The Bureau of Parks and Lands Allagash Wilderness Waterway is continuing its Visiting Artist Program. The program’s goal is to immerse a visual artist in the AWW wilderness to interpret and share their experience through their art. The selected artist will receive: • Rustic cabin lodging on the Waterway for two weeks during August; • […]
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Auburn, Raymond schools win Stock Market Game
SIFMA Foundation recently announced the student winners of the Fall 2022 Stock Market Game competition in Maine. The top two teams with the highest portfolio value, along with their teachers and schools, were honored in the elementary, middle and high school categories. Elementary First Place: Jordan-Small Middle School, Raymond. Second Place: Jordan-Small Middle School, Raymond. […]
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Tripp Middle School names honor roll students
TURNER — Tripp Middle School recently named the following students to its first trimester honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. 7th grade — High honors: Austin Clark, Chase Hogan and Ava Thibodeau. Honors: Reese Bilodeau, Savannah Boulay, James Brisson, Keegan Buckingham, William Bullard, Jacob Cadorette, Grady Chase, Mia Dingwell, Brooklyn Doucette, Ella Doucette, Zooey […]
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Lewiston area cribbage league posts results
Cribbage results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Dec. 15 are as follows. First place were Leo Begeron and Ryan Saucier; second place, George Belanger and Dorina Martin; third place, Dwight Webb and Bob Masse; fourth place, Cecilia Treworgy and Gary David; fifth place, George Bussiere and Linda Williams. The league […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Senior College offers winter catalog
The winter catalog for Lewiston-Auburn Senior College is ready, and registration is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Help with registration will be offered at 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Jan. 2 at the LASC office at the University of Southern Maine LA College, Room 169, 51 Westminster St. in Lewiston. For more information, […]
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Lewiston society names Cold Paws, Warm Heart raffle winners
LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society has announced winners of its Cold Paws, Warm Heart annual raffle. With more than $15,000 in ticket sales, the winners were: Nancy West of Shrewsbury, Vermont, winning $500 of home heating assistance and a handmade quilt; Billy Ladd of Augusta, with $300 of home heating assistance; Rosita Friel […]
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Rotary Club donates winter gear to Lakes Region elementary schools
Rotarians from Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club delivered winter garments on Dec. 15 and 16 to Crooked River Elementary School in Casco, Songo Locks School in Naples and Stevens Brook School in Bridgton. Requests were for winter coats, boots, gloves and hats. Earlier in December, needed winter coats were delivered to Harrison Elementary School. Several […]
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Farmington hospital to offer new access to care program
FARMINGTON — CarePartners Plus, a new access-to-care program at Franklin Memorial Hospital, offers health insurance with a CoverME.gov Marketplace provider (Community Health Options or Harvard Pilgrim) and MaineHealth Free Care working together to provide free or low-cost health care and prescriptions. Patients get to choose a Silver-level Marketplace plan that works best for them, plus […]
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Jay VFW places wreaths on local veterans’ grave
Members of Jay Frank L. Mitchell VFW Post 3335 placed wreaths Dec. 17 on a veteran’s grave at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Livermore Falls. Jim Manter, post judge advocate, said in a news release, “We felt that even with the heavy snow conditions, we had to go through with the ceremonial portion of the […]
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Mechanic Falls 6th grader named RSU 16 student of month
Madisyn York is Regional School Unit 16’s student of the month for December, as announced by the Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. York, a sixth grader from Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls, is described by school staff as a student who exemplifies the Optimist creed. She comes to school with […]