The 2021-22 season of the Great Falls Forum is set to continue at noon Thursday, Feb. 17, with a talk by Bates College Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano. “Conspiracy Theories: Why, How, and What To Do,” a free, public program, will take place virtually via Zoom and streamed to the Lewiston Public Library Facebook page, according to […]
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Catholic youth to score donations during ‘Souper’ Bowl of Caring
During Sunday’s Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 13, young Catholics from around Maine plan to get donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring. The annual event, held this year on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 12 and 13, is a weekend of giving and serving during which 100% of the monetary […]
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Agricultural industry focus of UMaine Extension webinar
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an update for the agricultural industry via webinar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. Efficient Irrigation Management for Potato Production will be presented by University of Wisconsin assistant professor Yi Wang, according to a news release from the extension. The cost is $5; registration is required to […]
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Madison Area Memorial High lists honor students
Madison Area Memorial High School recently announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 High honors: Danika Abbott, Christopher Carlo, Thomas Dean, LeilaRae Horton, Landyn Landry, Abigail Linkletter, Brooke McKenney, Austin Mercier, Anna Paine, Brianna Paine, Jackson Theriault, Benjamin Thrasher, Damien Tuttle and Vernon Worthen […]
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Union library to offer Zoom concert by percussion-piano duo
UNION — The duo Cherry & Jerry is scheduled to perform live music by African American composers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. The concert is to be held via Zoom during the Vose Library’s Vose or Virtual Wednesday Series. Cherry & Jerry’s hour-long program will feature ragtime, blues, jazz and Broadway, according to a […]
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Augusta-area society to host talk by ‘Field House’ author
The Kennebec Historical Society’s February Facebook Live Presentation, “Rediscovering Rachel Field — The extraordinary book journey that led to ‘The Field House,’” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, by writer Robin Clifford Wood, according to a news release from the society. In her talk, Wood will tell the story of her book journey […]
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Gardiner City Council views fish passage film
Upstream founder and board president Tina Wood presented the film “Keystone: voices for the little fish” to the Gardiner City Council in December. The council has long supported fish passage at Gardiner Paperboard Dam and welcomed the update on progress in Cobbossee Corridor, a vital green way in the city’s downtown and an economic driver, […]
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Wiscasset-area students receive Scholastic art, writing awards
WISCASSET — Five students attending Chewonki Elementary and Middle School recently took top honors from the Scholastic Art & Writing regional awards as a part of the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, according to a news release from Chewonki. Nyssa Wilkinson from Bremen received a gold key award for her short […]
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Mount Vernon transportation service changes leadership
MOUNT VERNON — Over the past seven years, three members of the Neighbors Driving Neighbors Board of Directors have led the way: Dan Onion, Sandy Wright and Shelly Fitzgerald. All three helped launch Neighbors Driving Neighbors in 2015 and have been active leaders on the board ever since. All three, while staying on the board, […]
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Belgrade student makes Rhode Island college dean’s list
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Elizabeth Hammond, daughter of Dan and Kerri Hammond of Belgrade, has earned 2021 fall semester dean’s list honors at Providence College. Dean’s list honors are earned by full-time undergraduate students who, at the end of the semester, have attained a GPA of 3.55 or better on a 4.0 scale, with no grade […]