PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH —Nonprofit organizations in Kennebec County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The program invests in local projects and organizations that help build strong communities. In 2023, eight Kennebec County nonprofit organizations were awarded grants totaling $68,470. A donor with an advised fund at MaineCF […]
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Winslow Junior High School lists honor students
Winslow Junior High School has announced the following students were named its second quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 8 High honors: Haleigh Blackstone, Gabriel Bovee, Brody Brockway, Olivia Coldwell, Alexander Davis, Emma Fales, Belen Farnham, Frank Farnham, Jack Flaherty, Kolby Gibbs, Natalie Lagasse, Tylee Latham and Adrianna Lombardi. Also, Aria Markes, […]
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Albion native has journalism textbook published
Damon Kiesow, who grew up in Albion, recently had his first book published. Kiesow is the Knight Chair in Journalism Innovation at the Missouri School of Journalism. His new textbook, “An Introduction to News Product Management: Innovation for Newsrooms and Readers,” is the first book ever published about product management in journalism. Kiesow, an alumnus […]
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Runners, walkers needed for Indoor Insanity 5K Feb. 11
WATERVILLE — Online registration is open for the 2024 Indoor Insanity 5K event, scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 11, at the new Alfond Center for Athletics and Recreation at Colby College. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Registration opens at 7:15 a.m., with the first heat at 8 a.m. All race registration […]
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MaineCF grants available to Lincoln, Sagadahoc county nonprofits
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH —Nonprofit organizations in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The program invests in local projects and organizations that help build strong communities. In 2023, 15 Lincoln and Sagadahoc County nonprofit organizations were awarded grants totaling $121,294, according to a news […]
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‘Oppenheimer,’ the Frankenstein’s monster that changed our world
“I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” A verse from the Bhagavad Gita, spoken by Oppenheimer while viewing the successful test of the first bomb. J. Robert Oppenheimer. A name forever burned in history and largely forgotten. Japanese cities like Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two cities our bombers destroyed at the cost of great […]
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Augusta library to hold puzzle sale in February
AUGUSTA — The Friends of Lithgow Library plan to hold a puzzle sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, and from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the 45 Winthrop St. library. The event is cash only, by donation. Proceeds go toward supporting the mission of the Friends of Lithgow Library. The […]
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Augusta library to host yarn swap Feb. 17
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Library plans to hold its annual yarn swap from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Community Meeting Room at 45 Winthrop St., with a snow date of Saturday, Feb. 24. Donations are being accepted in January. Yarn should be clean and tangle-free. For more information, call the library at 207-626-2415 or […]
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Registration open for Thomas College’s Thomas Cup 2024
WATERVILLE — High school students are invited to Thomas College’s ninth annual Thomas Cup 2024. The all-nighter is set for Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, at the 180 West River Road college. The Thomas Cup is a free event in which teams of five students compete in science, technology, engineering and innovation competitions for the […]
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Unity-based land trust to kick off speaker series Jan. 18
UNITY — The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust is set to begin its 2024 Speaker Series with a talk by Thacher Carter, municipal policy associate with Maine Farmland Trust. The talk begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Unity Community Center, 32 School St. Protecting and stewarding farmland is critical for ensuring that Maine […]