ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University College of Business student Bodhi Littlefield of Oakland has been named to 2021 fall dean’s list at the university. Ohio students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester with a schedule of classes totaling at least 15 hours, 12 of which were taken for letter […]
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Old Fort Western offers bicentennial lecture series online
Old Fort Western and the Maine Bicentennial Commission are presenting 10 lectures chronicling the history of the Kennebec Valley and Early Maine, according to a news release from Old Fort Western. The lectures, filmed by CTV-7, can be viewed for free at oldfortwestern.org. People can click on the plus sign after the Bicentennial Lecture Series […]
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AARP Maine to host statewide virtual listening tour
AARP Maine in Portland plans to launch a statewide virtual listening tour on Monday, March 7, with a 90-minute community conversation led by AARP Maine State Director Noël Bonam and Volunteer State President Carl Bucciantini. AARP expects to engage with hundreds of Mainers during the seven-part interactive tour to listen to their concerns and share […]
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Fort Kent university seeks athletic hall of fame nominations
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations of individual student-athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators for induction into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 18. The induction ceremony will be held during UMFK’s Homecoming weekend in September, according to a news release […]
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Foundation recognizes 10 nonprofit, government leaders
PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation has announced the fourth class of its fellowship, a group of 10 exceptional nonprofit and government leaders from across Maine. The fellowship is designed to strengthen the capacity of leaders and organizations to make changes that can improve the lives of vulnerable Maine people, according to a news […]
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UMaine at Farmington posts 2021 fall dean’s list
The University of Maine at Farmington has announced the following students have earned a spot on its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Acton: Cassidy Paker, honors. Albion: Allison Frankenfield, honors; and Noah Grindstaff, honors. Alfred: Emily Stinson, high honors. Anson: Morgan Steward, honors. Arundel: Meghan LaPlante, high honors; Calli Leach, high honors; and Patience Rousseau, […]
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Maine photographer to hold photo project workshops
AUGUSTA — Maine photographer Séan Alonzo Harris’s “Light Confirms My Reality,” a community-based photo project and exhibition in collaboration with faculty and students at the University of Maine at Augusta and the Charles Danforth Gallery, is scheduled to be on view Wednesday, March 9, through Thursday, March 31, at the 46 University Drive gallery. The […]
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UMaine at Farmington writers series to feature Grace Talusan
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is set to present award-winning writer Grace Talusan as the program’s fifth reader of the season. Talusan will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center on South Street. The reading is free and open […]
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Wayne church donates to Capital Area New Mainers Project
The Wayne Community Church recently delivered a donation to the Capital Area New Mainers Project, a cross-cultural organization that welcomes immigrants and works to build a thriving, integrated community in central Maine, according to a news release from the church. The amount of the donation was not disclosed. Inspired by reports of its important work, […]
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Winthrop society to hold rag doll party, business meeting
WINTHROP — In observance of March as Women’s History Month, local author Karen Richards Toothaker plans to offer an interactive, make-and-take doll party from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Rag dolls have comforted children and taught them how to care for others throughout […]