FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Middle School has announced its first-quarter honor roll. Grade Six High Honors: Ryan Atwood, Zachary Ball, Lucy Bobson, Hadley Casey, Caitlynn Cassidy, Amara Caton, James Civiello, Finley Clark, Oliver Cormier, Ava Davis, Stephen Davis, Nicholas DeMarco, Molly Drake, Elsa Feegel, Brynne Fournier, Jace Goodrow, Allysa Heintz, Brianna Hill, Lily Jackson, Orin […]
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
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Area schools earn grants to fund outdoor learning projects
LEWISTON — The Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA) distributed mini-grants to teachers all over the state as part of a grants program supporting outdoor learning. The program allowed teachers to apply for up to $1,500 to fund their outdoor learning projects, from projects like building picnic benches for classrooms, creating mud kitchens for young kids, […]
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Mt. Abram High School announces honor students
SALEM — Mt. Abram High School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter. High Honors — 93 or above in all academic subjects: Grade 12: Joshua Ireland, Clara Logan, Trenton Reed, Patrick Storer, Camryn Wahl, Hunter Warren. Grade 11: Sara Galusha, Emily Marden, Wyatt Sieminski, Caleb Thibodeau, Cameron Walters. Grade 10: Josey Arms, […]
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Maine Expansion Arts Fund awards $59,000 in grants
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $59,250 to support indigenous, ethnic or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those that serve areas with limited access to arts events. Area grant recipients include: Bethel Area Arts & Music, to install a large-scale, public art mural inspired by […]
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: It is time for us to break our addiction to Trump
Dear Colleagues: Well, that was . . . normal. President-elect Biden slips while playing with his dog on Saturday and has to go to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with hairline fractures in the bones of his foot, necessitating a few weeks in a walking boot. The information is released in a businesslike and […]
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Community briefs for Friday, Dec. 4
Marine Corps League to hold session LEWISTON — Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsmen and Navy Chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited to attend. VFW […]
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Austin Bay: Merry Christmas, Hawaii: U.S. missile defenses just improved
Hawaii can rest a bit easier this Christmas, thanks to another successful Missile Defense Agency anti-ballistic missile test. On Nov. 16, an SM-3 Block IIA (SM3) missile fired by a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John Finn, destroyed an “ICBM-representative target” as it plunged toward Hawaii. The SM3 is a kinetic interceptor, hit to […]