Brianna Paine has been named valedictorian, and Brooke McKenney salutatorian.
Tedda Henry
Gardiner library offers museum, state park passes
Gardiner Public Library is offering a variety of museum and state park passes to its active card holders. To request any of these passes, visit the library at 152 Water St. and speak to a staff member at the first floor service desk. People should book in advance, since there is one pass per family […]
Paper shredding event set for May 20 in Damariscotta
A Shredding on Site event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 20, at the Bath Savings Bank parking lot next to the Chapman-Hall House, 270 Main St. in Damariscotta. People can take advantage of this opportunity to clean out old documents like financial papers and bank statements for shredding by professionals, according […]
Sidney arts academy to hold spring recital May 13
SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy plans to hold its free spring recital at 9 a.m. Friday, May 13, on the Maine Arts Academy campus at 11 Goldenrod Lane. Guests will be guided around campus to view students in theater, dance, vocal and instrumental performances, according to a news release from the academy. “Maine Arts Academy […]
Skowhegan church to hold benefit takeout dinner May 14
SKOWHEGAN — A benefit roast beef takeout dinner is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Tewksbury Building on Island Avenue. Cost is $10. Proceeds will help pay to have heat pumps installed at the Federated Church. To reserve a dinner, call 207-474-2776, 207-474-0129 or 207-399-0508 by noon Friday, May 12. Takeout orders […]
Elm City Bridge Club names May 3 winners
FAIRFIELD — Ed and Joyce Rushton were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s May 3 game. A three-way tie for second went to Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson, Paul and Judy Jones, and Pat Kick and Dick Quinlan. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge on Industrial Road in […]
Hinckley museum to offer outdoor events in May
HINCKLEY — L.C. Bates Museum at 14 Easler Road plans to offer the following May programs, including wildflower and pond activities that explore the local environment and its inhabitants, according to a news release from the museum. Outdoor events are weather dependent. • Saturday May 7, 10 a.m.: May is National Flower Month, and people […]
‘The Duke’ working-class tale of survival
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a gnarly 60-year-old taxi driver and backstreet Birmingham, England’s activist for elderly rights, was under daily police harassment for not paying his television tax. (By law, each household in the UK has to pay the license fee, with some exemptions) Here, Kempton, in “The Duke,” the late Roger Michell’s sweet-and-charming sentimental […]
North Anson school students, staff exercise with health instructor
NORTH ANSON — Louis Moniz, a retired Marine and Obesity Awareness health instructor, visited Carrabec Community School April 11. Moniz, who goes by “Mad Louie,” offers programs about maintaining healthy bodies through nutrition and exercise, according to a news release from the school. Moniz, 80, danced, exercised, and had fun with the entire K-8 student […]
Lawrence Junior High names 3rd quarter honor students
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High honors Grade 7: Carson Archibald, Carissa Crowell, Vance Duguay, Jaycie Elkins, Chandler Firmage, Wyatt Graves, Madison Hughes, Ping Ping Jiang, Isaac Johnson, Trenton Kennedy, Jenna Lawe, Amiah Laweryson, Addison Lea, […]