FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Jeff Beyea of Whitefield recently was named to the 2022 spring chancellor’s list at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the chancellor’s list, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and […]
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Adult ed association presents Gov. Mills with leadership award
Maine Adult Education Association recognized Gov. Janet Mills Sept. 20 with the Champion of Adult Education Leadership Award, due to her leadership in addressing literacy, career, and other educational needs of adult learners in Maine. Mills proclaimed Sept. 18-24, 2022 as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Maine to show her support and dedication […]
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Maine Scouts celebrate Cobscook/Moosehorn International Camporee
The 60th anniversary Cobscook/Moosehorn International Camporee was held the weekend of Sept. 16-18. Scouts from all over Maine, with the largest contingent from Kennebec Valley District, garbed as brave knights, powerful wizards, elven maidens and stealthy rogues descended upon Cobscook Bay State Park in Edmunds, according to a news release from Scout leader Chuck Mahaleris. […]
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Erskine Academy to hold parent/teacher conferences Oct. 5-6
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5-6, at 309 Windsor Road. To avoid long waiting lines, Oct. 5 has been designated for students whose last names begin with A through K; Oct. 6 is for students whose last names begin with L through […]
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‘The Good House’ about everyday heroes who fight addiction
Finally, a warm inviting film that comes as autumn balm, while action movies burn the world down around us, writes J.P. Devine.
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Augusta Cub Scout Pack 603 members learn to help others
Cub Scouts from Augusta Pack 603 were at Shaw’s Supermarket in Augusta the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18 collecting money to purchase school supplies for needy students. For each box of supplies that the Scouts purchased at Staples for a needy student, the business donated a second box of school supplies. The boxes contain […]
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Area Scout leaders complete youth protection training
Nine Scouting leaders completed youth protection training Sept. 19 at the American Legion Post on Eastern Avenue in Augusta. As stated in the Boy Scout Handbook, “Child abuse is a serious problem in our society, and unfortunately, it can occur anywhere, even in Scouting. Youth safety is Scouting’s No. 1 concern.” Child abusers are out […]
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Behavioral health networks to co-present series starting Oct. 6 in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD — Catholic Charities Maine’s Behavioral Health Network plans to begin Living Well with Better Health, a six-week workshop series starting Thursday, Oct. 6, at 66 Western Ave. The series presents strategies to manage health conditions and improve overall health and wellness. Working with Healthy Living for ME, the Fairfield Behavioral Health Network location will […]
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Edgecomb arts center to display Mentors + Apprentices exhibit
New work created during the Maine Craft Association’s Craft Apprentice Program will be on view in the 2022 Craft Apprentice Program capstone exhibition. The exhibition is scheduled to run through Monday, Oct. 24, at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, 103 Cochran Road in Edgecomb. The program, developed and offered in partnership with the Maine […]
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Waterville student named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
Karin K. Zimba, a senior at Waterville Senior High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a news release from Dr. Brian M. Laramee, principal, and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Zimba is the daughter of Travis and Yasameen Zimba of Waterville. Throughout the nation about 16,000 […]