WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library is set to present a National Poetry Month event at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Bryant Room at 40 Old Union Road. Award-winning Maine poets Jefferson Navicky and Dawn Potter will read their poems and discuss their craft. A brief Q&A and book signing will follow the reading. Snacks […]
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Hallowell studio plans Earth Day collaborative water dance performance
The River Studio’s intergenerational dance group, The Spiral Dance Collective, will offer a free collaborative performance, the sixth bi-annual National Water Dance.
Winslow High School lists honor roll students
The following Winslow High School students have made the third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Seniors — High honors: David Doughty, Mason Lee, Travis Letourneau, Talon Loftus, Megan Morrison, Jayda Parker, Ann Prickett, Joseph Richards, Justin Rogers, Elizabeth Schmitt, Alyssa Spaulding, and Brook Vincent. Honors: Bianca Akoa, Emma Barry-Spaulding, Opal Butler, Hannah […]
Sidney teen achieves Eagle Scout status
AUGUSTA — Einin Riddle of Sidney is just 14 years old but has accomplished something fewer than 6% of all Scouts achieve — she earned the Eagle Scout rank, according to a news release from Kennebec Valley District Chairman Chuck Mahaleris. A presentation was held at the Augusta Lodge of Elks on April 6. Riddle […]
Fayette school sets pre-K, kindergarten registration
Fayette Central School welcomes Fayette parents planning to enroll their children in kindergarten or pre-kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. People can register children for pre-K by contacting the school at 685-4770 or melody_jenkins@fayettemecs.com. The school is set to screen new students Thursday, June 13. To be eligible to start school this fall, a child […]
Carrabec High School names honor students
Students from Anson, Embden, New Portland and Solon attend Carrabec High School.
TV Series Review: ‘Manhunt’ a stunning, fresh account of the murder of Lincoln, J.P. Devine writes
Beletsky and her collection of a talented crew of writers and directors have put together a stunning, fresh account of the murder of Lincoln, full of new faces and writers.
Winslow Junior High School names honor students
The following students were recently named to the Winslow Junior High School third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Haleigh Blackstone, Gabriel Bovee, Brody Brockway, Alexander Davis, Emma Fales, Belen Farnham, Frank Farnham, Kolby Gibbs, Cruz Hamilton, Natalie Lagasse, Tylee Latham, Jaxon Lizotte, Katherine Martin, Maria Moumouris, Brinlyn […]
Jackman senior receives school Principal’s Award
JACKMAN — Emma Lacasse of Jackman, a senior at Forest Hills Consolidated School, is receiving the 2024 Principal’s Award, Principal Thad Lacasse announced today. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Throughout her years at Forest Hills, Emma has distinguished herself […]
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust talk to cover land surveying
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust is set to continues its 2024 speaker series with a talk by land surveyor Frank Siviski. The talk runs from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Benton Grange, 29 River Road in Benton. The sight of land surveyors peering into tripod-mounted equipment by the roadside is common enough, but […]