MONMOUTH — Author Mark Leslie plans to talk about the Underground Railroad in Maine, with a focus on Monmouth, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, via Zoom. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 demanded prison and fines for anyone caught harboring or helping escaping slaves, and yet at least four Monmouth families risked both, according […]
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Winthrop High School lists honor students
Winthrop High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High honors Grade 12: Sarah Adam, Logan Baird, Emily Finch, Eleanor Folsom, Andrew Foster, Justin Heath, Xavier Hodge, Muriel Lattin, Marta Norton, Madelynne Perkins, Vanessa Richards Bowden and Averie Silva. Grade 11: Brooke Belz, Sophia […]
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Massachusetts university recognizes local dean’s list students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Four local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Western New England University. They include Emily Lake of Naples, Ava Cariddi of Gray, Cameron Lepage of North Bridgton and Kaila Mank of Raymond. Students are named to the dean’s list for achieving a semester grade point average […]
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Winthrop student named to Massachusetts university president’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Nathan S. Miller of Winthrop has been named to the 2021 fall semester president’s list at Western New England University. Students are named to the president’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.
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Bridgton region club to hold Community Kettle dinner
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is scheduled to host a drive-through Community Kettle dinner from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street. Rotarian and chef Nicholas Orgo of MANE Catering and Stella’s on the Square will prepare the meal with Rotary helpers. The menu will include chili […]
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Local students attain Vermont college dean’s list
COLCHESTER, Vt. — The following local students were named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. Anyssa Logan of Auburn, a junior media studies and digital arts major and graduate of Edward Little High School. Shannon Harty of Bowdoinham, a senior environmental science major and graduate of Mount Ararat High School […]
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Lisbon Falls student makes Ohio university dean’s list
FINDLAY, Ohio — Jordyn Maloy of Lisbon Falls has been named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at the University of Findlay. To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
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Turner student graduates from Vermont college
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Colby D. Nadeau of Turner graduated in December from Saint Michael’s College with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
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Bath land trust to host talk on fish, water temperature
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust plans to host Kirstin Underwood, a biologist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, to talk about the relationship between healthy freshwater fish populations and water temperature. The talk is to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 via Zoom. Maine’s most iconic fish […]
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Camden library series to cover immigrant housing challenges
The Connecting Across Cultures New Mainers series with the Camden Public Library is set to continue at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. This online presentation will explore the hurdles faced by immigrants for housing in Maine. The public is invited to hear from a panel of speakers directly involved in immigrant housing efforts, who will […]