POLAND — On Saturday, Jan. 27, RSU 16 musicians from WMS and PRHS gathered with other select students from around the region to participate in the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA) District II Honors Vocal Festival. Due to Friday’s inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, the would-be two-day festival was shortened to […]
Local News
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Gun safety awareness Sabbath urged
STATE — The Maine Council of Churches, in partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Maine and the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, has invited faith communities across Maine to observe a “Gun Safety Awareness Sabbath” during the weekend of Feb. 16-18. Participating congregations of all faith traditions are being asked to incorporate prayers about gun safety […]
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Paris Public Library hosts children’s book author/illustrator Alexandra Thompson
PARIS — Alexandra Thompson, local author/illustrator of children’s picture books, is visiting the Paris Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. She will read from the newest book she illustrated, I Am a Masterpiece, written by the actor and Down Syndrome activist Mia Armstrong, which is published by Random House. Thompson will also […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Extension offers ‘Recipe to Market’ workshop
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Feb. 21. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Graduates
UTampa TAMPA, FL — Mackenzie Truman, of Paris, graduated from The University of Tampa on Friday, Dec. 15. Truman received a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health BS. The commencement ceremony honored 1,015 undergraduate and graduate candidates and included remarks by President Ronald Vaughn, Stephanie Thomason, professor of management and associate director of the TECO Energy […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Extension offers ‘Recipe to Market’ workshop
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop for entrepreneurs and farmers interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine from 9 a.m.–noon on Feb. 21. Recipe to Market is a multidisciplinary program intended to introduce participants to key topics an aspiring entrepreneur needs to consider before starting a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
President’s List
UMA AUGUSTA — UMA President Jenifer Cushman announces the 2023 Fall Semester Full-Time President’s List To qualify for the full-time President’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (exclusive of pass/fail courses); and maintain a semester grade point average in these courses of 3.8 or higher. […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers open
STATE — Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are now open in the State of Maine to serve disaster survivors. The DRC is a temporary facility established in partnership between Maine and FEMA that helps survivors from the severe storms and flooding from Dec. 17-21, 2023, apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application, and […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Open your home to a foreign exchange student
STATE — World Heritage International Student Exchange Program (WH), a Non-Profit, Public Benefit Organization, is seeking local families to host foreign exchange students this coming school year. World Heritage students come from a variety of countries worldwide: Italy, Denmark, Spain, France, Germany, Ukraine, Japan, and Australia, to name just a few. They are between the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Hope Association’s 49th Ride-In coming up
AREA — It’s hard to believe that the Hope Association’s 49th Snowmobile Ride-In is only a few weeks away! The Ride-In will take place on Sunday, February 18 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and will be held at our New Hope Residential Home, located at 91 Highland Terrace in Mexico, across the street from […]