WATERVILLE — Hope’s Place for grieving children, a program of Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area, plans to offer a Valentine’s Day workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Hospice Community Center, 304 Main St. This workshop will give children the opportunity to create a clay heart ornament to remember their loved […]
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Winthrop society displays photos from 1952 blizzard
A Winthrop Maine Historical Society business meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, via Zoom. The society is displaying photographs Roland LaVallee of Winthrop took for the Kennebec Journal newspaper, according to a news release from the historical center. The exhibit features the “Blizzard of ’52” when, that Feb. 18, the KJ reported […]
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Gardiner student makes Florida college campus dean’s list
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Zyrah Giustra of Gardiner has been named to the 2021 fall-quarter dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida campus in Port Orange, Florida. Palmer College of Chiropractic also has campuses in Davenport, Iowa and San Jose, California.
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Jefferson student makes Massachusetts college dean’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — William Banks of Jefferson has made the 2021 fall semester dean’s list for academic excellence at Springfield College. Banks has a primary major of physical education. To make the dean’s list the student must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework for the term, exclusive of “P” grades. […]
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Waterville chamber seeks applications for college scholarship
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce encourages eligible students to apply for its Joseph B. Ezhaya Scholarship. The $750 scholarship is awarded annually for all four years to a recipient upon successful completion of his/her first semester of college with a 2.0 GPA or better. Ezhaya was a community leader who distinguished himself with his […]
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Waterville church to hold online auction
WATERVILLE — The Pleasant Street United Methodist Church is scheduled to hold an online auction from Monday, Feb. 7, through Friday, Feb. 18. Funds raised by the auction will support the church with its charitable community outreach, from the Waterville Homeless Shelter to the Sunday Sandwich Program. Support also goes to the Greater Waterville Food […]
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Damariscotta art gallery to reopen with volunteer exhibit
River Arts in Damariscotta is set to reopen Saturday, Feb. 5 with a show of artwork created by River Arts volunteers. This River Room show, which honors the work of five of the gallery’s volunteers, will run Feb. 5-23 at the 36 Elm St. gallery. Judy Nixon works with watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. Nixon’s artistic […]
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Carrabec High School lists honor students
NORTH ANSON — Carrabec High School has announced its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Julia Baker, Roger Beaulieu, Cheyenne Cahill, Shyanne Holmes, Sean Olson, Courtney Rollins, Trinity Slate, Brandon Smith, Cassidy Smith and Drake Whittemore. Honors: Emma Baker, Erin Clark, Charlee Davis, Tyler Edwards, Abigail Luce, Seth […]
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Hospice nonprofit to offer facilitator training
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a 20-hour grief support group facilitator training starting Monday, Feb. 28. The training will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 2, 7 and 9, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 5 and 12. This training aims to prepare trainees to […]
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Local students make UNE dean’s list
BIDDEFORD and PORTLAND, and TANGIER, MOROCCO — The following students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at the University of New England. They include Olivia McPherson of Albion; Valerie Capeless, Zinaida Gregor, Jessica Guerrette, Brooklynn Merrill and Julia White, all of Augusta; Ariana Veilleux of Belgrade; Sidney Knox of Benton; Ashley […]