SHELBURNE, New Hampshire — Mahoosuc Land Trust (MLT) has announced the Shelburne Riverlands Project. The land trust seeks to acquire a series of 22 islands and 12 mainland parcels along the Androscoggin River in Shelburne. The project totals 853 acres located along an 8.7-mile stretch of the river running to the state line in Gilead, Maine. […]

PARIS — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills recently made donations to two local organizations to help with the younger youth in the area. Because the annual May Day Play Day event was cancelled due to COVID-19, Rotarians were able to use those designated funds to help the Community Concepts prekindergarten program in conjunction with […]

PARIS — Aunt Bertha Community Connections is a summer project taking place in the Oxford Hills area focused on improving the ability to connect people to community resources that support health. A small team of inter-professional students will work to improve a resource directory called Aunt Bertha, by identifying resources and getting more organizations plugged […]

DIXFIELD — T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School is participating in the President’s Education Awards Program for academic recognition. Due to the unexpected emergency remote learning, the criteria has changed to the following: To receive Academic Achievement, a student has completed and passed all assigned remote courses by the original deadline and upheld academic integrity throughout […]

CONCORD, New Hampshire —  The Northern Forest Center has announced three Maine towns and organizations that will receive funds to improve outdoor recreation opportunities. Recipients are: Mahoosuc Pathways, Bethel: $30,000 to develop a “Main Street to the Mountains” recreational wayfinding system. “The Main St. to the Mountains project will help us connect through trails and […]

LEWISTON  — Lionel “Lee” Koss celebrated his 92nd birthday among family and friends at a grand parade that traversed East Avenue on June 20. Laurie Sidelinger, Honor Flight Maine board chairwoman, organized the parade along with Koss’s granddaughter, Marcie Koss Bryant, to honor him on his birthday and for his 28 years of service in […]

UMA offering Jumpstart college course AUGUSTA — A new program at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) provides those considering college with a free one-credit course, Jumpstart: Managing Early Success in College.  The seven-week seminar begins Monday, July 13, and will cover subjects designed to give students the skills to succeed.  Topics will cover […]

PORTLAND — AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax preparation and assistance service, has announced that Maine AARP Foundation Tax-Aide sites will not reopen in 2020. In mid-March, due to COVID-19, the national AARP Foundation Tax-Aide office suspended tax preparation at all locations throughout the country.  Shortly thereafter, also because of COVID-19, the IRS […]

KINGSTON, Rhode Island — The University of Rhode Island announces its Spring 2020 dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 or more […]