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Innovation Challenge pitch competition names winners

WATERVILLE — Teams of Thomas College students recently competed in the President’s Innovation Challenge. Students collaborated with Maine employers and used design thinking for a semester-long project to solve real-world problems. Winners of the Innovation Challenge pitch competition were Kaysee Leary of Thomaston, Jackie Gordon of Wayne, and Emma Mora of Canaan. The trio worked […]

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Area graduates receive Maine Dental Association scholarship

Three local graduates were selected to receive the 2021 Alva S. Appleby Scholarship from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation. Alec Daigle, a graduate of Maranacook Community High School who attends the University of New England College of Dental Medicine; Jenna Fongemie, a graduate of Saint Dominic Academy who attends the Tufts University School of […]

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Winslow Junior High School names honor roll

Winslow Junior High School recently named the following students to its 2021-22 first-trimester honor roll. Grade 8 — High honors: Charles Byers, Zachary Campe, Quinn Cutten, Emily Daigneault, Ashton Darrell, Brody Davidson, Makayla Ellis, Katelyn Gibbs, Hassan Hobbi, Karleigh Marcoux, Shawna Martin, Braedyn Parker, Madisyn Pendexter, Mylee Petela, Bella Pinnette, Bryanna Prentiss, Amara Rioux, Rachel […]

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Augusta arboretum expands Young Stewards camp program

AUGUSTA — Viles Arboretum, with support from the Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine, in August created a new opportunity for area youth by hosting the Young Stewards Summer Camp. The program focuses on affordable nature-based learning experiences. Last summer, 19 children spent a week at the Arboretum catching frogs, creating art from natural materials […]