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Two local students make Bryant University dean’s list
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Two local students have made the 2022 fall dean’s list at Bryant University. They are Jonathan Christopher of Oakland and Aidan Knowlan of Winthrop. To earn a place on the dean’s list, students must have a GPA of 3.4 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work. Check out […]
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Music hall of fame seeks guitar video submissions
High school students must submit performance videos by Saturday, April 1.
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Statewide bicycle coalition to offer free instructor program
People can earn a new Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Instructor Certification.
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Richmond-based robotics team wins district event
Delta Prime will compete in another NE FIRST District Event March 24-26 at the University of New Hampshire.
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Lewiston cribbage league recognizes March 9 players
The Lewiston Senior Cribbage League has announced its cribbage results for March 9. Val Madore and Dick Saucier placed first, Maurice Blondin and Reggie Dubois, second; Anita Maheux, third; Mike Cielinski and Anne Ceplikas, fourth; and Henry Maheux and Ryan Saucier, fifth. The league welcomes new player Pauline Cornish. League play is at 9 a.m. […]
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Women complete welding program at Auburn college
AUBURN — A celebration was held March 3 at Central Maine Community College to recognize the achievements of eight women who completed the welding program through the college’s Center for Workforce and Professional Development. The cohort, part of the Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center in Windham, is building job skills in the pre-release program, according […]
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Lisbon nonprofit organizes community dinner for families of February fire
In the early morning hours of Feb. 4, a fire left two families in Lisbon homeless. In the days that followed, efforts were underway to help the families who suffered losses. Positive Change Lisbon, a community nonprofit organization, together with members of the business community, organized a community dinner to raise money for the two […]
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Fryeburg Academy robotics team makes world championships
Fryeburg Academy’s robotics team, named 20005B “Free Cheese,” has earned a spot at the VEX World Championships, scheduled for April 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The team finished the qualification matches at States undefeated and in first place, earning them the number one seed in the final bracket out of 48 teams. “We took first place […]
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Orono center to host talk on food waste reduction March 20
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction, at 3 p.m. Monday, March 20. The talk will be held both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall […]