

NORTH JAY — On May 26 North Jay Grange No.10 became part of the Maine High Peaks Barn Quilt trail with the installation of a quilt by High Peaks Maine member Ian Reinhold. The Maine Barn Quilt Trail is a growing network of over 40 barn quilts located in Franklin and Somerset County. Find out […]

FARMINGTON — All Farmington Recreation Department swimming lessons are affiliated with the American Red Cross. The Red Cross recommends that level achievement classes begin at 6 years old. Therefore, we offer Mommy and Me and “Prep” Swim for younger children during the early afternoon at Hippach to facilitate the transition to future swim instruction. The […]

AREA — In honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi (also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) on Sunday, June 19, parishes around Maine are planning outdoor Eucharistic processions and other special events (listed below) to celebrate the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, recalling the institution […]

FARMINGTON— Camp Hippach will run from June 27 to August 18 for kids entering grades third through seventh. REGISTRATION: Farmington Residents. – Week $ 50 per week. Out of town residents. – $60 Are you ready for a summer of fun in the sun? There’s something for everyone: theme weeks, crazy competitions, and free play […]

FARMINGTON — University Credit Union, with the support of its members from across the state, rallied to raise $35,461 in 2021 for the Campaign for Ending Hunger, which provides critical supplemental funding for local food assistance programs that have seen increased demand during the pandemic. This support goes to assist the more than 166,000 Mainers […]

REGION — Join A Family for ME on June 21, from 6-8 p.m. for a live, virtual conversation about becoming a foster/adoptive parent in Maine. Foster and adoptive parents will be joining professionals to answer your questions about foster care and adoption, and what it means to parent teenagers and older youth. If you’ve ever […]

REGION — Responsible citizens from over 30 towns participated in the first-ever Parents’ Forum at the Farmington Community Center on Friday, June 3. Special thanks go out to the featured guest speakers. Maine House Representative, Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred), exposed ‘The Hidden Agenda’ and asked, ‘What does lack of transparency in Public Schools cost us?’  Followed […]