STATE — The documentary film, Truth Tellers (58min, 2002), by Maine filmmaker Richard Kane (www.kanelewis.com) about Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth is now being distributed across the nation to nearly 300 PBS affiliates by American Public Television and will be broadcast by the WORLD Channel on February 29 at 2 p.m. See the […]
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Movie Review: ‘Argylle’
As much as I enjoyed the fun, exciting trailers for “Argylle”, which made excellent use of the film’s eclectic cast, there was one element that told me the movie was in serious trouble. Amongst shots of the cat belonging to spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard), onscreen text insisted that, “Once you know the […]
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NSB ‘Pays it Forward’ to Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — ‘To know that these funds are going to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine and that they will be used in such meaningful ways is so humbling. It will be transformational to people’s lives.” As Pat Weigel speaks about the award that bears her name, she is clearly still overwhelmed by the […]
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February vacation activities at Norway library
NORWAY — During the week of February 19-23, the children’s room will have three different programs relating to the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. One of them is based on the stories of Bear by Frank Ash and is a hands-on activity designed for young visitors and their families. Little Bear explores his […]
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What I’ve learned
In a binder, I have a checklist of 12 habits I want to maintain. The habits are printed on the left side of a sheet of paper. To the right of each habit is a series of boxes labeled one to thirty (or 28 or 29 or 31, as a month may require) so I […]
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Nomination Papers available for SAD 44 schoolboard
BETHEL — Candidate nomination papers are available as of Monday, February 12 for the following MSAD 44 at-large school board director seats, to be voted on at the annual Districtwide election: Director Seat 1: At-Large, with Bethel Residency Requirement (3-year term) Director Seat 2: At-Large, with Bethel Residency Requirement (3-year term) Director Seat 3: At-Large, […]
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Essentials of College Planning sessions
AREA — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The sessions are being held on the following dates and times: Virtual: Monday, February 26 at 9, 10 & 11 a.m. […]
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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 […]
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DAR encourages teachers to apply for classroom grant
AREA — Molly Ockett Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution encourages local teachers to apply for the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Classroom Grant. Proposed projects must directly benefit students in the classroom. While funds may be used for supplies and educational resources, the applicant must detail how these items will help further the educational goals […]
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Telling Room contest honors young writers
STATE — The Telling Room, a literary arts education organization whose mission is to empower youth through writing and share their voices with the world, is thrilled to recognize fourteen young authors from across Maine as county winners in the 17th Annual Statewide Writing Contest. Kate Dilworth, an eleventh grader at Hebron Academy, wrote “Ballet-Slipper […]