MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy Class Day awards were presented on June 5 as follows: Brie-Anna Bates: Betty S. Davis Senior Athletic Award. Brock Bates: Betty S. Davis Senior Athletic Award. Violette Beaulieu: Monmouth Federal Credit Union Further Education Award in Memory of Robert Walker and Pauline McDougald, Marjorie Ham Scholarship, Tyler/Grandmaison MELMAC Scholarship. McKenzie Boucher: […]

SOUTH PARIS — The Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship, started in 2014 to honor the late wife of Thomas H. L. Curtis, a resident of Norway, has been awarded to Marissa D. Paine of South Paris. The $1,000 scholarship is given annually to a deserving student in Oxford or Androscoggin County who wishes to pursue […]

NORWAY — The Progress Center is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all children free. Meals will be delivered to take home on a first-come, first-serve basis at the sites and times as follows: Mondays and Wednesdays, June 15 to Aug. 19 Norway Family Apartments, 63 Cottage […]

FARMINGTON — Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset counties, in collaboration with the Farmington Public Library, announce the winners of the Tenth Annual Literacy Volunteers Poetry Contest. All first place winners will receive $25; second place winners receive two movie tickets; third place winners receive 5 Literacy Bucks. All winning poems are published on the […]

LOVELL — The Lovell Historical Society has been fortunate to have the support of many local businesses. The businesses have donated auction items and gift certificates for fundraising, and the society decided it would be a good time to thank them. In order to help small businesses and Lovell families in need, the society is […]

Waterford Historical Society postpones programs WATERFORD — The Waterford Historical Society regrets it must postpone its 2020 season of programs. The bicentennial subjects will be scheduled for next year from June through November.

MVHS graduation is moved to Friday RUMFORD — Due to the weather forecast, the Mountain Valley High School graduation ceremony has been postponed to 7 p.m. Friday, said Principal Matthew Gilbert Wednesday on the school’s Facebook page. He said graduates with spaces in the first and third rows should be at the school at 6 […]

PORTLAND — Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) has released “Reopening with Purpose: Guidance for Maine Nonprofits Impacted by the Pandemic,” a free guidebook for Maine charitable organizations to help them assess when and how to safely reopen offices, resume or expand in-person services and reimagine their mission-driven work. The guidebook contains a number of checklists, […]

MOUNT HERMON, Massachusetts — Reese Farrell of Auburn was among the 201 students who graduated May 24 from Northfield Mount Hermon.   TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — The University of Alabama awarded some 6,326 degrees this spring. Among the graduates was Brianna Douglass of Albany Township, who received a master of arts degree.   GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania […]