FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington is excited to bring Nevaeh, Family Dance Circus, back to the Farmington Fiddlehead Festival again this year on Saturday, May 3. Take part in a Hula-Hoop workshop by Nettie Gentempo, hula-hooper extraordinaire, at 1:15 pm in the tent area behind the UMF Student Center and see the Dance Circus perform in […]
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Extension announces online community garden map
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched an updated community garden map to help connect Mainers looking for an opportunity to plant, tend, and harvest vegetables and flowers in a communal space. The Community Garden Map includes information about local community gardens that allow individuals to have their own garden plots […]
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Davis Foundation Children’s Health Grant now open
STATE — The application portal for the Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program opens tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15. This grant program of the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation is named in honor of its greatest champion, Pat Klingenstein, who, at the age of ninety-three, passed away in February 2023. Along with her children and grandchildren, Pat […]
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Carrabassett Library CARRABASSETT VALLEY — This Saturday, April 19, marks the final week of Carrabassett Valley Public Library’s “long Saturday” hours: 10-5. The library changes to Spring-Summer-Fall hours starting Tuesday, April 22. The hours are 10-5, Tuesday through Friday, and on Saturday, 10-3. Thank you.
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Easter and Holy Week events
REGION — Here is a partial list of services and events scheduled for Easter 2025. Call your local house of worship to confirm dates and times if not listed below. FARMINGTON — The member churches of the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry (FAEM) announce their schedule for Holy Week 2025. Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday, all […]
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Billy Redican is BEE Award recipient
FARMINGTON – Billy Redican has received the BEE Award (Be Exceptional Every Day) at MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in recognition of his exceptional non-nursing care. An emergency department (ED) technician, Redican was nominated by a patient’s family member who praised his kindness and patient care. The award celebrates the contributions of non-nursing care team members who […]
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ED nurse honored with Daisy Award
FARMINGTON — In recognition of outstanding nursing care, Joanna Swihart, RN, was recently awarded the DAISY Award at MaineHealth Franklin Hospital. The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skills and compassionate care given by nurses every day. As a Daisy Award recipient, Swihart was celebrated in a morning […]
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Balance Clinic taking place April 7
FARMINGTON — The MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Physical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Department is hosting a free balance clinic for community members who are interested in learning about fall prevention on Monday, April 7, from 5-7 p.m. at the Stanley Health Center on the Franklin Hospital campus. Participants will receive a balance and fall risk assessment, […]
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Update for Christmas tree producers set
REGION — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting two virtual presentations covering current Integrated Pest Management challenges in Christmas tree production from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on April 17. During this virtual webinar, UMaine Extension Forage Educator Jaime Garzon will discuss the potential of alfalfa, clovers and birdsfoot trefoil for use as continuous […]
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Palm Sunday, Holy Week & Easter Services
REGION — Here is a partial list of services and events scheduled for Easter 2025. Call your local house of worship to confirm dates and times if not listed below. Wilton Ecumenical Community Organization Palm Sunday, April 13…Dryden Baptist at 9 a.m. …Wilton United Methodist Church at 9 a.m. …Congregational Church at 9:30 a.m. …St. […]