INDUSTRY — As the saying goes, it’s not about the years in your life, it’s about the life in your years, and Ted Nutting has packed plenty of life in his nine decades (and counting!) Never one to be idle, Ted was out hunting for wild bees and collecting sap to make maple syrup when […]

REGION — The Maine Department of Labor is warning the public of scammer’s attempts to phish individual’s personal information via social media platforms. Scammers are creating social media pages to mimic the Maine Department of Labor’s and are asking people to direct message them via these fake pages for unemployment help. The Department is working […]

REGION — On Friday, March 12, Tuesday, March 16, and Friday, March 26, Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County (HCC) will distribute food boxes containing fresh produce, meat, dairy products, and a gallon of milk to families throughout Franklin County through the Farmers to Families Food Box program. Farmers to Families is a government […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) in Farmington, Maine announced it has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this 11th annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®. “At Franklin, […]

WMCA conducting a Community Needs Assessment to assess strengths, weakness, and future direction of area early childhood education and school age youth services

REGION — The Maine Department of Education is pleased to announce a new program for Maine teens. The WAVES (Wilderness Activities and Virtual Engagement for Students) initiative connects teens from throughout the State of Maine and invites all Maine teens to browse our website and join one (or more.) of the WAVES Virtual Communities. Virtual […]

BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline from March 5 to April 9 for agricultural producers to apply for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program because of recent winter storms and some clarifications to program rules. This program assists producers, including those here in Maine who suffered crop quality losses […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer farm tractor safety classes online weekly 6–7 p.m. April 14 through May 5. In-person tractor-driving practice will be May 1 and May 8, with a rain date May 15, at two locations — Gorham Public Works, 80 Huston Road, Gorham; and Kennebec Valley Community College, 15 […]