AUGUSTA — Lacrosse and field hockey clinics for girls entering grades 1 through 8 this fall will be held at Cony High School, 60 Pierce Drive. Clinics will be directed by Cony High School coaches, and the staff will include current players and alumnae. Players from all towns, schools, and experience levels are welcome. RamtaSTICK […]
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Augusta home names Lee native veteran of month
Blaine Brown Sr., a resident at Maine Veterans’ Homes — Augusta, has been named Veteran of the Month for April. For Brown, the second oldest of his siblings, the town of Lee is home, and where he was raised alongside his three brothers and two sisters. Brown’s father worked various jobs, and his mother worked […]
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UMA nursing program recognizes faculty, student
AUGUSTA — In a ceremony held May 12, coinciding with international nurses’ day, Florence Nightingale’s birthday and National Nurses’ Week, the University of Maine at Augusta Nursing Program presented nationally recognized awards to members of its faculty and student body from The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. Emily Clemons, a third-year nursing student from Wilton, […]
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Hallowell Legion to hold Memorial Day services
HALLOWELL — The Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6 plans to conduct a Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31. The service will begin at the Civil War Monument at the South end of the Hallowell Cemetery, then proceed to the north end at the Legion Park. Members will next travel to the Hallowell […]
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Pittsfield school to hold multi-cultural food fest
PITTSFIELD — International boarding students at Maine Central Institute plan to host the annual International Food Festival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 23, on MCI’s Boutelle Savage front campus. The public is invited to sample foods from more than a dozen countries, prepared by students, faculty, and staff. In case of inclement […]
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Wiscasset art show draws large crowd
WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery opened its doors to this year’s visitors May 15 with more than 100 guests attending events both inside the historic brick building and on the lawn outside, where refreshments were served under a tent. For many attendees, it was the first time in over a year that they had […]
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Wiscasset art show opens to more than 100 visitors
WISCASSET — The Maine Art Gallery, at 15 Warren St., opened its doors to this year’s visitors May 15 with more than 100 guests attending events both inside the historic brick building and on the lawn outside, where refreshments were served under a tent. For many attendees, it was the first time in over a […]
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Mount Vernon student receives academic scholarship
DUDLEY, Mass. — Tyler Dunn of Mount Vernon was awarded the Professor Keith Corkum Endowed Scholarship in Economics from Nichols College at the annual Academic Awards Ceremony, hosted virtually May 4. This scholarship is awarded annually to an economics major or minor in recognition of super proficiency and excellence in the study of economics.
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Conference to focus on Maine’s many cultures
The University of Maine at Augusta and the University of Southern Maine are partnering to host “One sun rose on us today: Stories from Maine’s Long 20th Century,” a virtual half-day conference set for noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, online via Zoom. This conference is to include three panels — Wabanakiscapes, 20th Maine […]
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Pittsfield school to host Taiwanese students at dance camp
PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute signed a memorandum of understanding on May 6 with Taipei Municipal Zhong Zheng Senior High School to host teachers and students from the Taiwanese school at MCI’s Bossov Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Camp in the summer of 2022. The partnership invites students from Taipei Zhong Zheng to join the camp […]