ORONO — The University of Maine Center on Aging has launched the Age-Friendly University Resources hub at umaine.edu. It is a centralized repository for educational materials, services, events, volunteer opportunities and other activities for older people offered by UMaine, the University of Maine at Machias, and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The various resources are […]
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Hands-on workshops offered during UMaine Extension 4-H summer learning series
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series July 5 through Aug. 5. The series presents more than 20 workshops on a wide variety of topics. Originally launched in 2020 to provide additional educational opportunities for youth during the pandemic, it continues to play an important […]
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UMaine Extension 4-H to introduce teens to adulting concepts in June
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer a short-term online 4-H club for youth ages 13-18 about basic adult life skills. The club runs from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 21-July 26. Required registration closes Saturday, June 10. The 4-H Adulting 101 series aims to introduce basic adult life skills by exploring […]
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UMaine Extension to offers food preserving webinar June 8
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a new series of online workshops about preserving Maine foods throughout the summer and fall. The first in the series, Canning Low-Sugar Jams and Jellies, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Additional topics for webinars in the Preserving the Maine Harvest series will include […]
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Climate change workshop to be offered online July 18, 19
The University of Maine is scheduled to host a second annual Climate Change Workshop, “Communicating Climate Change Science,” Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18 and 19. This online professional development program, developed in partnership by the UMaine Climate Change Institute (CCI) and Division of Lifelong Learning, will feature keynote talks and interactive sessions on interdisciplinary climate […]
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New Ventures Maine offers free website development course
New Ventures Maine is offering an online, on-demand course, Grow Your Business Online, designed to provide small business owners with the tools, skills and mentorship to build a successful digital presence. This course, offered at no charge to participants, is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine. Grow Your Business […]
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Key4Women to host free webinar May 17
KeyBank’s Key4Women is set to present “The Big Three for Women in Business: Balance, Confidence, and Self-Care,” a free, one-hour virtual event at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 17. The webinar will feature three strong women who hold a variety of business roles and have found success by blazing their own paths and creating their own […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay online series to finish May 10, 11
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Order in the Pownalborough Court House, 1761-2023,” features Jay Robbins, a place-based historian. The online event takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10. As a season bonus, at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11 the Friends will present “Our Town: Bowdoin […]
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Registration opens for Wreaths Across America’s Stem to Stone Races
The are virtual and in-person options; prices will increase July 1 through race day.
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Food for Thought talk about AI set for April 28
LEWISTON — An upcoming Senior College Food for Thought, “Should We Be Afraid of AI?,” is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Mathieu Poulin’s presentation will be held at USM Lewiston-Auburn College at 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston in Room 170, as well virtually via Zoom. Poulin is a new non-traditional student at […]