AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is partnering with area employers and service providers to recruit candidates interested in becoming qualified Land Surveyor Technicians. Information and links to register for the free program are available at https://cmconnect.cmcc.edu/ICS/Training/. The first of four free Land Surveyor Technician I Course […]

Simmons BOSTON — Sophie Duane-Leavitt, a Fryeburg resident, was named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston. To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade […]

REGION — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The sessions are being held at the following dates and times: Virtual: Monday, May 2 at 9 & 10 a.m. Tuesday, […]

PARIS — On March 22, the Norway Fire Department lost a lifetime member. Shawn was only 44 years old and passed away far too early due to ongoing medical issues. Shawn was a treasured member of the auxiliary and was always there to support and encourage all firefighters, no matter what department they were from. […]

STATE — UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this summer. “Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in School Communities: From Surviving to Thriving” will be a virtual event from June 22–23. This new UMaine Summer University program will […]

STATE — Applications are currently being accepted at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university. There is […]

POLAND — Grade 7 Academic High Honors: Graceyn Camire, Abigail Coughlin, Delilah Farrington, Davis Hill, Payton Rose Grade 7 Academic Honor Roll: Kadi Adams-Brossman, Tucker Bailey, Aiden Bean, Garrett Beaucage, Dallas Billings, Payton Blake, Adelyn Bryant, Samuel Chadbourne, Dylan Cobb, Gabriella Cooper, David Crump, Eli Culleton, Cameron Cunningham, Chloe Cyr, Benjamin Drake, Madeline Ellis, Aubry […]

FARMINGTON — Registration for 2022 University of Maine at Farmington May and Summer Session courses is now open to the public. A wide-ranging selection of online, hybrid, and in-person classes are being offered across the University featuring courses in Art History, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, Education, English, Environmental […]

BRIDGTON — Spring Classes for the Senior College at Bridgton meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from April 19 to May 12. All classes meet at the Magic Lantern Theater Pub, 9 Depot Street in Bridgton. For members or non-members, the classes meeting three or four times have a fee […]