Monmouth Memorial School will hold prekindergarten registration for its 2021-2022 school year Wednesday, April 28. Children who will be age 4 by Oct. 15 are eligible for the program. Call the school office for more registration information at 207-933-4426.
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Winthrop library talk to focus on people, coastal ecosystems
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library will virtually host marine scientist Dr. Heather Leslie at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. The event is the fourth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Leslie will discuss the connections among people and coastal ecosystems, and focus on how marine scientists use a combination of field experiments and […]
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CANCELED: Waterford Fall Foliage 5K race planned for Oct. 10
NOTE: Due to current spikes in COVID cases, the 2021 Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, Walk, Fun Run, and Chili Cook-Off has been canceled. The primary focus of the Waterford 5K Race Committee is always Safety First. A great deal of planning goes into race day, so we waited until now to make the hard […]
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Virtual Miles for Mills 5K to be held Memorial Day
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation will celebrate 10 years of Miles for Mills 5K virtually, with the main event taking place at 10 a.m. Memorial Day, May 31. Participants are asked to use the assets page to print off a bib, walk how far they would like, and share a picture (or pictures) of […]
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Grant to fund volunteer virtual companionship program
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice received a grant of $6,874 from the Celia Lipton Harris and Victor W. Harris Foundation Home Community Fund, a donor-advised fund through the Maine Community Foundation. The funds will support the AndroPeerConnects program, a volunteer virtual companionship program for homebound patients that will help prevent social isolation and […]
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Local students make dean’s list at Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa . — The following local students have made the 2020 fall semester dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement at Gettysburg College: Alexander Dau of Bowdoinham, Samuel Jagolinzer of Topsham, Elizabeth Johnson of Greene, and Anita Woofenden of Bowdoinham. Students whose semester averages were 3.6 or above were recently placed on the dean’s […]
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Edward Little High lists Q3 honor students
AUBURN — Edward Little High School has announced the following students were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 12 — Highest honors: Alexandra Annear, Spencer Barcelou, Rebecca Bassett, Isabelle Bellefleur, Caleb Bisson, Tristin Blossom, Ella Boucher, Sophia Carson, William Cassidy, Colby Chandler, Mandi Coffin, Kayla Cole, Johanna Corey, Gavin […]
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Series on immigrant experience in Maine begins April 27
The Camden Public Library, partnering with Connecting Across Communities: An Immigrant Support Network, will present a new series of programs that will explore the immigrant experience in Maine. The first online talk in the series will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, with Reza Jalali, executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. […]
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Nonprofit receives grant to help Wabanaki tribal members
ORONO — Four Directions Development Corporation recently received a $7,000 grant from the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition Inc. to support the efforts of the organization’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Tax Preparation program. This program allowed Four Directions to work directly with Wabanaki tribal members in Maine to prepare and file their tax returns through […]
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Virtual event to benefit domestic violence resource center
AUBURN — Safe Voices, a domestic violence resource center, plans in May to run Steps For Survivors, a virtual monthlong community event. The event challenges participants to collectively run or walk 4,400 miles, equal to the approximate number of square miles in the organization’s tri-county footprint. Registration is open at safevoices.org. “Our goal for this […]