FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington and the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing will hold a special online edition of the Longfellow Young Writers Workshop on July 27 to 31. For 10 years, the Longfellow Young Writers workshop has nurtured young writers from Maine and around the country. Students work […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Treat Memorial Library will begin curbside pick-up for materials starting Wednesday, June 3. Materials may be requested/reserved by calling 207-897-3631, emailing treatdirector@treat.lib.me.us, or online through the library’s catalog, https://treat.biblionix.com by logging into patron’s account. Phone and email requests need to be as specific as possible. There will be a limit of five […]

DURHAM, New Hampshire — The following area students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham Saturday, May 16, during a virtual celebration. Students who received the honor of summa cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85-4.0; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65-3.84; and […]

FARMINGTON — MATE, also known as “Mission at the Eastward,” is ramping up activities for the summer; however, dealing with Maine’s COVID-19 restrictions has added to the challenge. In the past, during the summer, teams of volunteers, numbering in the hundreds, have taken on repair and renovation work in Western Central Maine, organized by MATE. […]

PORTLAND — Mainebiz announces that the 10th annual Mainebiz Women’s Leadership Forum will be held from 11 a.m. to noon June 10 on Zoom. This year’s topic will address how we can all become better negotiators. The panel of business leaders includes: Donna Dwyer, CEO of My Place Teen Center; Tanya Emery, director of community […]

AUBURN — A fundraising campaign to provide tuition assistance to Saint Dominic Academy families raised $403,072, thanks to the generosity of donors and three benefactors that tripled the collected donations. The 2020 Jean-Dion Match Challenge drew in 386 donors with alums Ray Jean ’60, Louise Jean ’61, and Don Dion ’72 tripling each dollar up to $125,000. […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is offering tuition-free Early College courses to eligible high school students in Maine this summer. Early College is a program through a partnership with the Maine Department of Education that allows high school and home-schooled students to earn college credits and initiate a college transcript while still […]

FARMINGTON — Vera Johnson, an artisan who owns Vera’s Iron and Vine in downtown Farmington was, like everyone in the region, profoundly affected by the explosion of the LEAP building in September of 2019. She had a vision to honor and memorialize Capt. Michael Bell, who died in the explosion, the six other firefighters who […]

LEWISTON — May is traditionally Older Americans Month, and 2020 is no different. With the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis, SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, has faced expanded operations since March as a result of increased community demand that it has never seen before. Services at SeniorsPlus include information and assistance, […]

BOSTON, Massachusetts — Northeastern University has recognized students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following area students were recently named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: Emily Burke, Auburn, majoring in behavioral neuroscience. Olivia DuBois, Auburn, majoring in engineering. Steven Hammerton, Lisbon, majoring in biology. Clayton Manchester, […]