READFIELD — Maranacook Middle School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Jonathan Bell, Kendra Bor, Melanie Chalmers, Anna Clauson, Carter Conway, Emerson Davis, Lucas Drillen, Cobey Dunn, Claire Dwyer, Noah Easter, Gabrielle Galbreath and Brayden Giacomuzzi. Also, Carolyne […]
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Auburn library to virtually host horror/suspense author
The Auburn Public Library will host horror/suspense author Gretchen McNeil via Zoom from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6. McNeil plans to discuss how her life in the arts has influenced her life in becoming a writer. Prior to writing, she spent time as a child dancer, trained opera singer, circus performer, and cartoon […]
UMF holds Arts Night, symposium
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington campus community recently celebrated its annual UMF Arts Night and Symposium festivities. Most events were presented and viewed virtually. The event kicked off on April 19, with UMF’s popular Arts Night, a rich collection of creative events. The evening celebration included individual exhibitions and “Unusual Articles,” the […]
KVCC to offer free summer course to Maine high school students
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College is offering free college courses to eligible Maine high school students this summer as part of the Maine Community College System’s Early College and Momentum from the Start programs. The Early College program allows juniors and seniors to enroll in one free summer course at KVCC to earn credits […]
Auburn library offers workshop on ‘economic belonging’
AUBURN — “The Content of Our Character: Moving Forward as a Community,” an interactive workshop offered by Auburn Public Library, will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 6, online via Zoom. The workshop is a call to create economic belonging for all Mainers through inclusive, equitable, truth-based and authentic multi-racial coalitions. In […]
Catholic youth program to be offered this summer
Hundreds of Maine teens and children can participate in a weeklong Catholic youth program for grades 1 to 12. Totus Tuus will be presented in 10 Maine communities this summer. The program is organized by the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Vocations. Teams of men and women, including seminarians and college students, are hired each […]
Tick survey reports first findings, seeks citizen scientists
ORONO — The Maine Forest Tick Survey at the University of Maine has issued its 2020 Citizen Science Results Report for nine southern and coastal counties in the state, and is seeking forest landowners to be part of its citizen science research program this summer. To understand the growing risks of tick-borne diseases in Maine […]
Androscoggin soil, water board seeks new members
Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking farmers, foresters, wildlife specialists, ecologists, conservation enthusiasts, and community members of both Androscoggin and Sagadahoc county to attend board meetings and join its board of supervisors. The district, founded in 1947, is a nonprofit organization cooperating with landowners and operators to help them manage and protect […]
VA to hold virtual veteran town hall May 4
AUGUSTA — VA Maine Healthcare System will hold a discussion about the utilization of new technologies in health care with VA Maine providers and veterans, and will provide the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine and its planning efforts, at a 3-4 p.m. virtual veteran town hall Tuesday, May 4. Those who join via Webex […]
Conservation burial grounds talk set for May 4
Winthrop’s Kennebec Land Trust’s staff will present a Winthrop Adult Education course, “Introduction to Conservation Burial Grounds,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Baldwin Hill on Baldwin Hill Road in Fayette. Staff at Family First Funeral Homes will also answer questions about the importance of planning ahead for conservation burial and their […]