The Rangeley Lakes Region is planning the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. The week of April 2-8, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust will sponsor daily events celebrating International Dark Sky Week, encouraging the community to enjoy the night sky. The week will culminate with the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s Shadow of the Sun Festival April 5-8, […]
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Democrats to hold Frances Perkins Award Celebration May 4
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its Frances Perkins Award Celebration from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at a private residence overlooking Round Pond. Perkins, a trailblazer from Newcastle, served as labor secretary throughout all three terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet […]
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Whitefield school taking pre-K applications, kindergarten registrations
Whitefield EIementary School is accepting pre-kindergarten applications and kindergarten registrations for the 2024-25 school year. Students must be 4 years old by Oct. 15th to be eligible for pre-K, and 5 by Oct. 15 to be eligible for kindergarten. Call the school at 207-549-7691 or email Amy Perkins at aperkins@svrsu.org for more information. Check […]
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Waterville senior receives school Principal’s Award
Beatrice Beale Tate, a senior at Waterville Senior High School, is receiving the 2024 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. WSHS Principal Dr. Brian Laramee stated, “Beatrice (who plans to attend Yale University in the […]
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Hall-Dale Middle School lists honor roll students
FARMINGDALE — Hall-Dale Midd School has announced the following students were named to its first semester honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 6 — Cum laude: Chase Bissell, Aubrey Caret, William Chamberlain, David Chapman, Addyson Dennett, Rylee Donahue, Jett Dowling, Logan Estes, Bryce Fortier, Alexander Gaudet, Pearce Hammonds, Kayden Hartford and Deontay Hastings-Hammack. Also, […]
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Gardiner club to host Egg-Citing Easter Basket Raffle Fundraiser
GARDINER — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley plan to hold the third annual Egg-Citing Easter Basket Raffle Fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24. The fundraiser is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sandra M. Prescott Clubhouse, 14 […]
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Maine rivers presentation set in Benton March 20
BENTON — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust continues its 2024 Speaker Series with a talk by Landis Hudson, executive director of Maine Rivers. The talk is set for 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Benton Grange on River Road. Hudson will discuss improvements in the health of Maine’s rivers over the 50 years since […]
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Bridge clubs names recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Natasha Rosenbaum and Jessie Gunther finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the March 5 duplicate bridge session. Diane Bishop and Ken Harvey placed second; Gabrielle Rice and Su Morrison were third. Lee Lenfest and Dick Quinlan finished first at Elm City Bridge on March 12. Suzon […]
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May 4 tea celebrates expecting mothers
NORTH VASSALBORO — A Mothers-to-Be Tea is set for 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at St. Bridget Center, 864 Main St. All expecting mothers and new 2024 mothers are welcome. Each will receive a handmade baby tote bag filled with baby items and a raffle prize. There is no cost. Due to space limitations, registration […]
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Library to host program on Hallowell’s role in shipbuilding history
HALLOWELL — While Bath may have long dominated the popular imagination as the center of shipbuilding on the Kennebec River, and is today home to the only such enterprise, Bath once had its share of rivals. Lincoln P. Paine of Portland, a maritime historian, author and teacher, plans to present “Shipbuilding, Trade and Travel on […]