This Earth Day column begins with the lingering imprint of a meeting a long way from home, even as it will end with an Earth Day opportunity brought to us by the Cathance River Education Alliance and the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. It’s a cold March day in Asheville, North Carolina, where a weather front has […]
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Earth Day clean-up April 23 in Falmouth
The Falmouth Conservation Commission is hosting an Earth Day community clean-up event Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to noon at the River Point Conservation Area on Route 100, east of the West Falmouth Crossing Shopping Center. Participants should park at the head of the railroad bridge or in back of the shopping center parking […]
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Plan to save your planet at these local Earth Day events around Maine
Observances of the annual celebration range from story hours and a film festival to community cleanups and interactive activities for kids.
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Inside New Gloucester: April 8
Radio station recognizes special ed teacher A first-year special education teacher was named the March 2022 Golden Apple Teacher Award winner by WFNK radio. Susan Hedrich, of New Gloucester, who teaches at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston, said she chose to pursue a career in special education after many years of working with volunteers for […]
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Preserving nature’s future
Earth Day is a global celebration established in 1970 to create awareness about the importance of protecting our environment. On April 22, Earth Day, I’m taking time to reflect on what nature means to me and the small things I can do to create a healthier planet. In RSU 5, we’re committed to creating a […]
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Falmouth hosting community cleanups for Earth Day
Two community cleanup days have been scheduled in Falmouth to celebrate Earth Month. Residents are asked on April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, to help clean up the River Point Conservation area on Route 100, just east of West Falmouth Crossing Shopping Center. Participants may park in back of Hannaford supermarket or at the […]
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Councilor Thibodeau: Maine’s future, and our planet’s future, depends on new leadership in the White House
Joe Biden will stand up to polluters, work toward a clean-energy economy and make the U.S. a leader on climate change again.
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Earth Day takes on added significance on its 50th anniversary
Environmental leaders in Maine hope that reaction to the pandemic – including a decline in carbon emissions – will lead to positive changes.