Alna’s Maeve Tholen’s story was chosen from among more than 230,000 entries to receive the Scholastic National Gold Medal.
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Zoom talk to focus on Penobscot language April 5
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about restoring Penobscot language use, and how traditional stories can provide vital knowledge to help meet today’s challenges. The Zoom talk runs from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 5. When Margo Lukens began the […]
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UMaine Extension to offer tractor safety classes
Online classes; in-person tractor-driving practice is offered.
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Agency seeks partner organizations to host AmeriCorps members
GORHAM — Goodwill NNE seeks new local partners as host site organizations for AmeriCorps members serving in year- and summer-long terms. With support from Congress, AmeriCorps has received a significant increase in funding to help communities recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps wants to hear from organizations and communities on their […]
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Camden library to celebrate ‘Maritime Month’ in April
The Camden Public Library in April will host a series of online programs and feature a month-long virtual gallery of vintage photographs from the library’s Walsh History Center Collection. The gallery show, “A Visual History of Camden Harbor,” will be complemented by a slide talk given by Ken Gross, director of the History Center at […]
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Wildlife refuge extends art contest submission deadline
‘Teen Art’ is the theme for March.
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Free summer classes available for high school students and incoming first-year students from Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine’s community colleges are offering free classes this summer to re-engage Maine’s high school students in their educational journey. Maine high school seniors graduating this spring and attending a community college this fall can take a free summer class under the new Momentum from the Start program. All tuition and fees are waived […]
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Local students make Saint Michael’s College dean’s list
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Two local students have been named to the 2020 fall semester dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. Zoe Feehan of Gardiner, a junior biology major, is a graduate of Lisbon High School. Anthony Romano of Hallowell, a sophomore exploratory major, is a graduate of Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale.
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Bangor theater to offer virtual classes for children
Dramatic academy classes will begin in April.
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Organizers seek input on 2021 Common Ground Fair
Survey responses are to be submitted by March 31.