AUGUSTA, Maine — Environmental Maine will hold a news conference to announce that it is delivering 17,000 messages from citizens across the state urging lawmakers to protect the Maine’s North Woods at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Welcome Center, Maine State House.The postcards, petition signatures, letters, and emails ask lawmakers to reject proposals [...]

AUGUSTA, Maine — Spruce Run Association—the domestic violence resource center serving Penobscot County— is announcing that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Spruce Run is sponsoring events and partnering with local schools and organizations to raise awareness about this serious issue. Governor LePage will be signing a proclamation for the month at [...]

ELLSWORTH, Maine — American Heart Association Heart Saver CPR and First Aid Training classes are being offered at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. The  CPR class will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, for a fee of $40 and First Aid Training will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. [...]

BAR HARBOR, Maine –  Acadia National Park ranger Angi King Johnston and local naturalist Rich MacDonald, will host a winter bird walk along the bar to Bar Island and then a talk at the downtown Abbe Museum from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Meet at The Natural History Center on 6 Firefly Lane [...]

WINTERPORT, Maine — Ellingwood’s Corner United Methodist Church will host ” Cabin Fever Reliever Sale and Luncheon” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, located at 796 Lebanon Road. All are welcome to come check out the thrift shop for great sale items and then join us for a luncheon with a picnic [...]

BROOKSVILLE, Maine — There will be a free community breakfast for the Brooksville community from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the West Brooksville Congregational Church, located at 1597 Coastal Road. all Brooksville residents are welcome to attend. For more information, call Joyce at 326-4239.

PORTLAND, Maine — The Natural Resources Council of  Maine and Sierra Club Maine have teamed up to bring national experts to Portland to discuss the environmental and safety risks of this proposed project, which would reverse the flow of existing pipelines to bring dangerous tar sands crude through our state. The talk, “Stop Dirty Tar [...]

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and its Master Gardener Volunteers are offering a “Go Blueberry” plant sale online to raise funds for its Master Gardener Volunteer program. The program has assisted dozens of community gardens  across the state, including the Maine Harvest for Hunger program and other community-based volunteer efforts. Members  [...]

VASSALBORO, Maine — The Oak Grove School Foundation is accepting applications for grants to support the educational and cultural needs of students and non profit organizations in the greater Central Maine area. Recipients must be educational, charitable or religious organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. Grant requests [...]