Healthy Living for ME is offering a free, six-week, interactive workshop titled Building Better Caregivers. The upcoming workshop is scheduled to run from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Mondays, July 26 through Aug. 30, with classes held via Zoom. During this workshop caregivers are able to come together to learn and receive support from others going […]
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Winthrop to host annual 5K run/jog/walk
WINTHROP — Start this year’s 4th of July with a bang by entering the 19th annual Friends on the 4th 5K Run/Jog/Walk. The race is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, July 4, at Norcross Point. The race is open to runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages. The registration fee is $25 for those 11 […]
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UMF expands Summer Experience program
The University of Maine at Farmington has seen the success of its popular Summer Experience program in past years and is offering an expanded selection of sessions this summer for first-year students enrolled for the fall semester at UMF. The three-day, two-night campus stays are a blend of fun and hands-on experiences designed to give […]
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UMaine extension class to cover strawberry jam
FORT KENT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is to offer an online class about water bath canning with homemade strawberry jam from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24. “Water Bath Canning Basics — Making Strawberry Jam” will demonstrate how to turn fresh berries into jams and jellies, and then preserve them to enjoy […]
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Virtual talk planned about mid-century Maine author
The University of Maine at Augusta in partnership with the Freeport Historical Society is to hold a virtual event about author Elinor Graham at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. In 1934 Maryland native Graham moved with her husband to a saltwater farm […]
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Farmington Falls Fire Company to host benefit for baseball teams
After taking a year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Farmington Falls Fire Company Inc. in Farmington Falls will hold its yard sale and chicken barbecue on Saturday, July 17, on Philbrick Park field behind the Falls Fire Company Station at 114 Philbrick Road in Farmington Falls. Clean donations will be accepted for the […]
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Augusta tech center recognizes students
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has presented certificates of program completion and program awards for the 2020-21 school year. The center serves more than 400 students from eight area high schools annually in 15 different career and technical education programs. They include Cony High School in Augusta, Erskine Academy in South China, Gardiner Area […]
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Lincolnville student named to Lehigh dean’s list
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Marley O’Neil of Lincolnville has been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at Lehigh University. Dean’s list status is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly-graded courses.
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Farmington area school system announces summer meals for kids
Free summer meals for kids, provided by the Regional School Unit 9 School Nutrition Program, Mt. Blue Regional School District, has announced the following meal sites. The school district includes Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Starks, Temple, Vienna, Weld and Wilton) and spans in parts of three counties, Franklin, Kennebec and Somerset. All […]
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Winthrop Middle School posts honor roll
Winthrop Middle School has announced its third-trimester honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Zion Armstrong, Colton Baird, Sienna Beauchesne, Katherine Beck, Annabell Blais, Braden Branagan, Tyler Chase, Caroline Corgan and Kaitlyn Curtis. Also, Morgan Fichthorn, Isabel Folsom, William Grant, Logan Harrison, Katherine Hart, Benjamin Jewett, Phinnaeus Keller, Wyatt Mangin, […]