By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff As total solar eclipse fever heightens and chasers get ready to view a cosmic rarity, eye safety precautions can get pushed aside for more glamorous plans.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, the Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education.

UScellular is continuing to foster healthy relationships with technology by encouraging Maine residents to participate in Global Day of Unplugging on Friday, March 1.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is uniquely situated for a front-row seat to a rare astronomical phenomenon.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program is offering a free online workshop for youth ages 9-18, focused on the upcoming solar eclipse in April.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Anglers are invited to Sebec Lake for the 13th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Victoria Eastman Though the date was Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — We are still in the midst of the 2023-24 school year but before you know it, another school year will be gone by.

Farmers with at least five years of experience are invited to participate in a virtual, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial values impact business planning from 1-3 p.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville will continue to symbolically change its name to a different color to mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre will be holding a special concert event “Sidstock: A Celebration of Music of Sid Stutzman” at 7 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The American Legion 14th District – Piscataquis County will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, Feb.

In a celestial spectacle set to captivate Maine communities, the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, promises an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that won’t occur again in the U.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District will be hosting a free guided full moon snowshoe with Executive Director Sarah Robinson at 7:30 p.

MILO — Milo’s second annual Chili Cook Off will be from 4-6 p.