Organizers of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival recently announced that they plan to hold the event in person on Saturday, June 25, in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. The festival brings thousands of people to Dover-Foxcroft to celebrate the taste of Maine’s “official state treat,” the whoopie pie, according to a news release from festival organizers. The festival […]
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UMaine 4-H workshop explores marshlands, climate change
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer an online workshop for youth ages 12-18 about marshlands and climate change from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23. “Maine’s Mysterious Marshlands: Using eDNA to Understand Climate Change” will explore Maine’s salt marshes and their environmental DNA to understand the habitat’s role in […]
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Florida university recognizes local dean’s list students
TAMPA, Fla. — Two local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Tampa. Riley Robertson of Bowdoin earned dean’s list honors and is majoring in communication and speech studies. Courtney Paine of China earned dean’s list honors and is majoring in marketing. Students must maintain a GPA […]
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Winterpaloozah set for Feb. 20 in Rangeley
The Winterpaloozah event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, on Haley Pond on Pond Street in Rangeley. The free event will feature horse and wagon rides, cardboard sled races, ice skating, saucer bowling, pond hockey, curling, snow golf, fat tire bikes, kicksleds, snow kiting, XC skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, snow castle, […]
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Portland Stage seeks pieces from playwrights
The Clauder Competition submission window closes March 31.
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Rangeley Winterpaloozah set for Feb. 20
The Rangeley Skating Club and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce plan to host the seventh annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah event. The celebration of winter activities and competitions is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, on Haley Pond and at Haley Pond Park, 7 Pond St. The free event will include horse […]
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Feeling put out by potholes? You’re not alone
Public works directors in central Maine say the problem with potholes isn’t any worse these days than in past years, just don’t tell that to drivers shelling out hundreds of dollars for repairs.
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OUT Maine donors send 900-plus books to school libraries
This past fall, OUT Maine Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a flash of inspiration: What if school libraries had more inclusive books available to their students? OUT Maine, an organization that serves LGBTQ+ youth, already had recommended reading lists for families and educators on its website. The key was to get these books into libraries, according […]
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Local students make NY college dean’s list
ITHACA, N.Y. — Zoe Williams of Fairfield and Tobiah Zboray of Dresden have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Ithaca College.
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Schools join nonprofit to break silence of dating violence
High schools from York to Caribou are bringing the bold, survivor-powered outreach of Finding Our Voices to their students starting in February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, according to a news release from the nonprofit group. Finding Our Voices is marking its three-year anniversary on Valentine’s Day with its posters and bookmarks going […]