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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a hands-on program for youth ages 9–18 interested in learning more about dogs from 8:30 a.m–noon June 12 at the University of Maine’s J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. The Spring 2021 Maine 4-H Dog Clinic will offer participants activities […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will give away free tomato seedlings in Aroostook County along with information on how to grow them.
(Courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension)
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will give away free tomato seedlings in Aroostook County along with information on how to grow them.
(Courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension)
Extension to offer free tomato seedlings
Contributed • May 26, 2021 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Aroostook County will be giving away cherry tomato seedlings from 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, June 5, at the Aroostook Centre Mall parking lot, 830 Main St., Presque Isle, as part of the One Tomato Project.
Bumper tick season arrives
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A not so favorite spring pastime for Mainers dealing with ticks is in full swing.
“We are getting lots and lots of tick calls and lots and lots of visits,” said Dr. Michael Murnik, a physician at Northern Light Primary Care Blue Hill. “Mostly we’re seeing lots of dog ticks.”
Dog ticks are the variety that do not transmit Lyme disease. Deer ticks transmit Lyme. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache and rash. If it is not treated, the infection can spread to joints, the heart and nervous system.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Aroostook County will be giving away cherry tomato seedlings from 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, June 5, at the Aroostook Centre Mall parking lot, 830 Main St., Presque Isle, as part of the One Tomato Project.