POLAND — Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) Maine Career Exploration Badge offers Maine high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to participate in 40 hours of meaningful work experience. Congratulations to Poland Regional High School student Nick Garey for being the first student at PRHS to complete the badge! Nick spent his time at the […]
2023
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Dean’s List
Endicott BEVERLY, MA — Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, is pleased to announce its Fall 2022 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no letter grade below “C,” have no […]
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MaineCF scholarship available for student leaders
STATE — Student leaders are encouraged to apply for the Chet Jordan Leadership Award at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at Maine high schools who are pursuing post-secondary study for a two- or four-year certificate or undergraduate degree within the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System, Maine Maritime […]
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AARP Virtual Listening Tour
To the Editor: Do you ever get the feeling that no one’s really listening to you? Well, that’s about to change. As we move into this new year of 2023, AARP Maine wants to hear what you have to say about things like housing, heating, and health. These, and a host of other issues and […]
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This n That
Pie sale SUMNER — Pie sale (chicken and fruit) on March 11 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Congregational Church of East Sumner. 50 Main Street (Rte. 219) in East Sumner Village. For more information, visit the East Sumner Congregational Church on facebook. Pre-order with Cyndy <[email protected]> or 207-388-2667.
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AARP Virtual Listening Tour
To the Editor: Do you ever get the feeling that no one’s really listening to you? Well, that’s about to change. As we move into this new year of 2023, AARP Maine wants to hear what you have to say about things like housing, heating, and health. These, and a host of other issues and […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
For the common good in our small town
To the Editor: Having studied and written creatively about rural towns (and metropolitan rust-belt towns) in transition, I’d like to offer some thoughts on stewardship of the common good in our local communities regarding a re-envisioning of the Ethel Bisbee lot. I’ve read Meryl Kelly’s discussion/reportage piece in March’s Bethel Living. The distinction between transition […]
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Bridgton, Rumford Hospitals shine in performance index
RUMFORD — Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, both part of Central Maine Healthcare, have earned a 2022 Performance Leadership Award from the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX. This index is considered “the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States.” The Performance Leadership Awards recognize the performance of the […]
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Movie Review/Double feature
This past weekend featured a weird toss-up between two new releases at the domestic box office. Horror thriller “Knock at the Cabin” made slightly more money, with an estimated $14.1 million to its opponent’s $12.5 million, but football comedy “80 for Brady” sold slightly more tickets, with an estimated 1.3 million (many with matinee and […]
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Linda L. Burgess Barter
AUBURN — Linda L. Burgess Barter, 72, passed away on Feb. 9, 2023 at the Androscoggin Hospice House.