RUMFORD — The University of Maine at Augusta’s (UMA) Rumford Center, located at 60 Lowell Street, will be holding a Nursing Program Open House on Thursday, April 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to learning more about UMA’s nursing programs that can be completed in Rumford, participants will […]
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Local snowboarder to compete in Colorado
STRONG – At the end of this month, Lorenzo Warren, 11-year-old son of Selina and Jonny Warren, along with the eight other members of his team from Carrabassett Valley Academy’s Snowboard Weekend Program, will head to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the Annual United States of America Snowboard and Freeski Association’s (USASA) National Championships. Warren will […]
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MVRBL Hotel Rumford: 2023-2024 Champs
RUMFORD — Hotel Rumford for the third time in four years and second in 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 league […]
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New syringe service supports communities
FARMINGTON — A new safe syringe exchange program is now available for residents of Greater Franklin County. The Franklin County Syringe Exchange (FCSE), a collaboration between the Healthy Community Coalition (HCC), a program of MaineHealth, and the Rural Addiction Care Expansion (RACE) to Recovery Consortium, is dedicated to the safety and well-being of community members […]
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ArtsFarmington presents the DaPonte String Quartet
FARMINGTON — ArtsFarmington is pleased to present a concert by the DaPonte String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington. This is a special concert and a fine addition to our previously announced spring programs. The members of the DaPonte String Quartet […]
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Maine gets ready for first total eclipse in 6 decades
When the long-awaited total eclipse of the sun arrives on the afternoon of April 8, it will cut a 100-mile-wide path from Mexico to Canada, including a swath of western and northern Maine. Nowhere along the entire route is as remote or as cloudy as the Pine Tree State. “This stretch of eclipse track is […]
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International Dark Sky Week & Shadow of the Sun Festival Schedule of Events
Times and details of events are subject to change. For latest info. check RLHT.org. Tuesday, April 2 9 AM – 3 PM | Home & Business Lighting Schedule a 45-minute home or business inventory with Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) staff to assess outdoor lighting to be night sky friendly. Wednesday, April 3 4 – […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report March 16- 22, 2024
All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 03/16/2024 0123hrs, Deputy Elmes responded to a report of an intoxicated person in a car at Valley Brook Variety in Avon. The man was identified. 0858hrs, Deputy DiSilvestro responded to a report of a car vs. dog accident on Dallas Hill Road in Dallas Plt. No damage […]
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Connect with an Ambassador
June through October; if you drive the Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway (RLNSB) on the weekends, stopping into the overlooks, you’ll likely meet a Byway Ambassador. The 52-mile byway winds through over 60,000 acres of conserved public access lands offering scenic beauty and multi-season recreational opportunities, much of it stewarded by RLHT. The Ambassador program, […]
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Dance Academy Performance Features Seniors Flewelling & Woodward
The Lakeside Dance Academy will present the Annual Spring Dance Concert at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27, 2024, at the RFA Lakeside Theater on Main St. in Rangeley. It will be an evening showcasing the work of over 45 dancers of all ages and is sponsored by the Rangeley Friends […]