AUGUSTA — Thomas Trafton and Olivia Varney have been awarded scholarships from The Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller and Harriet S. Williams Fuller Memorial Fund and The Horace Williams Memorial Fund. Trafton is a Maranacook High School graduate attending Boston College and enrolled at the Carroll School of Management. Varney is a Cony High School graduate attending […]
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Washington library to feature creations by Appleton Rug Hookers
WASHINGTON — The art and handiwork of the Appleton Rug Hookers is scheduled to be on display through October at Gibbs Library at 40 Old Union Road. The rugs are a colorful reflection of rural life, blending traditional and updated subjects and techniques. The show includes three Blue Ribbon winners from the Union Fair. According […]
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Elm City Bridge Club names Sept. 21 winners
FAIRFIELD — Winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s Sept. 21 game were Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson. Suzon Morrison and David Bourque placed second, Ed and Joyce Rushton placed third, and Willie Pouliot and and Jessie Gunther tied with Helen Murphy and Barbara Terhune for fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at […]
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Mid-Maine Chamber plans revamped Super Raffle Dinner
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce’s Super Raffle Dinner is back, with a new venue and re-energized format. The annual dinner is planned to begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at The Elm, on College Avenue. “A Night at the Lodge,” sponsored by Maine State Credit Union, will begin with a social hour followed […]
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Scholarship program recognizes Maine semifinalists
EVANSTON, Ill. — Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation have named approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These high school seniors can continue in the competition for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring. Maine semifinalists: 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program Auburn: […]
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Wiscasset Art Walk to feature Woolwich twig artist
WISCASSET — Susy Perrine, a self-described twig artist, is scheduled to build a garden structure out of that material from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, during the Wiscasset Art Walk. She’ll be under a tent on one of the grand sidewalks in Wiscasset Village. “I’m interested in the process almost as much as […]
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Loyal Biscuit owner to speak at Waterville leadership luncheon
The event is co-hosted by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and KV Connect.
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Youth peer support program to start Oct. 6
The next session of the Waterville Hope’s Place program is scheduled to take place Wednesday nights for six weeks starting Oct. 6. Groups run from 6 to 7 p.m. The meeting location is to be determined. Hope’s Place aims to provide a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups. […]
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Sidney student makes Massachusetts university dean’s list
BOSTON — Sydney Townsend has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. Townsend, a Sidney resident, is pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She plans to graduate in 2026. The dean’s list recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship […]
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Rangeley arts group recognizes photography show winners
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts held an awards ceremony Sept. 11 for its seventh annual Western Mountain Photography Show. The theme for the 2021 exhibit was “Journey.” The 2021 winners are as follows. Best in Show: Rena LeClair’s “Into the Light”. Color Category: First place: Jennifer Hickey’s “Take the Bus,” second place: Allen Wicken’s […]