WOOLWICH — As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset alewife count. Counting alewives is a way to celebrate spring, take part in one of the world’s great migrations, and help an important and historic fishery, according to a […]
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Auburn center to offer free computer certification training
CompTIA A+ Certification training is funded by the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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Farmington health coalition to host vaccine clinics
Healthy Community Coalition plans to host several COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Greater Franklin County in the coming weeks for individuals ages 18 and older. Vaccines are provided at no cost and all are welcome, according to a news release from Franklin Community Health Network. Those attending will be administered their choice of the Moderna […]
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Farm-to-table youth summer camp to be held in August
Registration is required by May 20.
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UMaine exhibit to feature work by graduating art majors
Each spring the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta exhibits the work of its graduating art majors who complete their studies at the university with a final year-long body of work. This year’s show, “Start to Finish,” features works in illustration, graphic design, painting, drawing and collage. This year’s artists are […]
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Lewiston adult ed to offer free workplace technology course
LEWISTON — A free adult education computer in-person class, due to start in May, aims to help students earn professional certifications for future employment. Lewiston Adult Education is offering an Applied Technology in the Workplace class in partnership with Androscoggin and Oxford County Adult Education programs. Greg Yates will be the teacher, according to a […]
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Skowhegan center plans to hold 2nd Wabanaki series talk
The Skowhegan History House is set to hold the second of the Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, with Darren Ranco at Tewksbury Hall on Island Avenue. Ranco, a Penobscot Tribal member, is an associate professor of anthropology and coordinator of Native American research at the University of Maine at Orono, […]
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SeniorsPlus to offer balance workshops in Lewiston
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, plans to offer a free workshop to help individuals prevent falls and improve strength. A Matter of Balance is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, to Thursday, May 26. Participants will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays, at the Education Center, at SeniorsPlus’ […]
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Bridgton gallery to open season with fiber artist
BRIDGTON — Fiber artist Catherine Worthington is scheduled to be Gallery 302’s first guest artist of the season. Her show, “Textile Translations of Maine,” will run from Wednesday, May 4 through Friday, June 10, at 112 Main St. An in-person reception featuring Worthington’s work is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 6. Worthington obtained a Bachelor […]
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Farmington library to host reading from ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’
A reading and discussion about the centenary celebration about Rainer Maria Rilke and the “Sonnets to Orpheus” is planned for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Farmington Public Library, 117 Academy St. As 1922 approached, Rainer Maria Rilke, a German-language poet, had not written much for more than a decade. World War I and the […]