Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Find Waldo Local is a summer vacation activity and a way to support local businesses, including Sandy River Relics, #D Games, Twice Sold Tales, and Renys, according to a news release from DDG Booksellers. The iconic children’s book character in the red-and-white-striped shirt and black-rimmed specs plans to visit […]
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Wayne church plans benefit online/in-person auction for July
Wayne Community Church plans to begin an auction online beginning Friday, July 1, with pictures. The auction will continue until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at waynechurchauction.com. In-person bidding will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 7 and 8, and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at […]
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Oxford Hills schools name summer food service program sites
Regional School Unit 17, the Oxford Hills School District, is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to a news release from Food Service Director Michael Mayberry. Breakfast will be served between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m., and lunch from […]
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Mechanic Falls Adult Education honors 2022 graduates
MECHANIC FALLS — Twelve Regional School Unit 16 Adult Education students were honored at a graduation ceremony June 10 in the Elm Street School gymnasium. Teacher Susan Lasselle credited graduates with the ability to take the school situations or life situations that didn’t allow them to obtain a traditional high school diploma and rise above […]
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Local students complete projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WORCESTER, Mass. — Two local students, Jacob Bernard of Mechanic Falls and Vanessa Bussiere of Lisbon Falls, have completed research projects at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Bernard, of the class of 2025 and majoring in robotics engineering, completed a project entitled Building the Bio-CS Bridge: Bio-CS Curriculum Integration. Bussiere, of the class of 2023 and majoring […]
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Auburn student makes University of Iowa dean’s list
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iain Frumiento of Auburn has been named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Iowa. Frumiento, a third-year student in Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is majoring in economics.
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Local St. Anselm students join national society
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Three local Saint Anselm College students have been accepted into Sigma Alpha Pi, a national society of leadership and success, for the 2021-2022 academic year. They are Ambrose Ward of Leeds, class of 2024; Rileigh Stebbins of Poland, class of 2022; and Dominique Michaud of Wales, class of 2023. Membership in Sigma […]
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Free wakeboard lessons, bottle bash tourney set for Naples
NAPLES — Wakeboard Demo Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Long Lake Marina, 933 Roosevelt Trail. Registration is required for this free event, and all participants can try wakeboarding with local wake instructor Cole Fournier of H207 Wake Academy. No experience necessary, and all gear is provided. Space […]
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Livermore teen crowned Crown of Maine Miss delegate
Kayla Adams, 19, of Livermore, was recently crowned the 2021-22 Crown of Maine Miss delegate. She will now compete in the national pageant, scheduled for July 9 and 10 in Orlando Grande Lakes, Florida, for the title of Crown of America Miss. Crown of America is a “natural” and wholesome pageant for ages 5 and […]
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St. Dominic Academy – Auburn Campus names honor students
Saint Dominic Academy – Auburn Campus has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Principal’s List Grade 12: Julianne Cook, Kathleen Dean, Sydney Dick, McKenzie Lagerson, Patrick Manson, Isabella McMillen, Emma Roy, Eleanor Russell, Cezarie St. Jean and Jessica Zimmerman. Grade 11: Ava Apodaca, Natalie Brocke, Miles Frenette, Brianna Frederick, Abigail […]