If you would like your Easter week services to be in this column, please email [email protected] by Friday April 8. WILTON The Wilton United Methodist Church Easter schedule is as follows: April 14 – Maundy Thursday Services at 4 p.m. April 15 –  Easter Bake Sale from 9:00 am to 2 p.m. April 15 – […]

FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition is hosting several COVID-19 upcoming walk-in vaccine clinics for adults. Clinics are taking place at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday April 13, from 3-6 p.m. at 274 Front Street in Farmington. Individuals ages 18 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine. Vaccines are provided at no […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Lynds, MD, a family medicine physician, is providing patient care at Franklin Health Farmington Family Practice. In addition to family medicine, Dr. Lynd’s professional interests include sports medicine, point of care ultrasound, hospital medicine, and medical education and clinical teaching. Dr. Lynds completed his […]

LEEDS — Sunday, April 3, from 10 a.m. -12 p.m., at Curtis Homestead, Leeds. $5 per person. (Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.) AVSWCD and the Kennebec Woodlands Partnership present this ‘Walk with a Forester’ event. Meet District Forester Julie Davenport for a walk and talk around Curtis Homestead Demonstration Forest in […]

ORONO —University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about designing welcoming landscapes, noon–1:15 p.m. April 29.Register at https://extension.umaine.edu/register/product/designing-welcoming-landscapes/ “Designing Welcoming Landscapes” will offer an overview of questions and considerations when evaluating a garden space, with specific examples of ways to make landscapes more fun, comfortable and safe for all ages. […]

FARMINGTON — United Way is seeking applications to its Very Basics Fund. The Very Basics Fund is comprised of funds that have been raised or donated by individuals or businesses that specifically support basic needs such as food, fuel, or shelter. Donors do not typically designate to a specific organization, letting United Way determine the […]

REGION — Mushroom Log Inoculation is set for Saturday April 9, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Bowdoinham at Dandelion Spring Farm. Registration is required. $40. (Power tools will be used so this class might not be suitable for children under 12. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mushroom-log-inoculation-workshop-tickets-306490219497 Have you been looking for a way to level up and diversify your […]

FARMINGTON — John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland is coming to Farmington, Tuesday, March 29. Rev. John Bell, celebrated preacher, hymn writer, song leader, and inspiring member of the Iona Community in Scotland, will be visiting Maine from March 25 through March 29. Rev. Bell will be visiting several church communities, leading a […]

FARMINGTON — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month so join the Franklin County Children’s Task Force in “Growing a Better Tomorrow for All Children Together” for Wear Blue Day Friday, April 1. Businesses are encouraged to send in a photo with their staff wearing blue to participate in Wear Blue Day and be entered into […]

FARMINGTON — After two years virtual, congregations will meet together again beginning April 1, The Kingdom Hall in Buxton, like those around the world, has been empty since the start of the pandemic in 2020. After two years of holding their meetings via video conferencing, Jehovah’s Witnesses will return to in-person meetings as of April […]