Maine News Wednesday October 14

Susan Collins and Troy Jackson square off in latest debate

Constant Contact -    No Mainer should be forced to choose between paying for heat or other essentials like food, gas and medication. A reminder that you can connect with the folks at Freeport Community Services if you would like more information about heating assistance with oil, pellets or K-1 propane. They also have a relationship with the Freeport Wood Bank to get firewood delivered to your home and can connect you with the Opportunity Alliance to help you apply for the federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP is an income-based program that sends a direct payment to your fuel vendor for homes heated with oil, kerosene, wood, propane, natural gas, electricity or other fuels. 

Three takeaways from the latest Senate debate between Collins and Jackson

Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment - The Northeast Farmers Fund provides technical and financial assistance to farmers across the region working to expand market opportunities for regenerative products. Funding can support projects ranging from equipment and infrastructure to certification, value-added processing, marketing and distribution.

A button lost hundreds of years ago. A fragment of a ceramic dish. A piece of glass left behind near a kitchen door. Individually, these objects may seem small, but together, they offer clues about the people who lived, worked and gathered at a place over generations. In August, Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment’s Casco History Lab hired archaeologists from the Northeast Archaeology Research Center to conduct a Phase I archaeological survey at the historic Saltbox House on our Freeport campus. The survey was an important step in preparing the house for preservation and learning more about its history. More