MAINE – It takes more than a few flakes to deter letter carriers from making their appointed rounds throughout New England. “But, if they cannot reach your mailbox, they cannot deliver your mail,” said Lloyd Keast, Postal Operations Manager. “The Postal Service treats safety and service with equal priority,” Keast said, “That’s why we remind you […]
2021
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USDA suspends debt collections, foreclosures
BANGOR — Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will […]
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Raffle to raise money for food pantry, computer
BRIDGTON — Guess who’s at Gallery 302? Yep, you guessed it – Bernie, in felted form, has been seen lounging around on various artworks. The felted figure was donated by artist Ruth Boisvert for a special raffle. Proceeds will be shared between the Bridgton Food Pantry and the Gallery’s computer fund. It has been difficult […]
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Virtual arts education advocacy day planned
MAINE — Maine residents from all parts of the state will have a chance to attend Arts Education Advocacy Day this year. Normally held at the Augusta State House, but canceled last spring due to the pandemic, Advocacy Day will this year be presented virtually on February 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Organized […]
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Krzyston graduates
ATLANTA, GA — Jakob Krzyston of Naples, ME has earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Krzyston was among approximately 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students who earned their degrees during the Fall 2020 semester and were recognized during the Institute’s 259th Commencement exercises December […]
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Dean’s List
Baldwin Wallace BEREA, OH — Maighread Laliberte of Norway, a graduate of Oxford Hills High School majoring in neuroscience biology and biology, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Provost Stephen D. Stahl. Any full-time student who achieves a GPA of at least 3.6 […]
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Dean’s List
UMaine – Presque Isle PRESQUE ISLE — Three hundred and eighty-five students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester, according to Dr. Ray Rice, UMPI President and Provost. Because of a new academic policy, there are no longer distinctions between highest honors, high […]
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Education: Evolution
I’m studying science (see previous column), but I’m still an historian. I look for foundational texts. Physics? Nature and Nature’s Laws lay hid in Night; GOD said Let Newton Be! And all was Light. That’s fine, but the Principia Mathematica is beyond me; ditto the “popular” works of Einstein and Hawking. Biology? Yes, I can […]
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Bethel Rotary news
BETHEL — At this week’s meeting we welcomed two of our June 2020 scholarship recipients, Lucy Rothwell and Lilly Drew, who are both college freshmen, about ready to begin their second semester. They are both doing well! We also heard from Rotarian, Rev. Dr. Tim LeConey, who is the pastor at the West Parish […]