Benefit field hockey event will take place virtually with fundraising happening in July.
July 2020
Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping changes in federal legislation
The BREATHE Act has won early support among some progressive lawmakers.
BIW to temporarily lay off workers during union strike
BIW is looking to layoff Local S7 surveyors and trades inspectors, according to BIW President Dirk Lesko, due to lack of work brought on by another union’s strike.
Maine CDC reports one more death, 17 new COVID-19 cases
Maine averaged 27 new coronavirus cases daily for the week ending Tuesday, down from 37 cases per day during the previous week.
The Latest: Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine will cure him of virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive […]
Well Done news
ROCHESTER, New York — The following local residents made the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for dean’s list if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered […]
Students graduate from Snowe Leadership Institute
PORTLAND — The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute graduated the third class of program participants in its history — including more than 150 young women from 36 high schools, spanning all 16 Maine counties. The graduations occurred during two Year-End Celebration events that took place by webinar to respect social-distancing guidelines. More than 750 students, […]
Rangeley Lake Protection Program in need of volunteers
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust’s Headwaters Lake Protection Program needs help from the community. “Volunteers are essential here at RLHT. With COVID-19 still in action, a lot of dedicated seasonal residents cannot make it back to the region to help us out,” said Water Quality Steward Alayna McNally. “Any help you can provide us […]
Community Credit Union awards two scholarships
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union has selected Hanna Roy of Edward Little High School and Ava Petrin of Leavitt Area High School as the 2020 Gerald R. Langelier Scholarship winners. A 2020 graduate of ELHS, Roy plans to continue evolving her athletic, academic and community involvement into a career that supports her passion to serve […]
Gould Academy student ties for first in conference essay contest
CAMDEN — The Camden Conference has announced the awarding of the high school level Bill Taylor Awards to four high school students for their essays related to the 2020 Camden Conference, “The Media Revolution: Changing the World.” Taylor, a long-time supporter of the conference, created the award in 2014 to promote student research in support […]