24 artists from around the US will perform with the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival this summer
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Local students graduate from Plymouth State University
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Five local Plymouth State University students received their academic degrees May 12 during the 152nd anniversary commencement ceremony. Ellery Hunt of Bridgton graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in social work. Tyler Hunter of Fryeburg graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood […]
Deertrees Theatre ready to take audiences to Almost, Maine
The play Almost, Maine opens on July 7, with five performance running throughout the month.
Harrison voters again reject having a staffed fire department
Close to 150 residents attended Harrison’s annual Town Meeting, with disagreements among them punctuating the evening.
Sharing their mushroom mastery
BETHEL — When Amanda Moran of Newry was a child, she thought it was great when a friend showed her family how to forage for black trumpet mushrooms in their Biddeford backyard. Moran hung on to that memory and more recently became “kind of obsessed” about everything mushrooms. Initially she taught herself from an Audubon […]
Harrison elections June 13, annual town meeting June 14
The meeting will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m., at Harrison Elementary School on Naples Road.
Deertrees Theatre announces lineup for 87th season of summer entertainment
Deertrees Theatre has a full lineup of events for its 87th season. Deertrees will present theatrical productions, comedies, exhibits, family shows, and concerts from June through early September, at 156 Deertrees Road, in Harrison. The complete season schedule and tickets are available at deertrees-theatre.org. Since 1936, Deertrees Theatre has valued the performing and visual arts […]
Students receive Gorman scholarships
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ten Maine community college students were awarded $3,500 scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year. The students were celebrated May 15 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L. Bean leadership. The 2023 Leon A. Gorman Scholars are: Mya Crowell (Greene), business, Central Maine […]
Harrison student named academy’s STAR student for April
Skyy Worster of Harrison, an 11th-grade student at Maine Connections Academy in Scarborough, has been named the school’s STAR student of the month for April. The recognition is awarded to a MCA scholar who embodies the school’s values and spirit. Worster is committed to giving back to her community one gymnastics lesson at a time. […]
Tri-Town Optimist Club recognizes competition winners
The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland held a Visual Arts Competition in April for students ages 11 and younger. Club members voted on 14 entries at a meeting on April 27 and selected first-, second- and third-place winners. The winners were Ambrie Cotnoir of Poland, 11, (cactus), who placed first; Perrie […]