The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center plans to continues its Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series with Natalie Michelle, member of the Panawapskwei (Penobscot) Nation, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at Tewksbury Hall on Weston Avenue, and also will be broadcast via Zoom. She will present “The Impacts of Earth Changes on Turtle Island; […]
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Community news and announcements from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Hallowell club announces bridge results
Capitol City Duplicate bridge club has announced the winners for Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 and 23. The June 22 winners: Paul Mitnik and Paul Sherman placed first; Peter Rosenburg and Sue Robinson, second; David Offer and Ron Cote, third; and Dorothy Murray and Lynn Macleod, fourth. The June 23 winners: Dennis Purington and Glenn […]
Oakland student graduates from Hamilton College
CLINTON, N.Y. — Mackenzie Burton of Oakland received a bachelor of arts degree on May 22 from Hamilton College during a commencement ceremony concluding the college’s 210th year. Burton, a psychology major, completed a thesis, “Medication is Okay for You, but Not Me: Do Perceptions of Treatments for Depression Vary By User Characteristics?”
Winslow graduate earns degree from Bismarck State College
BISMARCK, Nd. — Nathaniel Nichols of Winslow graduated May 13 from Bismarck State College with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Electrical Transmission System Technology during the college’s 82nd commencement ceremony at the Bismarck Event Center.
Winslow Junior High names honor students
Winslow Jr. High School has announced the following students were named to its third-trimester honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Raneen Ali, Olivia Cutten, Emily Daigneault, Body Davidson, Katelyn Gibbs, Hassan Hobbi, Karleigh Marcoux, Shawna Martin, Ian McDermott, Aubrey Moors, Mylee Petela, Bryanna Prentiss, Amara Rioux, Rachel Stone, Briana […]
Messalonskee High lists honor roll students
OAKLAND — Messalonskee High school has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors with distinction: Andi Anderson, Kendall Arbour, Owen Axelson, Cooper Barrett, Rebekah Bucknam, Journey Charles, Xavier Colfer, Caden Cote, Tieran Croft, Akiva Cyr, Michael D’Amico, Julia Davidson, Alexis Dostie, […]
Carrabec High names honor roll students
NORTH ANSON — Carrabec High School has announced the following students were named to its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Cheyenne Cahill, Sean Olson, Courtney Rollins, Seth Sayles and Cassidy Smith. Honors: Lilly Augustine, Emma Baker, Julia Baker, Roger Beaulieu, Alexander Cloutier, Xavier Cloutier, Charlee Davis, […]
Local Saint Anselm College students receive nurse’s pin
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Two local students, Caroline Vigue of Pittsfield and Elizabeth Walker of West Gardiner, received their Saint Anselm College nurse’s pin at a pinning ceremony April 30 that dates back to 1860. The annual event celebrates the graduates as they enter the nursing profession. Both students are members of the class of 2022. […]
Waterville Creates project to get grant from arts endowment
Waterville Creates has been recommended for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award by the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the Common Threads project. The project aims to invite the community to engage in programming at and around the new Paul J. Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville. Waterville Creates’ project is […]
Wild blueberry field day set for July 7 at Welch Farm
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to continue wild blueberry field days with a focus on fresh pack line improvements from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 7 at Welch Farm, 186 Roque Bluffs Road in Roque Bluffs. This meeting includes a cold storage demonstration and discussion of berry quality related to new equipment […]