Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine, and are pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university. The deadline for applications is June 1. Applications are available through the Maine Community Foundation at mainecf.org. There is a […]
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Hallowell library to hold community read via Zoom
HALLOWELL — Hubbard Free Library will hold a Zoom community read of “The Plague,” a short 1947 novel by Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1. “The Plague” depicts the French Algerian town of Oran, which is suddenly struck by the bubonic plague. It raises many of the same issues we […]
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Stroll planned along Skowhegan art walk April 9
Author and photographer Jane Woodruff and Skowhegan Outdoors will lead a casual stroll from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, along the Bernard Langlais Art Walk through downtown Skowhegan. Participants can meet at the Main Street Skowhegan offices, 48 Court St., then set out to discover and admire the pieces held by the town […]
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Monmouth future business leaders runners-up in state conference
Monmouth Academy’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America competed in the State Leadership Conference March 22 and 23, and finished as runners-up in the Maine State Conference. The chapter qualified for participation in June’s National Leadership Conference. All conference events were held virtually: testing, document uploads, and Zoom presentations to judges for team and […]
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April 12 book talk to focus on 1918 influenza epidemic
Lois Lowry and Brother Arnold Hadd will discuss Lowry’s book “Like the Willow Tree.”
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Monmouth’s Academic Decathlon team named state runner-up
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy’s Academic Decathlon Team placed second in the State of Maine Virtual Academic Decathlon Championship on March 13. Coached by Cathy Foyt and Scott Foyt, the team will now have the opportunity to compete in the National Academic Decathlon Virtual Championship in April. The following Monmouth students won the following medals: Olivia […]
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Zoom talk delves into Maine-built research vessel
Camden Public Library will host maritime historian Charles H. Lagerbom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, for a slideshow talk about the wooden research vessel “Hero.” To request a link to join in this presentation via Zoom, email [email protected]. Hero was built by Harvey Gamage in 1968 for the National Science Foundation. It played a […]
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Maine, Wabanaki shellfisheries to be discussed April 12
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about learning, equity and collaboration in Maine and Wabanaki wild shellfisheries from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 12. The future of shellfishing across Maine and Wabanaki homelands is uncertain, as wild clam and mussel […]
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Virtual musical fundraiser to be held April 11
Musicians will share their talents in a by-donation event for the Inn Along the Way and Lincoln County Television.
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Rangeley arts group to hold auditions for comedic play
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans to hold open auditions for its summer production of a comedy, “The Death of Robin Hood.” Auditions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. The production is scheduled for July 30 through Aug. 2. The audition […]