The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning virtual sessions are set for: • Thursday, Oct. 5 at 9 and 10 a.m., and 6 and 7 p.m.; • Friday, Oct. 6 at […]
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UMaine student’s new documentary explores lives of Ukrainian soldiers
Vita Tomakhiv of Kyiv never planned to leave Ukraine, but then the Russian military invaded. With help from the University of Maine, she fled in June 2022, four months after the war broke out to continue her education. As the Russia-Ukraine war raged on, Tomakhiv, a master’s student in global policy, yearned to help the […]
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United Way, credit union renew partnership
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has OTIS Federal Credit Union as part of its Corporate Champion Circle. OTIS has a long history of community involvement, especially when it comes to hunger, according to a news release from Nichole Ernest of United Way of the Tri-Valley Area. The circle is a unique opportunity for […]
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Latino Food Festival in Portland set for Sept. 23
PORTLAND — The annual Latino Food Festival is set to run from 11 a.m. until the food runs out on Saturday, Sept. 23, inside and outside Guild Hall, part of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on 307 Congress St. All are welcome to attend. The festival will include music, costumes, handmade crafts, and the […]
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Maine Department of Agriculture announces 2023 Big E Fair lineup
The 2023 Big E fair is scheduled Friday, Sept. 15 to Sunday, Oct. 1, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Stratton historical society offers 2024 calendars
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2024 calendars are now available. The cover features Stratton High School senior class of 1929 as it appeared in the Pinetum School Yearbook: Beatrice Leavitt, Vera Hobbs, Dilana Moody, Edward Scribner, Madeline Hennigar. This yearbook was in a collection of items originally belonging to Evelyn Viles […]
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Filling Health Care Coverage Gaps webinar set for Sept. 26
AUGUSTA — Consumers for Affordable Health Care plans to offer a Filling Health Care Coverage Gaps webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. People can learn about options when health care coverage is not enough. Programs that fill health coverage gaps such as hospital free care, sliding scale care and MaineCare for children will be […]
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Southern New Hampshire University names local dean’s list students
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named a few local students to the 2023 summer dean’s list. They are Minh Nguyen of Gardiner, Carrielee Harvey of Waterville, Robert Farrington of Augusta and Ashley Parks of Anson. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.699 for the reporting […]
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Rangeley group announces photography show winners
The People’s Choice award is yet to be determined.
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UMaine at Farmington remembers first responders on Sept. 11
Members of the University of Maine at Farmington community recently gathered in the Olsen Student Center to commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, and remember current first responders and their dedication. Kirsten Swan, UMF director of student leadership; Connor Fahey, coordinator of orientation and transition programs; and Enrico Echevarria, multicultural admissions counselor, shared […]