Auburn Public Library plans to host an illustrated talk on the rewards and challenges of beekeeping by Bill Hiss from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, via Zoom. Hiss has been a hobbyist beekeeper since retiring from Bates College in 2013. He also serves as the organizer of the Androscoggin Beekeepers Club, a regional […]
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Auburn student earns dean’s list status at University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iain Frumiento of Auburn was among the more than 7,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list. Frumiento is a second-year undergraduate student in the UI’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in economics.
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Elmira College honor society inducts Lewiston student
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Eliza Beaudin of Lewiston was one of 28 students inducted into the Elmira College circle, or chapter, of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The society recognizes achievement in scholarship; athletics; campus or community service, social and religious activities, and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and the […]
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Cobb relative to talk about family’s historic Winthrop farm
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library is scheduled to host Jennifer Phillips at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, in the King Event Room on the first floor of the library on Bowdoin Street. The event is the sixth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Phillips will give a slideshow presentation that focuses on the […]
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Foundation seeks applications for conservation grants
The Maine Community Foundation’s Conservation for All grant program, launched last year, seeks applications from organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors. The program provides general support grants to organizations and projects that build strong connections between people in Maine and its land and water. Grants up to […]
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EMCC recognizes students for academic achievement
BANGOR – Eastern Maine Community College has announced its 2021 spring president’s list, dean’s list, and honorable mentions list. Each semester the academic dean prepares for the president a list of those dean’s list students who have earned a grade point average of 4.0 while carrying 12 credit hours or more. President Lisa Larson acknowledges […]
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Library to host class on organizing, preserving photos
CAMDEN — Photo preservation specialist Cheryl Freye of Winthrop is to present a free, educational Zoom class about saving, organizing, and sharing photographs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 22. Freye’s class, hosted by Camden Public Library, is ideal for anyone feeling overwhelmed by multitudes of photographs and videos accumulated in hard copy and on multiple […]
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Global Dempsey Challenge 2021 to run in September
LEWISTON — This year’s Dempsey Challenge is set for Sept. 25 and 26, and sees the introduction of the event’s first, global challenge. Presented by Amgen Oncology and founded by Patrick Dempsey, the Dempsey Challenge is the primary fundraising event for the Dempsey Center. Since its inception in 2009, the event has raised more than […]
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Center to offer career, education sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions in “Essentials of College Planning” for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions are being held at the following dates and times: • Wednesday, July 7 at 10 a.m.; • Thursday, July 8 at […]
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Local students make Assumption University dean’s list
WORCESTER, Mass. — Four local Assumption University students have been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list. They are Lauren Jakobs of Naples, class of 2022; Nicholas Dionne of Lewiston, class of 2024; Camree St. Hilaire of Lewiston, class of 2024; and Leah Walker of Raymond, class of 2024. Students named to the dean’s […]