Earth Day Drumming Circle Nine women, including, from left, Deborah Koliche, Irene Haynes and Andrea Gurney, fueled the energy of a drumming circle on Saturday, as part of Earth Day workshops at the Good Karma Cafe and Health Foods in Rumford. Drummer Mitzi Sequoia of Rumford said when drumming circles take place, “it’s really designed […]
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Earth Day shared with furry friends in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Cold, drizzling rain and a light, bitter breeze didn’t discourage Carla Kingston and her cat, Sassy, from enjoying a milelong walk down the streets of Rangeley on Saturday — especially since Sassy was warm and dry in her stroller. Kingston and Sassy were joined by approximately to 50 other walkers and their pets to […]
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Jay Historical Society to meet JAY — Jay Historical Society will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at Niles Library. Paul LeBlanc will talk about his hobby of flying pigeons and his and his son Paul’s winning experience in the 1984 Sixth New England Classic race from Ashtabula, Ohio. The public is welcome to attend […]
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Celebrate Earth Day by helping to keep the earth clean and green
FARMINGTON — Towns in Franklin County are participating in Earth Day by raking, sweeping and cleaning on Saturday, April 22. Farmington Downtown Association will sponsor the fourth annual Earth Day cleanup from 1 to 3 p.m. starting at the Pierce House, 204 Main St. Individuals and groups will hold a town cleanup and […]
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Cuban agriculture, solidarity topic of CEBE Earth Day presentation
NORWAY — The Center for Ecology-Based Economy will celebrate Earth Day with a program that covers organic and low-input agriculture in Cuba and also solidarity with Cuba. The Let Cuba Live Committee of Maine is a co-sponsor. The event will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at The Commons, CEBE, 447 Main St. […]
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Earth Day Network Releases Teach-In Toolkits for Earth Day 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In preparation for Earth Day on April 22, Earth Day Network has launched five toolkits to encourage local leaders to engage their communities in environmental activism. In line with the theme for 2017, Environmental and Climate Literacy, teach-ins will be held simultaneously around the world. The toolkits include: • Earth Day Action […]
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On environment, Maine ranks 6th
The personal finance website WalletHub has released its 2016’s Greenest States report. Maine ranked No. 6 in doing right by Mother Earth. WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states in terms of 17 key metrics that speak to the health of the current environment and the environmental impact of people’s daily habits. It measured total municipal […]
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Earth Day advice: Don’t use the toilet as a trash can
LEWISTON — Happy Earth Day! In the spirit of preserving Mother Earth, we turned to a local expert on what we all can do at home to help our environment. Earth Day lesson from Clayton “Mac” Richardson: Don’t use your toilet as a trash can. “The only thing that should go in the toilet is […]
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Earth Day 2016: How local companies go a little green
When it comes to conservation, every little bit helps. For Earth Day, we caught up with a multinational water company newly riding the rails, a bank recycling 88 tons of paper, an elderly care facility that’s feeling the heat and a coffee shop going with the low-flow to do its part. It’s green, to go […]