The Georgetown Working League is accepting applications for its 2021 scholarship program. Application forms have been sent directly to Georgetown resident high school seniors. Georgetown adult residents of any age can apply for a scholarship to support their post-secondary education. Past applicants may reapply whether or not they received a scholarship previously. The forms can be […]

Midcoast Conservancy is seeking volunteer water quality monitors as it prepares for its 27th year of water quality monitoring on the Sheepscot River. The annual program, which is one of the longest continuous river monitoring programs in Maine, according to the conservancy, involves sampling water quality on the Sheepscot biweekly from May through September. Samplers […]

Winter in Maine can feel a bit isolated at times. We turn to nature for a certain type of connection. But, we don’t always think of connecting through nature. As I wrote about last week in a description of the enormity of the aquatic biome, water connects us in ways that are sometimes obvious and […]

We have some good news to share this week! Since the COVID-19 problems started, people have been buying more and more of their needs online. That has meant an ever-increasing need for cardboard boxes. Those can become a big problem if they are just dumped, of course, but it can also be seen as a […]

Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo County Families CAN! Families CAN! and Midcoast Maine Community Action is providing a free parenting program Active Parenting is a three-session program geared toward building stronger relationships between parents and their children aged 5-12. Each session is two hours, one evening a week for three weeks via Zoom. Parents will learn […]