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Fill the Plate Breakfast to benefit Meals on Wheels
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine, held its annual breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program. The 2024 Fill the Plate Breakfast had an audience of 170 attendees and was held on the morning of Friday, March 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn. The breakfast […]
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UMA Rumford nursing program open house
REGION — The University of Maine at Augusta’s (UMA) Rumford Center, located at 60 Lowell Street, will hold a Nursing Program Open House on Thursday, April 11 from 1-4 p.m. & 5-7 p.m. In addition to learning more about UMA’s nursing programs that can be completed in Rumford, participants will also be able to see […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Adventure film documenting roller ski from Arctic to Baja
BETHEL — Latvia-born adventurer and Olympic biathlete Raimonds Dombrovskis will be on hand to introduce a screening of the film ‘A to B Rollerski’, on Sunday, April 14 at 6 p.m. at McLaughlin Auditorium at Gould Academy. The film documents his incredible and unique journey in 1988 as he roller-skis 4,200 miles from the Arctic […]
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Legislation that needs attention
To the Editor: The Legislature is currently considering a bill that would potentially be devastating for our rural hospital. LD 1639 would impose government-mandated nurse staffing ratios on all non-governmental hospitals in Maine (ironically, the majority of the Legislature’s Labor Committee voted to exclude the State’s psychiatric hospitals so that it wouldn’t add a fiscal […]
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Hotel Rumford repeats as MVRBL Champs
RUMFORD — Hotel Rumford, for the third time in four years and second in the last two, has won the 2023-24 Mountain Valley Rec Basketball Championship. They were disciplined enough throughout the game to hold off a feisty A & G Custom Cabinet and Carpentry team, 90-80. Hotel Rumford (15-2) finished 1st in the […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Scholarships available for business degree students
STATE — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of Maine high schools who are enrolled part-time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full-time in pursuit of a business degree and entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at a Maine […]
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Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society inducts Willis
BATON ROUGE — Kyle Willis of West Paris, Maine, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Willis was initiated at the University of Maine. Willis is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa […]
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Paris Cape Historical Society opens for new season
PARIS — The Paris Cape Historical Society begins a new season in April with the return of regular public hours and the first monthly public meeting on April 18. The PCHS museum at 77 High Street in South Paris will be open every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. into the fall. Many artifacts from […]
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Nordic Walking and Gentle Flow Yoga programs this April
NORWAY — The Western Foothills Land Trust is excited to bring back two invigorating and health-focused programs for the local community. Beginning this April and continuing through the fall, the Trust is offering Nordic Walking Thursday mornings and Gentle Flow Yoga sessions with Kat Larsen on Wednesdays. These programs are designed to promote health, well-being, […]