MEDFORD, Mass. — Three local students haves been named to the 2022 fall semester dean’s list at Tufts University. They are Madelyn Dwyer of Manchester, class of 2023; Lauren Sylvester of Farmingdale, class of 2025; and Bella Wallingford of Oakland, class of 2026. Dean’s list honors at Tufts require a semester grade point average of […]
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Two local students make Bryant University dean’s list
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Two local students have made the 2022 fall dean’s list at Bryant University. They are Jonathan Christopher of Oakland and Aidan Knowlan of Winthrop. To earn a place on the dean’s list, students must have a GPA of 3.4 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work. Check out […]
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Music hall of fame seeks guitar video submissions
High school students must submit performance videos by Saturday, April 1.
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Richmond-based robotics team wins district event
Delta Prime will compete in another NE FIRST District Event March 24-26 at the University of New Hampshire.
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Statewide bicycle coalition to offer free instructor program
People can earn a new Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Instructor Certification.
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Orono center to host talk on food waste reduction March 20
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction, at 3 p.m. Monday, March 20. The talk will be held both remotely via Zoom and in person at 107 Norman Smith Hall […]
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Bath society receives $15K from autism foundation
BATH — Pine Tree Society has received a $15,000 grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. The funds will support the camp’s work to ensure access to the outdoors and respite for families caring for loved ones with autism. “As we return to full camper capacity and continue to offer the popular programs […]
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Le Moyne College names Turner student to dean’s list
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Madeline Firnkes, a senior political science major from Turner, has been named to Le Moyne College’s fall 2022 dean’s list. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. Check out other upcoming area events!
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Grants available to nonprofits serving vulnerable communities
Nonprofit organizations that serve disadvantaged, underserved or vulnerable communities may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund. The fund awards grants to nonprofits that focus on early childhood care and education, extended-day learning, community clinics and oral-health initiatives, food security, people experiencing homelessness, and legal services. Organizations must […]
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Applications open for disabled veterans’ controlled moose hunt
AUGUSTA — Applications for the annual Maine Disabled Veterans’ Controlled Moose Hunt are available on the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services’ website at maine.gov. The program, created in 2010, allows veterans to assist in mitigation of a wildlife conflict in several fresh produce crops. The hunt is a partnership between Maine Department of Inland Fisheries […]