Portland Ovations has been approved for a $50,000 National Endowment for the Arts Art Works award for a series of projects in partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance and Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, centering the work of Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists within contexts of deep collaboration, community engagement, and artistic exchange and mentorship. NEA […]
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Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce receives KSB Chamber Appreciation grant
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce is the recipient of a substantial grant as part of Kennebec Savings Bank creation of the KSB Chamber Appreciation Campaign to provide relief funds to each of the local chambers within its service area, according to a news release from the Waterville-based Chamber. The bank included an explanation for the establishment […]
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Violette, Bonenfant win Literacy Volunteers Waterville Area Essay Scholarship Awards
Literacy Volunteers Waterville Area has announced that Issac Violette and Adam Bonenfant are the winners of the Literacy Volunteers Waterville Area Essay Scholarship Awards, according to a news release from Janet Croce. Violette of Oakland and a 2020 graduate from Messalonskee High School, won the $500 scholarship award, and plans to attend classes at the […]
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Damariscotta Mills Alewife Festival Quilt Raffle proceeds to help raise funds to replace aging foot bridge
Annual Spring Alewife Festival canceled.
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Maria Gregor inducted into Phi Alpha Theta
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Saint Anselm College student Maria Gregor of Augusta, a junior history major, has been accepted into the Sigma Omega Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society, for the 2019-20 academic year, according to a news release from the college. Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is by invitation. Students must […]
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Palermo Community Library to hold annual meeting July 12 on Facebook live
The Palermo Community Library will broadcast its 18th annual meeting on Facebook live at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12. Trustee Andy Pottle will film/produce the online event, according to a news release by Pam Swift, secretary, Board of Trustees. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library had planned to host Capt. David Sulin, a 20th […]
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Loon Plate Appreciation Day set for July 19
On Sunday, July 19, all vehicles with a current Maine Loon License Plate will receive free admission to Maine’s State Parks and Historic Sites. It is valid 9 a.m. to closing; day use only, with no rain date available, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation for Forestry, Bureau of […]
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Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program lists July events
Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program has announced the following July activities, according to a news release from Skowhegan Outdoors. Animal Pen Pals: Send a letter to SAORP’s wildlife volunteers. Ask them questions, maybe about their favorite food or where they sleep, or simply tell them about your day. Mail a letter or email a picture […]
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Jada Choate earns degree from Quinnipiac University
HAMDEN, Conn. — Jada Choate of Winthrop has been awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Quinnipiac University.
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UMaine Extension to host wild blueberry virtual field days in July
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host weekly wild blueberry virtual field days from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday, July 9 through 30, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. Lily Calderwood, an assistant professor of horticulture with UMaine Extension, will begin the series by leading a session about […]