NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will receive $5 million to use toward capital improvements this year, resort spokesperson Darcy Morse said Monday afternoon. Morse said that the $5 million was given to Sunday River as part of a new investment from their parent company, Boyne Resorts. Boyne Resorts has invested over $40 million in […]
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Bethel Historical Society, Gould Academy collaborate for presentation of archives
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society is collaborating with Gould Academy to help preserve the school’s archives, Randall Bennett, the executive director of the society, said. The archives include documents, photographs, books and objects significant to the history of the school, he said. “Over the past few decades, on-site supervision of the Gould archives has […]
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Bethel to host UMF professor’s program on long-term climate change in Maine
BETHEL — A University of Maine at Farmington professor will speak about long-term climate variability and its effect on Maine ecosystems at next month’s 2014 Changing Nature Series. The presentation by George Jacobson, professor emeritus of biology, ecology and climate change, will be hosted by the Mahoosuc Land Trust at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, […]
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Gould academy student takes first at science fair
BANGOR — Nine years ago, Dimitri Maxim’s mother, Lefki Michael-Maxim, had a kidney transplant. Since the operation, she has had four biopsies to determine whether her body was rejecting the new kidney, she said. Each time, a piece of the organ was removed. Dimitri, 16, of Carlisle, Mass., didn’t like seeing his mother suffer, so […]
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First participating writer in Visiting Writers Program to read to public March 6
BETHEL — Inaugural poet Richard Blanco’s recently announced Visiting Writers Program and Retreat at Gould Academy will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Bingham Auditorium at Gould Academy. Poet Spencer Reece, the first participating writer, will be introduced by Blanco and give a public reading. A book signing by Reece in […]
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Academy Award-winning director to visit Gould Academy on Jan. 31
BETHEL — An Academy Award-winning director will visit Gould Academy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, to screen his film and take questions from the audience. Director Ross Kauffman, who won the Academy Award for best documentary and the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award in 2005 for his film “Born into Brothels,” will screen the […]
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Maine artist speaks to Gould students on MLK and other renowned ‘truth-tellers’
BETHEL — Portrait painter Robert Shetterly spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day program Monday at Gould Academy of other “truth-tellers” who had an impact on promoting social, environmental and economic fairness. The presentation by the Brooksville resident focused on his portrait series titled “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” The collection consists of citizens […]
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Gould Academy, Maine-Wabanaki REACH organization to host Martin Luther King Day event Jan. 20
BETHEL — Gould Academy will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday by inviting Maine artist Robert Shetterly and members of the Maine-Wabanaki REACH program to speak with students and the public. The event was organized by Arla Patch, community outreach coordinator for the Maine-Wabanaki REACH program. The theme is “Speaking the Truth and […]
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‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ artist to speak at schools in Bethel
Students at Gould Academy and Telstar High School will have a unique cultural opportunity during the week of Martin Luther King Day, when Maine painter Robert Shetterly will discuss his portrait series, Americans Who Tell the Truth (AWTT) with the student bodies of both schools. In addition, paintings from his widely acclaimed project will be […]
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Gould Academy cuts energy use
BETHEL — Early in 2013, Gould Academy CEO Peter Rackliffe and Facilities Manager Jerry Bernier discussed their options for replacing the old, failing, dimming panel in Ordway Dining Hall. Rackliffe, who has since retired, and Bernier decided that rather than just replace the old system, it would be prudent to consider a system upgrade. Several […]