Spectrum Generations plans to host the ninth annual Celebrity Chef Challenge fundraiser at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at Snow Pond Performing Arts Center, 8 Goldenrod in Sidney. The event will feature three local chefs who will prepare dishes based on Meals on Wheels guidelines. This year’s featured chefs include Heidi Parent, Hells Kitchen participant […]
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Scouting plans signup programs for September
The following communities plan to hold Scouting signup programs in September. Cub Scouting is a family-centered program built on fun while teaching lifelong values. Youth may join at any level. AUGUSTA (West Side) — A “Touch a Truck with Cub Scout Pack 684” event is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at […]
Snow Pond Center for the Arts cellists get scholarships
New England Music Camp, the core program for Snow Pond Center for the Arts, has been a renowned performing arts camp for 85 years, bringing outstanding music educators and students from all over the globe together to make music along the shores of Lake Messalonskee. This year however, they had a very special guest, Steve […]
Oakland-based RSU 18 adopts mask requirements in schools after some parents shout concerns
School district adopts policy Wednesday night as superintendent says practices could be reevaluated at every board meeting, as COVID-19 pandemic conditions change.
Sidney student inducted into NH honor society
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Saint Anselm College student Christopher King of Sidney, a biology major in the class of 2024, has been accepted into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society for first-year success, for the 2020-21 academic year. To be eligible for invitation, students must be enrolled full-time at an institution with an active chapter […]
Aggressive driving leads to deadly crash on I-95 in Sidney, police say
Miles Ranger, 52, of Old Orchard Beach dies at hospital Thursday following two-vehicle crash.
Vassalboro man who allegedly stole ashes, geckos, indicted on domestic violence, burglary charges
A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments July 22 and 23.
Talent of Maine Arts Academy students shines through during graduation
The school graduated 65 students at Snow Pond Center for the Arts on Friday.
Messalonskee High School graduates 145 at Augusta Civic Center
While many school districts this year offered educational models with students attending a combination of in-person and remote learning, Regional School Unit 18 gave students the opportunity to attend in-person classes every day or learn remotely.
Sidney arts center to host inaugural beer festival, signaling return of food-drink gatherings
As the Snow Pond Center for the Arts plans its first craft brew and music festival for Sept. 11 on Messalonskee Lake, other annual gatherings are planning returns as COVID-19 pandemic precautions are eased.