FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Middle School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Grade 6 — High honors: Briton Barnaby, Meadow Bean, Berlynn Blake, Margaret Bremner, Emma Childs, Mia Couillard, Lucas DeMarco, Remi Dunham, Colby Fakhoury-Bryant, Oliver Farish, Iris Feegel, Olivia Fish and Bode Fournier. […]
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Whitefield student makes University of Alaska Fairbanks chancellor’s list
FAIRBANKS, Ala. — Jeff Beyea of Whitefield has made the 2022 fall chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor’s list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the deans’ list. The lists […]
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Chewonki to offer free coastal ecology kayak expedition for high schoolers
Interested families must submit an application on Chewonki’s website before May 7.
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Winthrop library to host theater group April 26
WINTHROP — The Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater is set to perform at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St. The group will perform short acts about the challenges that older Mainers encounter as they live and age in their communities. This is a free interactive performance, and each […]
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Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus installs board members
Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus installed its board of officers April 5 for the 2023-24 fiscal year. They are Peg Dubrow, member at large; Judy Labonte, member at large; Kathy Joyce, secretary; Barbara Combs, vice president; Sue Staples, president; and Janet Dunham, treasurer. Installing officers were Anne Danforth and Cathy Anderson. Outgoing officers, who served […]
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Group offers support for Maine farmers impacted by contaminations
When the widespread presence of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) chemical contamination of farmland in Maine made headlines last winter, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) jumped into action. Partnering with the Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), MOFGA created the PFAS Emergency Relief Fund and provided much-needed financial assistance to farmers irrevocably impacted by PFAS […]
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Potluck fundraiser for Syria, Turkey set for April 23 in Augusta
Proceeds benefit Earthquake Relief in Syria and Turkey.
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Poland Regional High students win Thomas Cup 2023
High school students from across the state gathered for an overnight information technology and innovation competition, the Thomas Cup, the weekend of March 31-April 1 at Thomas College in Waterville. The winners of this year’s event were “The Fellas,” composed of Parker Demelia, Samuel Tjalsma, Ben Cushman, Joseph Elliott and Isaac Young from Poland Regional […]
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Turkey hunting workshop sessions open in Augusta, Auburn
A hands-on introduction to turkey hunting workshops are planned at various locations. With spring wild turkey hunting season just around the corner, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is offering two levels of instruction: Session I will cover: Turkey habits and habitats; turkey hunting tactics — camouflage, calling, decoys, roosting; Maine turkey hunting laws […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in May
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: • Monday, May 15, at 9 and 11 a.m. • Wednesday, May 17, at 11 a.m., noon, 6 and 7 p.m. • Friday, […]