The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Skowhegan Woman’s Club met May 11 at the Heritage House Restaurant and via Zoom to hear speaker Jeff Johnson. Johnson is executive director of the Children’s Centers of Maine, with facilities in Waterville, Farmington, Augusta and Skowhegan, according to a news release from the club. Johnson gave an […]
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Auditions for Central Maine Idol to be held in Hallowell
Auditions for the Central Maine Idols sing-off competition are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, and Saturday, June 4, at The Quarry Taproom, 125 Water St. in Hallowell. The winner will receive a $10,000 grand prize. Judges for this year’s show are Laura Hudson, Nikki Hunt, Daniel […]
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Damariscotta library to launch summer reading program June 1
The Skidompha Library Summer Reading Program is set to begin Wednesday, June 1, with activities for youths and adults. Each year, the Collaborative Summer Library Program picks a nationwide unified summer reading theme to promote and provide summer reading materials and ideas to state libraries. The goal is simple — support literacy when school is […]
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Hinckley academy sends students to Washington for charter school rally
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, a charter school located in Hinckley with an agricultural focus, sent three students to Washington, D.C., the week of May 9. They were there to rally against new regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, threatening to cut funding to the Federal Charter Schools Program, according to a news […]
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Local students make Southern New Hampshire University president’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has announced its 2022 winter president’s list. Local students are as follows: Christopher Poole of Greene, Heather Grant of West Gardiner, Joshua Zayac of Windsor, Katelyn Perry of Pittston, Adrian Bates of Livermore Falls, Mellissa Reid of Sidney, Kelly Bouchard of Albion, Brian Sylvester of Gardiner, Haley Dionne of Winthrop, Lacey York of China, Kassandra Grant of Vassalboro […]
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Augusta tech center inducts 31 into honor society
Capital Area Technical Center inducted 31 students on May 16 into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society, according to a news release from the Augusta center. Inductees are as follows. Cony High School: Courtney Bacon, Building Construction; Raegan Bechard, Certified Nursing Assistant; Haylee Cyr, Certified Nursing Assistant; Aiden Fleck, Building Construction; Madison Jackson, […]
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Lincoln County Historical Association offers residents free tours
Lincoln County Historical Association invites all county residents to visit its three museums free of charge on Saturday, June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail in Wiscasset will be open for tours on a walk-in basis. The admission rate of $10 per […]
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Old Fort Western to offer tour of 4 forts
Old Fort Western continues its 2022 The Year of the Fort celebration with Four Forts, One Story, an archaeological bus tour. People can join the archaeologists who helped excavate each site on a day-long excursion on Saturday, June 11, according to a news release from Linda Novak, fort curator and director. Beginning at Fort Western […]
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Augusta educational institution offers online, tuition-free workshops
New Ventures Maine plans to offer tuition-free online workshops and classes for June, including self-paced and interactive online workshops that are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money. The full class schedule, with offerings for June and beyond, is accessible […]
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Local students make Southern New Hampshire University dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern New Hampshire University has named seven local students to its 2022 winter dean’s list. They are Samantha Porter of Vassalboro, Jordan Hersom-Lilly of Richmond, Justin Drescher of Augusta, Devon Gross of Waterville, John Sullivan of Hallowell, Lindsay Cushman of Monmouth and Courtney Webster of Wilton. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned […]