FARMINGTON — From June 15, 2021 until August 3, 2021 Farmington Public Library will be running our Summer Reading Program. Children of all ages read and listen to books in all formats, and keep a record of their reading to win prizes and improve their reading skills. The local businesses donating prizes are Gifford’s Ice […]

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Rotary announces the return of the popular Fourth of July parade! The parade will be held on Saturday, July 3 starting at 10 a.m. Staging area for all participants will be at the Olsen Student Center Parking lot on High Street in Farmington. Line up and judging is at 9 a.m. […]

REGION — Are you ready to get out and do something? Feel like helping but tired of doing everything remotely?? Want to find something meaningful to do with your children now that they are out of school? United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is collaborating with the other eight United Ways of Maine to offer […]

FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) announces its upcoming schedule of free mobile health unit events in which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered at each event. Screenings offered include blood pressure and cholesterol checks and body composition analysis. Attendees ages 18+ can also get the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 […]

MADRID — Time to get out those clippers, paint brushes and trail saws! There is lots to be done this summer, all ages and abilities are welcome and we could use some help cleaning up the Fly Rod Crosby Trail. Come for a couple of hours or more. We usually end around midday. Trail work […]

PHILLIPS — There’s still time to get your topical information and materials included in the Phillips Area Community Center, (P.A.C.C.) Time Capsule. The Time Capsule, is a place for remembering a generation that lived through Covid-19, record unemployment and record highs in the stock market, and passing those memories down to future generations. This can […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series June 14–Aug. 20 with over 50 workshops open to all youth ages 5–18. “UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series,” to be offered in two parts, includes learning tracks in arts and crafts, food and nutrition, STEM, marine science and […]

Adults 18+ are eligible to get the one shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine

PORTLAND — 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 6, parishes around the Diocese of Portland have planned outdoor Eucharistic processions. The solemnity is a celebration of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, recalling the […]