JACKMAN — Christopher Somerset received Scouting’s highest award, the Eagle Scout badge, during a July 31 ceremony at the Arno E. Hughey American Legion Post. For his Moose River Beautification Eagle Scout project, Somerset and his team built and rebuilt flower boxes at the Armand Pomperleau Town Park and placed half barrels of flowers through […]
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UMF receives grant to help adult learners
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington professor Patty Williams has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the University of Maine System to create a “Pathways to Teaching for Adult Learners” program, according to a UMF news release. The program is designed to support adults interested in returning to school to pursue a career in […]
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Local students make New York Tech honor list
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — New York Institute of Technology’s spring presidential honor list includes Atifina Mathieu of Gardiner and Emily Peacock of West Gardiner. To qualify for the list, a student must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.7 and complete at least 12 credit hours without any incomplete grades.
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Land trust to dedicate East Winthrop property
EAST WINTHROP — The Kennebec Land Trust is scheduled to celebrate one of its newest land acquisitions, the 55-acre Weston Woods Preserve in East Winthrop, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. The public is invited to celebrate with trust and the land donors, Bob and Jim Weston. The 55-acre Little Cobbossee Lake preserve was permanently […]
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Hospice to offer yoga workshop in Waterville
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a yoga session in the garden as part of a series of workshops for those grieving the death of a loved one. It will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, in the Hospice Community Center Healing Garden at 304 Main St. in Waterville. Yoga instructor Beth […]
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Fund seeks grant proposals to support LGBTQ+ organizations
The Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund is accepting applications from nonprofits for project and capacity-building grants that address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues and needs in Maine. The fund helps strengthen LGBTQ+ organizations and supports initiatives that work toward inclusive, diverse, prejudice-free communities for the LGBTQ+ population and all people in Maine. Grant […]
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Foundation seeks proposals for racial equity investment program
The Maine Community Foundation’s Investing in Leaders of Color Program seeks proposals. The program is designed for nine people of color in leadership positions at nonprofit organizations that serve communities of color and promote racial equity in Maine. The program offers one-on-one coaching, a professional development stipend, and support for operating costs. The maximum grant […]
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Universities offer free early college career pathway program
ORONO — The University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, plan new online Early College Career Pathways. Designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers of interest, the Pathways are typically 15 credits, or five courses, and allow students to make progress toward a university degree […]
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AARP awards community grants to 8 Maine organizations
PORTLAND — Eight organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants, part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations nationwide, AARP Maine announced July 28. Grantees plan to implement quick-action projects to promote livable communities by improving housing, transportation, public spaces, civic engagement, and connection with family, friends, […]
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Winslow teen earns Eagle Scout status
WATERVILLE — Samuel Dale Fegel of Troop 417 was presented his Eagle Scout medal July 29 during a ceremony at the Waterville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Son of Dale and Lauralee Fegel of Winslow, he is the second Fegel to earn the Eagle distinction with Troop 417. His brother Walter was […]