BIDDEFORD — The University of New England, with campuses in Biddeford, Portland and Tangier, Morocco, announces the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester. Dean’s list students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester. Area students, by city/town: Andover — Cassidy […]

ELLSWORTH — Nonprofit organizations that serve Maine people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic have been awarded $1.2 million from the Maine Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and a fund for food security. The 130 grantees include community and statewide organizations providing basic support such as food, shelter, child care, mental health and domestic violence services. […]

LEWISTON — The city of Lewiston helps to recruit volunteers to place almost 7,500 flags by veterans’ gravestones in the cemeteries around the city before Memorial Day. Volunteers are needed for the project at the following locations: Riverside Cemetery, 192 Summer St.: Meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 21; rain date, Friday, May 22. The Knights […]

BETHEL — As the coronavirus pandemic forced an overnight shift to remote learning, schools in western Maine suddenly faced a new challenge: How to deliver educational services to students with no home internet access. In response, Maine West, a coalition of local and regional groups, is providing mobile hotspots to help students in the Oxford […]

Rumford Horseshoe Club season to start June 1 RUMFORD — The Rumford Horseshoe Club season will start at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, at the pits behind the tennis courts. All are welcome. Participants must be 18 years or older to play.   Lisbon Falls church to resume regular schedule LISBON FALLS — The Lisbon […]

Hospital Auxiliary annual yard sale moved to fall RUMFORD — After reviewing the CDC and state guidelines for COVID-19, the Rumford Hospital Auxiliary has decided to postpone the annual Spring Yard Sale. Members hope to have the event in the fall. The auxiliary felt that it had to postpone the event until the community was […]

AUBURN — Central Maine Community College is offering free, online college classes this summer for any Maine high school student who graduated this spring. There will be a special 8-week term starting June 1 and a 6-week term starting in July. Students can explore their interests, earn college credit and save money and time as […]

FORT KENT — Virtual commencement exercises were held May 9 at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Area graduates include: Auburn: Susan Marie Anderson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Roxanne Desjardins, Bachelor of Arts and Sciences; Elise Presby, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Fayette: Sunshine R. Perlis, Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Gilead: Katherine […]