LEEDS — A walk with a forester is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 3, around Curtis Homestead Demonstration Forest, 30 Bog Road. District Forester Julie Davenport will lead the walk and talk. She can help participants identify local trees and discuss forest management practices happening at the Curtis Homestead, as well as […]
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Rangeley arts group plans storytelling workshops
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has received a grant from the Onion Foundation to host storytelling workshops, which are scheduled to be held twice a month with an opportunity to perform monthly. Participants can craft their story with Rangeley Lakes Regional School English Teacher Tim Straub. Participants should come to the workshop with some […]
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Woman’s Literary Union to offer writers’ workshops
Woman’s Literary Union plans to present Writers For Writers workshops. The weekly meetings will take place online from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, until all feel safe doing them in the Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St. in Auburn. Online workshops will begin Tuesday, April 5, according to a news release from facilitator Kim Sedlock. […]
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Auburn library to offer online yoga Tuesdays through May
Auburn Public Library plans to offer an online spring Slow Flow Yoga program, led via Zoom by instructor Rachel Legendre, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 5 through May 24. This is meant to be a moderately challenging class where pose variations will be offered to help everyone find their unique level of success. […]
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Online career center offers resource for tourism-related jobs
A coalition of six associations has opened an online tourism career center. The coalition includes the Maine Tourism Association, HospitalityMaine, Retail Association of Maine, Maine Summer Camps, Maine Campground Owners Association and Maine State Golf Association. The Maine Tourism Career Center, which can be found online at mainetourismjobs.com, aims to be a central resource for […]
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Winthrop student receives Maine Principal’s Award
Andrew Foster, son of Brian and Lori Foster of Winthrop, was recognized at the February Town Meeting by Principal Mark Campbell as the 2022 Maine Principal’s Award winner from Winthrop High School. Foster, a senior member of the Student Leadership Team, is recognized for his leadership, character, citizenship and scholarship, according to a news release […]
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Camden library talk to focus on seabirds, state of oceans
The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series of nature programs, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, continues in April as the library celebrates Maritime Month. This month’s online talk, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, will feature Aly McKnight, an associate professor of wildlife and fisheries management in the Hybrid Learning Program […]
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Local students make Minnesota university dean’s list
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, Minn. — Five local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. They include Elias Thomas of Durham, and Lewiston residents Jake Ressel, Linnea Selendy, Josephine Stevens and Maya Vernick. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 […]
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Lecture focuses on American Leadership in a Dangerous World
ORONO — The Importance of American Leadership in a Dangerous World will be the focus of the 2022 Cohen Lecture featuring Gen. James Mattis, former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Medal of Honor recipient Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter. The lecture is scheduled to be held at the University of Maine on Monday, April […]
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Turner Center church to open for season
The First Universalist Church of Turner Center plans to open for the 2022 season on Sunday, April 3. Services are from 10 to 11 a.m., with a coffee social afterward. The church is located at 450 Turner Center Road. For more information, visit firstuniversalistchurchofturnercenter.org.