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Applications now open for CEI’s Tastemakers Initiative grant program

Brunswick-based Coastal Enterprises Inc. is offering the Tastemakers Initiative grant program for the seventh time in partnership with FocusMaine. CEI will host an information session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, via Zoom. Applications are open to established Maine food businesses, including agriculture, aquaculture or fishery businesses, and companies that source or distribute food from […]

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Rockland library to host climate action workshop

Rockland Public Library will host Molly Siegel for a climate action workshop on 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. The event is free and open to all. Siegel is a Maine Climate Council coordinator with the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. She will discuss Maine Won’t Wait, the state’s four-year climate action plan […]

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Trout Unlimited to host informational event on insects and fly-fishing

The Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting “Insects and Fly-Fishing: A Winning Combination” from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Sea Dog Brewing, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham. Imitating stream, lake and pond insects is one of the most important tools in a fly fisher’s bag of tricks. Well-known fly-fishing entomologist Eric Frohmberg […]

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Are you tech travel ready for any season?

Preparing to travel to a warm(er) weather spot than Maine in the next few months? Or are you contemplating a summer trip that you are already planning for? We hope so! I fall into the former category. Two of your BoomerTECH Adventures consultants typically travel in February and I am one of them. My wife, […]

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Inaugurate this!

It is a new year, and next week marks the beginning of a new presidential administration. Amid the hullabaloo of the inauguration, let’s not miss our opportunity to inaugurate a new level of commitment to the values of love, peace and justice. I’m talking about the choices we ordinary citizens get to make every single […]

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A microcosm of how art makes a community healthy: A CCAC intern reflects

“Community” is a word that means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Coming from a small but vibrant college town, where the people and businesses tend to come and go on a regular basis, I’m used to seeing people missing a sense of community. I’m lucky enough to have grown […]

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Reducing ‘forever chemicals’ in your household

Much has been written recently about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or ‘forever chemicals,’ and we want to provide you with practical information so you can manage those chemicals in your home and environment. When you understand how to phase out these chemicals in your home, you can also take effective action on a community […]

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Joe Biden, we hardly knew you

In less than a week, Joe Biden will no longer be president. After five decades in elective office, Biden will go home, unappreciated and undervalued. It’s happened before. Competence, balance and good judgment are qualities rarely rewarded by the American political system, and even less so since the launch of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. One-term […]