A lecture hall building, located on the Kennebec Valley Community College’s Harold Alfond Campus in Hinckley, is to be named Woodlee Hall in honor of former KVCC president and Maine Women’s Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Barbara Woodlee, according to a news release from the college. Woodlee served as KVCC’s president from 1984 to 2012, […]
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Waterville Senior High recognizes honor students
Waterville Senior High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Emily Ackerman, Keya Amundsen, Blair Blaisdell, Madison Brown, Lydia Bussell, Emily Campbell, Colette Carrillo, Brittney Cayford, Kylene Cobb, Quinn Denis, Luke Douglas, Hazel Dow, Sydney Field, Phoenix Gatlin, Olivia Gervais, […]
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Augusta CrossFit shop to host chamber’s Business After Hours
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours is scheduled to be hosted by The Shop CrossFit from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at its gym at 56 Western Ave., Suite 4. The event is free and open to chamber members and guests. Beth and Shawn Cyr started the […]
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Vassalboro woman named 2022 artist of year
Dot Hutchins of Vassalboro has been named the 2022 Artist of the Year by Belfast’s Arts in the Park Planning Committee. Hutchins has been participating in Arts in the Park for nearly a decade with her hand-woven baskets. She began basket weaving in 1991 after taking an adult education class and she hasn’t stopped since, […]
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Lawrence Junior High posts honor roll
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence Junior High School recently announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 7 — High honors: Carissa Crowell, Theodore Currier-Webb, Trevor Dennis, Vance Duguay, Chandler Firmage, Wyatt Graves, Neil Hapworth, Emma Heald, Madison Hughes, Ping Ping Jiang, Trenton Kennedy, Jenna Lawe, Addison Lea, […]
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Union library to host Guini Ridge Farm owner
Vose Library’s Vose or Virtual Wednesday series is scheduled to host Wendy Reinemann at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, via Zoom. With her husband and family, Reinemann owns and has been operating Guini Ridge Farm since 2001, according to an event news release. It is a diversified operation that includes raising livestock, market gardens and […]
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Maine Central Institute names honor roll students
PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — Highest honors: Shuaizhi Sam Chen, Yeji Emily Choi, Yuran Choi, Anna Dospelova, Danielle Dow, Antonio Ferraro, Jodi A. Gahn, Nickolas Caden Humphrey-Stevens, Abbie Margaret Keenan, Bohyun Kim, Oliwia Korycka, Tommaso […]
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Local students make Vermont college dean’s list
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Two local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. They are Osman Karas of Jefferson, a first-year engineering major and a graduate of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle; and Arianna Kelsey of Richmond, a sophomore computer science major and a graduate of Gardiner Area High […]
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Local students make dean’s list at Rhode Island university
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Three local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Bryant University. The are Carly Warn of Winslow, class of 2025; Michael Gurney of Farmington, class of 2023; and Jonathan Christopher of Oakland, class of 2023.
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Augusta Elks gift $5K to Colonial Theater project
The Augusta Elks presented a $5,000 check Feb. 1 to the Colonial Theatre project. Funds donated were raised by the Augusta Elks First Festival of Trees in December, according to a news release from the Elks. In attendance were Colonial Theatre Director Kathi Wahl, board member Richard Parkhurst, Elks Exalted Ruler Tim Rodrigue, First Lady […]