CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Actor and founder of the Dempsey Center, Patrick Dempsey will attend the 24th Annual Sugarloaf Charity Summit, Sugarloaf’s premier fundraising event, on Saturday, January 27, 2024. He will join in the events all weekend long representing the Dempsey Center, a beneficiary of this year’s event. The Annual Sugarloaf Charity Summit provides an […]
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Lion’s Club hosts Elvis Tribute concert
JAY —An Elvis Tribute Concert was held on Sunday—January 14, 2024, at the Spruce Mountain High School Concert room in Jay, Sponsored by the Jay/Livermore Falls Lions Club. There were over 100 in attendance, and many compliments were given on the performance and the history of Elvis. Lion Bruce Jellison welcomed the attendance and introduced […]
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Movie Review: ‘Mean Girls’
Of all the pop culture institutions to be canceled, ended, or otherwise shut down by the pandemic in 2020, the permanent closure of the ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway musical was perhaps the one that disappointed me the most. I’m not sure why it wasn’t brought back post-pandemic – ticket sales had clearly been healthy enough to […]
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Scholarship contest opens for high school seniors impacted by Alzheimer’s
NEW YORK — High school seniors impacted by Alzheimer’s disease can earn up to $5,000 for college through the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship Contest. Students can enter the contest by visiting www.alzfdn.org/scholarship. ‘You’re never too young to make a difference in the lives of others, and teens are showing that […]
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New England journalism student scholarships open
WOBURN, MA — Every year, the Journalism Education Foundation of New England (JEFNE) awards scholarships to high school seniors and college students who are interested in pursuing a career in the newspaper industry. The scholarships, including the MacGregor Fiske Award, are presented by the New England Newspaper and Press Association, and up to 10 students […]
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Applications for $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship open
PORTLAND — Students who will graduate from Maine public high schools this spring and plan to attend a two- or four-year college in fall 2024 are invited to complete the online application for the $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship by midnight, April 1. The Mitchell Institute will award 185 $10,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Maine’s public […]
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Franklin County commissioners vote to change location of new emergency operations building
The initial design was to add on to the existing Sheriff’s Office. However, concerns have arisen including there is railroad right of way at the end of the property.
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Ground-breaking ceremony for new school in Mexico likely Feb. 21
“We’re looking at the week of February vacation (Feb. 19-23) only because we’re really worried about the parking up there, so we really need to not have school in session,” Superintendent Deb Alden said.
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Rumford Parks & Rec to build a new office — on higher ground
RUMFORD — Following the flooding in the Hosmer Field Complex on Dec. 18, the Select Board voted Thursday to build a new Parks & Recreation office, and a two-bay garage out of the flood plain and onto higher ground. Town Manager Stacy Carter said the buildings will be constructed on a town-owned lot located between […]
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RSU 73 staff steps up during December flood
Bus drivers, custodians and kitchen staff went above and beyond when asked to provide emergency shelter for Pinnacle Health and Rehab residents and their caregivers during the December 2023 wind and rain storm.