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Waterville races to benefit United Champion Club
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center plans to host its second annual Lucky 7K & Little Leprechaun 1K Dash at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19. The race, professionally timed by Back 40 Events, will begin and end in the parking lot at the community center at 126 North St. The first 50 registrants […]
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Elm City Bridge Club recognizes March 1 winners
FAIRFIELD — Ed and Joyce Rushton were winners at the Elm City Bridge Club’s March 1 game. Su Morrison and Maryanne Trafton placed second. The club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. Participants are asked to bring their own partner. The club welcomes new players. For more […]
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UMaine at Fort Kent announces 2021 fall dean’s list
The University of Maine at Fort Kent has announced its 2021 fall semester dean’s list, which includes full-time and part-time students. FULL-TIME DEAN’S LIST ST. JOHN VALLEY Julia Labbe and Lauren Wasmund, both of Eagle Lake; and Aaron Amoako-Baah, Jackson Ashby, Shannon Blanchette, Gizela Carranza, Angely Carreno, Jonathan Carter, Beatriz Garrido Jaramillo, Brendan Graham, Sarah […]
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Oakland student makes Ohio University dean’s list
ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University College of Business student Bodhi Littlefield of Oakland has been named to 2021 fall dean’s list at the university. Ohio students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester with a schedule of classes totaling at least 15 hours, 12 of which were taken for letter […]
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Old Fort Western offers bicentennial lecture series online
Old Fort Western and the Maine Bicentennial Commission are presenting 10 lectures chronicling the history of the Kennebec Valley and Early Maine, according to a news release from Old Fort Western. The lectures, filmed by CTV-7, can be viewed for free at oldfortwestern.org. People can click on the plus sign after the Bicentennial Lecture Series […]
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AARP Maine to host statewide virtual listening tour
AARP Maine in Portland plans to launch a statewide virtual listening tour on Monday, March 7, with a 90-minute community conversation led by AARP Maine State Director Noël Bonam and Volunteer State President Carl Bucciantini. AARP expects to engage with hundreds of Mainers during the seven-part interactive tour to listen to their concerns and share […]
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Fort Kent university seeks athletic hall of fame nominations
The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations of individual student-athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators for induction into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, March 18. The induction ceremony will be held during UMFK’s Homecoming weekend in September, according to a news release […]
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Camden arts, book fair to return in July
Plans are underway for the Summer Harbor Arts & Books Fair, scheduled for the weekend of July 9-10. The event returns after two years of cancellation because to the pandemic. The fair is an opportunity for artists, crafters and makers to exhibit their work on the grounds surrounding the Camden Public Library, according to a […]
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Foundation recognizes 10 nonprofit, government leaders
PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation has announced the fourth class of its fellowship, a group of 10 exceptional nonprofit and government leaders from across Maine. The fellowship is designed to strengthen the capacity of leaders and organizations to make changes that can improve the lives of vulnerable Maine people, according to a news […]