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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Education: Costs of COVID
The problem began with official xenophobia: visas were hard to get. Then came COVID. International students can’t get here, or risk not being able to get home. What are the consequences for American higher education? And for the individual “domestic” student? Education becomes less cosmopolitan. Which means that all students miss out on the stimulation […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Backyard Reflections: Finding the mother tree
Susan Simard received her PhD in Forest Science and is a research scientist who works primarily in the field. Part of her dissertation was published in the prestigious journal Nature. Currently she is a professor in the department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia where she is the director of […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
AFCI News
Vaccinations Maine is one of the best states in its percentage of population already vaccinated! Are you still waiting for yours? If so, there are currently several options. If you’re a BFHC patient, you may call 824-2193 to schedule an appointment. You may also visit the vaccinateME site or call 1-888-445-4111. TV and radio broadcasts […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Woodstock sponsors clean-up day
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Conservation Commission is sponsoring a Clean-Up Day for the Town of Woodstock on Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Although we did the clean up last year on an individual basis, we hope to gather again safely to clean up the roadsides. Conservation Commissions around the country on the first […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Historic necklace is coming to MMGM
BETHEL — The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum will display the famous Josephine Peary necklace, graciously on loan from the Maine State Museum, in the Hall of Gems exhibit among Maine’s finest gemstone treasures. Famed Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856-1920) commissioned a statement piece that was entirely Maine, from concept to creation. His […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Green Up Days 2021 scheduled
AREA — The Bethel Conservation Commission and the Woodstock Conservation Commission will host a Green Up Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 1, at Davis Park. Participants will go to various locations to pick up trash, returning to the park where trash will be collected to taken to the dump. To make the […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Bishop announces priest assignments
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced the following priest assignments and retirements. All assignments are effective Friday, July 30. Pictures and captions are available at www.portlanddiocese.org/PriestAssignmentsApril2021 (larger images available upon request). Fr. Aaron L. Damboise has been appointed pastor of Holy Savior Parish (St. Athanasius and St. John Church, Rumford; Our Lady of the Snows […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Support for Buck’s Ledge
To the Editor: This year we have a unique opportunity to purchase and preserve Buck’s Ledge by voting at this year’s town meeting on April 26 to authorize the town to use funds towards the purchase of this land for future generations to have access to. Bucks Ledge trail is a family friendly hike that […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
What I’ve Learned
I like to cook eggs. In particular, eggs over medium, with the whites done and the yolks still runny. There was a time when our nonstick fry pan allowed the eggs to slide gracefully onto a plate. In the last year or so, even with oil and butter in the pan, the eggs have required […]
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Movie Review: The Unholy
Some time back I wrote about how Oscar season got pushed back a few months, which was why we were getting movies like “Nomadland” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” in February. Now with “The Unholy,” it’s like January has come to April. January is typically the time of year when studios like to dump […]
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