2022-06-08

Free dental care for military veterans and their families Saturday, June 11

Appointments required: call 1-844-277-3646 (1-844-ASPENHMM) to schedule.

AUBURN — On Saturday, June 11, Aspen Dental locations nationwide will open their doors to provide free care to military veterans across the country. Now in its eighth year, the Aspen Dental’s Day of Service provides much-needed dental care for veterans at no cost to honor their service and break down barriers to health care. Veterans can call 1-844-277-3646 (1-844-ASPENHMM) […]

Recipes from the Ridge


  Supercharged Salads Summertime brings us warm evenings and lots of vegetables to cook and chill ahead for salads that can be the whole meal or as a side. Use them for a picnic or just when you don’t want to be in the kitchen! Keep it simple and flavorful and no one will be disappointed.   Caribbean Rice Salad […]

Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Reminds Citizens to Prepare as Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins

AUGUSTA – June 6 marks the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season that extends through November 30. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year – which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane […]

United Way to host Hunger Solution Exchange

FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is hosting the first Hunger Solutions Exchange to bring together all responding to food insecurity in Greater Franklin County. The event will be held Friday, June 17 at the University of Maine at Farmington, in the North Dining Hall and Roberts Courtyard from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Whether you are operating, supporting, […]

Help with financial aid and planning for adults going to college

  MAINE — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions of Financial Aid and Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 years old and over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education.   The virtual sessions are being held: Monday, June 27 at 9 and 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 29 at […]

Western Mountains Baptist Church vacation bible school is June 20-24

NEW PORTLAND — Excitement is in the air at the Western Mountains Baptist Church as adults and kids gear up for Vacation Bible School, or as some fondly recall, VBS! The event is Monday, June 20 through Friday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The church is being decorated and transformed in preparation for a week of […]