Ben Brooks of Monmouth, a University of Maine senior majoring in electrical engineering technology with a concentration in power engineering, has received one of 75 scholarships awarded to undergraduate students nationwide from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. According to its website, the IEEE Power & Energy Society awards the scholarship to undergraduate students […]
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Finding Our Voices awarded $10K from Cohen foundation
Finding Our Voices has been awarded $10,000 from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. The grant aims to bring safety and freedom to Maine women and children trapped in domestic abuse, through the Finding Our Voices Get Out Stay Out fund. The fund pays for short-term motel stays, apartment rent, car repairs and gas cards, computer […]
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New agriculture-focused calendar features works by Maine-based artists
ORONO — The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program’s new 2023 wall calendar features original artwork by Maine-based artists. The program, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Mediation Program, is managed locally by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The program supports farmers and families in discussions surrounding priorities, goals and decision-making as it relates […]
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Wilton-area churches to host Blue Christmas service Dec. 19
The Wilton Ecumenical Community Outreach churches plan to hold a Blue Christmas service at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19. The service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 59 High St. in Wilton. Blue Christmas, also called the Longest Night, is a day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year, […]
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West Paris church plans Dec. 18, 24 services
WEST PARIS — First Universalist Church of West Paris, 208 Main St., holds worship services at 9 a.m. every Sunday, with music by Tom Coolidge, followed by a coffee hour. Candles and the Light of Hope, a program scheduled for Dec. 18, will be led by the Rev. Fayre Stephenson. On this Sunday before the […]
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Bishop Deeley announces 3 priest assignments, retirement
Bishop Robert Deeley recently announced three priest assignments and a priest retirement from active ministry, all effective Jan. 16. Fr. Nathan March has been appointed pastor of St. Michael Parish in Augusta. The parish is comprised of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Augusta; St. Augustine Church, Augusta; St. Joseph Church, Gardiner; Sacred Heart Church, […]
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MaineHousing offers home energy assistance program portal
MaineHousing has launched a new online application for the Home Energy Assistance Program. The online portal lets people start the application process remotely while sending their application information directly to the local community action agency that will verify and process the application. It also allows applicants to check to see if they are income eligible […]
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Norway cancer resource center to hold tree lighting Dec. 15
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine plans to host a tree lighting and remembrance ceremony Thursday, Dec. 15, at the large pine tree located at Lakeside Norway on Lake Road. Activities will begin at 4:30 p.m. with live music, refreshments, and tours of the CB Cummings Mill Barn. The tree lighting will […]
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Lewiston-based hospice holds inaugural chair’s reception
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice hosted its first chair’s reception on Nov. 30 as a way of thanking the donors, sponsors, board members, and volunteers from the previous year in the spirit of the holiday season of giving. “We’ve seen over 16,000 patients this year, navigating about 3,800 patients a day that we’re […]
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Mad Science’s Holiday Spectacular set for Dec. 17 in South Paris
Public libraries of the Oxford Hills plan to host a presentation of Mad Science’s Holiday Spectacular at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Deering Memorial Community Center at 39 Main St. in South Paris. Mad Science of Maine offers youth programs which introduce fundamental science concepts. In the holiday spectacular, participants can experience a […]