AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Stormwater Working Group (Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon and Sabattus), in association with Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, normally hosts an event at the beginning of June that involves working together with local volunteers for cleaner and safer waters. They gather at Festival Plaza for a discussion about clean water […]

SOUTH PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home-South Paris June Veteran is Richard Andrews, a native of Waterford and an Air Force veteran who served as a Morse Code operator. Andrews grew up on his parent’s farm in Waterford where he and his five siblings cared for the cows and chickens. The Norway High School graduate […]

ALBANY, New York — Nicholas Santos of Minot has been named to the spring dean’s list at The College of Saint Rose. Full-time undergraduate students who complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours and who achieve a semester average of 3.5 with no D, F or Incomplete grade, are eligible for the list.   […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces that Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) safety net sign-up for 2021 coverage will begin Oct. 12 and will run through Dec. 11. DMC has already triggered payments for two months for producers who signed up for 2020 coverage. “If we’ve learned anything in […]

FALMOUTH — The Maine Women’s Fund has announced annual grant funding totaling $138,975 to 16 nonprofit organizations dedicated to transforming the lives of women and girls. The Grants Committee received letters of interest from 68 nonprofit organizations from all over the state. Sixteen organizations were selected for funding based on: strengths of the program and […]

BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior/Senior High School announces the third trimester honor roll as follows: High honors: Grade 12 — Kristen Patenaude. Grade 11 — Kylie Carrier, Shyloe Morgan. Honor roll: Grade 12 — Deja Bennett, Molly Bourget, Saige Collette, Kathryn Henderson, Jesse McMillan, Karen McNeil, Daniel Perry, Isabella Rinck, Megan Turcotte and Chloe Warren. Grade […]

FRANKLIN, Massachusetts — Dean College announces area students who have earned a place on the dean’s list for the spring semester. They are: Adam Canfield of Fryeburg, Bryanna Dumond of Gray, Lily-Anna Heathco of Auburn, Elisha Lesure of Bowdoinham, Wynter Morin of Bethel, Hannah Ranco of Bridgton, Sarah Tajonera and Emily Thompson of New Gloucester. […]

Library reading program begins June 30 DIXFIELD — The summer reading program will be held at Ludden Memorial Library during July. This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story.” Children ages preschool to 14 are welcome to sign up. Due to COVID-19, changes had to be made in normal programming. The library will offer take-and-make crafts, […]

WATERVILLE — Woodlands Senior Living, a Maine-based, family-owned senior care organization, raised awareness for Alzheimer’s disease from the comfort of rocking chairs for the organization’s first rocking chair rock-a-thon. Residents and staff at all eight Woodlands Senior Living communities in Maine participated in the event on June 19,  the summer solstice. Woodlands residents and staff […]

AVON — Michael Dalrymple, son of Joey and Nicole Bachelder, was honored recently at a birthday parade of family and friends. Michael stood smiling and waving, along with his siblings and his mom, at the end of his driveway as the vehicles, horns honking and occupants shouting birthday greetings, passed by. Michael turned 12 on […]