Max Cheng, a senior at Winthrop High School, has been selected as a National Merit Scholarship recipient. Each year, about 1.5 million juniors take the PSAT. From this pool, the 15,000 highest scorers advance as finalists, with 2,500 ultimately being awarded the National Merit Scholarship. Selection of the scholars from the finalist pool was conducted […]
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Maine’s first research satellite to launch this year
ORONO — Maine’s first small research satellite, designed to engage middle and high school students in STEM, is expected to launch into orbit within the next couple of months. Firefly Aerospace, a company based in Cedar Rapids, Texas, integrated the nearly one-foot-tall satellite, known as MESAT1, into a rocket to be launched from the Vandenberg […]
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Photos: BatesCon offers competition and comradery on campus
Gamers get together for competition and comradery at Bates College in Lewiston
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Photos: Looking for veterans, honoring service
Dozens of volunteers begin placing flags on gravestones of veterans in Lewiston cemeteries.
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Mary Jane’s School of Dance in Lewiston ‘feels like a second home’ for the last 54 years
Mary Jane’s School of Dance is more than a routine.
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Photos: Ride of Silence
Local bicyclists take part in national event to honor those killed while riding bikes.
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Daughters of Isabella hold anniversary dinner in Rumford
RUMFORD — The Daughters of Isabella, St. Timothy Circle 540, held its 94th anniversary dinner May 5 at Chamberlain’s Tap and Table in Rumford. State Regent Denise Ducharme attended. The Daughters of Isabella is a Catholic Charitable Women’s organization. The local Circle awards a scholarship for area high school seniors furthering their education. The members […]
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Auburn church to hold membership session May 19
The First Universalist Church of Auburn is set to host New to UU, an informational session about the church, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the church located at 169 Pleasant St. Rev. Patrick McLaughlin and the Membership Committee will introduce newcomers to the ministries of the church, and to the […]
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Maranacook Community High School names top 10 seniors
Christian Dunlap has been named class valedictorian, and Casidy Tims salutatorian.
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UMaine assistant professor researches needs of multilingual learners in special ed
ORONO — Having grown up in a multilingual family, Melissa Cuba knows firsthand what school is like for students who have multifaceted identities and come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As an assistant professor of special education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Cuba’s research focuses on a particular […]