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Volume 18 • Issue No. 4
Tuition-Free Business & Career Classes Online This February STATEWIDE New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for February that are designed to help people in Maine start a business, build a career, and manage money. The full class schedule with offerings for February 2022 and beyond is accessible at bit.ly/ NVMEClasses. Classes include: Making Career Choices: Tuesday, February 1, 10-11 a.m. Ready for a career change but don’t know where to start? This workshop will help point you in the right direction. We will cover
what to consider when making a career choice and the resources available to help you succeed. Also offered Thursday, February 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Business Basics: Wednes-
days, February 2-16, 12-1 p.m. This class covers the basics of a business plan, marketing, and cash planning. It will help you assess the feasibility, desirability, and viability of your business
idea and get you started with your plan. My Next Career Move: Wednesdays, February 2 - March 9, 10-11:30 a.m. Assess your skills, interests, and experiences and relate them to career options. Identify high-growth, high-wage job fields, as well as low- and nocost education and training options. The class meets weekly on Zoom for career planning activities and discussion. My Money Works: Thursdays, February 3 - March 10, 10-11 a.m. Gain the skills and confidence you need to stretch
your money, pay your bills, reduce debt, find money for savings, plan for retirement, and set personal financial goals with a plan to achieve greater financial stability. Bu i ld i ng Con f ide nce: Thursdays, February 3-17, 6-7:30 p.m. Whether you are navigating recent changes, looking for a job, starting a business, or simply want to be more confident, join this class to assess your confidence and learn concrete tools to help you build your confidence See CLASSES page 13...
Rabbit Receives High Honor in National Competition WELLS – Wells Junior High School seventh grade student Jack McDevitt has an interesting and educational hobby that ties in with his studies. McDevitt, a member of 4-H, raises pigs and goats but mostly rabbits in his family’s barn in Wells. What makes this more interesting is that his rabbits are not just pets but carefully bred and raised to be show rabbits to appear and be judged at events such as area fairs. In November of 2021, he traveled to Kentucky with his mother Amylynn and father Tom
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all of the white and ruby eyed rabbits shown in the youth members category competition. “It’s a very big deal,” said McDevitt modestly who became interested in rabbits four years ago and acquired his first one back then. Since that time, he has raised more rabbits and acquired knowledge and experience with breeding and genetics. “Convention is a place where years of hard work and care are shown off,” commented McDevitt. “Each of those 16,000 See RABBIT page 2...
Construction at Shipyard Continues KITTERY Portsmouth Naval Shipyard commenced a second series of pile driving operations in the vicinity of Dry Dock #1, which began Monday, January 24 as part of the MILCON P310 Super Flood Basin Construction Project. The construction project was awarded November 21, 2019 to Cianbro Corporation, Pittsfield, Maine as a firm-fixed-price contract for $157,949,610. Dry Dock #1 is the shallowest of the three dry docks at the shipyard and required a buoyancy assist system comprised of large floodable air-
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plus five of his rabbits (of different breeds) in a family vehicle to attend the 98th annual American Rabbit Breeders Association Convention held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. This convention featured about 9,000 exhibiters and 16,000 thousand rabbits from around the nation and other countries including Great Britain. While three of McDevitt’s rabbits received various awards, one rabbit in particular named Hey Jude, earned this student a Blue Ribbon as Hey Jude was judged “Best of Variety” among
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Rendering of MILCON P310 Super Flood Basin Construction Project at Dry Dock #1. (Portmouth Naval Shipyard photo)
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at the entrance of the dry dock and enables submarines to dock without the use of buoyancy assist tanks. Dry Dock #1 remains in service during construction to support the submarine maintenance schedules at the shipyard. “Construction of Dry Dock #1’s Super Flood Basin continues to progress as we look forward to finishing the project and testing the latest addition to the Shipyard’s waterfront capabilities,” said Shipyard Commander, Capt. Daniel Ettlich. “This investment in our infrastructure enables us to operate See DOCK page 14... Have you seen our
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