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Scholarships offered to adult learners in Franklin County
Adult learners from Franklin County who are returning to school for post-secondary education are eligible to apply for the Hugh and Elizabeth Montgomery Scholarship at the Maine Community Foundation, with offices in Ellsworth and Portland. Preference is given to students for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend school. […]
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Hallowell coalilition to discuss climate change Nov. 15
Hallowell Won’t Wait: Community-Driven Climate Action, a community event, is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Hallowell City Hall Auditorium at 1 Winthrop St. The guest speakers will be A Climate to Thrive’s Executive Director Johannah Blackman and Solar Coordinator Beth Woolfolk. After the presentation, Hallowell residents can have light refreshments and engage […]
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China student earns Eagle Scout rank
Bryson Lee Pettengill of China, a member of Troop 479, received his Eagle Scout rank during a ceremony held Oct. 30 at the China Masonic Lodge. He isn’t the first in his family to attain the rank of Eagle; both of his brothers also have earned Scouting’s highest honor. Aiden earned it in 2017 and […]
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Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust receives grant for project
The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust is the recipient of a grant from the Land Trust Alliance and the Open Space Institute, the funds from which will be used to incorporate climate science into strategic land protection and stewardship efforts. This will harness the land’s natural ability to capture and store carbon, according to a […]
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Madison school to hold senior citizen Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 17
Madison Area Memorial High School plans to host its annual senior citizen Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the 486 Main St. school. In-house dining is set for 4-6 p.m. as well as delivery to Madison residents. For delivery, call the high school at 207-696-3395 by Monday, Nov. 14. Check out other upcoming […]
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Restoring traditional sweetgrass harvesting focus of Nov. 14 talk
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is scheduled to host a talk, “Wabanaki plant gathering in Acadia National Park: Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge to restore traditional sweet grass harvesting,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. The talk will be held remotely via Zoom and in […]
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Franco-American, Irish genealogy talk set for Nov. 14 via Zoom
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine plans to host a lunch talk at noon on Zoom on Monday, Nov. 14. The talk will cover the intersection of Franco-American and Irish genealogy with B.J. Jamieson. Jamieson is the genealogy reference specialist at the Maine State Library. This position allows her to indulge her […]
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Chesterville society to hold 1-room schoolhouse reunion Nov. 13
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House and the Chesterville Heritage Society are collaborating on an evening of reminiscences about attending a one-room schoolhouse. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Meeting House, 3 Borough Road in Chesterville. Rural Maine schoolhouses were typically of the one-room variety until the 1957 Sinclair […]
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Farmington church taking orders for Nov. 23 Thanksgiving pie sale
FARMINGTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is accepting advance orders only for its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale, set for 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 59 High St. Orders must be received by Sunday, Nov. 20. All pies are nine inches. Apple, pumpkin and custard cost $12. Chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, pecan, rhubarb and […]