Students from Edward Little High School participate in the fourth annual Edward Little Community Day by volunteering at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn. Students raked, scoured the trails for trash and cleaned up around the base lodge area. Promoting their efforts on social media using #ELGivesBack2018, Community Day for the high school is when […]
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Boxberry School holds silent auction fundraiser
The Boxberry School held its annual silent auction and spring social on Saturday, May 12, the school’s only fundraiser of the year. Businesses and individuals from surrounding towns donated goods and services. Funds raised will support Boxberry’s Educating for Sustainability curriculum framework, which will be implemented for the 2018-2019 school year.
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Harrison resident visits State House
Harrison resident Tony Lorrain visits the State house and Rep. Phyllis Ginzler, R-Bridgton. He was given a tour and learned about the Legislative process.
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Lisbon Explorers visit Beijing
Five members of the Lisbon Explorers stand with students from New Hampshire and Boston schools in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, in April. Lisbon Explorers are Pamela Ouellette, Samantha Lopez, Benjamin James, Lisa Ouellette and Jennifer Morris. The Explorers believe in the power of experiential learning and that traveling can expand students’ understanding of academics, the arts, […]
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Community college students awarded scholarships
Tyler Tibbetts, eighth from left, of Jay, a student at Central Maine Community College, was among seven Maine community college students awarded scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman at a ceremony held Tuesday at L.L.Bean’s Corporate Headquarters. Each Leon A. Gorman Scholar received an award equal to a full year of tuition at a […]
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Student from Auburn presented at Notre Dame Student Peace Conference
Tate Howes of Auburn, at left, attended and presented at the Notre Dame Student Peace Conference on April 13 and 14 in South Bend, Indiana. The title of the presentation was “Pathways to Healing: Peace Through Reconciliation.” Howes is a anthropology major at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The mission of the annual conference […]
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Elks supply young readers
Lewiston Elks No. 371 donated books for all grades to Washburn Elementary School in Auburn as part of the literacy program. Karen Staples, second from right, past exalted ruler of the Lewiston Elks Lodge, and Anne Mackenzie, right, exalted ruler, are pictured with, from left, Andrew Bard, Washborn Elementary School principal, and Susan Strout, librarian.
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Swingin' Bears installs officers
PARIS — Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club of South Paris installed officers May 2 at the Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria on Pine Street. They are: Co-Presidents Dick and Joan Deans of Hebron, Vice President Melody Cox of Bryant Pond, Secretary Chandler Wright of Greenwood, and Treasurer Esther Tucker of Poland. Ray Hilton, teacher and […]
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Conservation district offering cranberry growing workshop
ALBANY — The last workshop in Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District’s late winter/spring series, will introduce participants to growing cranberries. Cranberries score among the highest of all fruits in antioxidants and the consumption of fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants may help support memory function and coordination. Cholesterol-free, fat-free and low in sodium, […]
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Bowling association awards scholarships
The Lewiston-Auburn United States Bowling Congress Association awarded its Roger R. Perreault youth bowling scholarships at the annual banquet at the Green Ladle. Each year the program awards scholarships to eligible high school seniors who are members of the Spare Time Recreation youth bowling program in Lewiston. Receiving $500 scholarships were, at left, John Gove, Edward […]