ROCKPORT — For more than 50 years, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School has awarded prizes to recognize, encourage and reward young Maine music students who are serious in their study and performance of music. The A. H. Chatfield, Jr. Piano Prize for 2014 was awarded to 17-year-old Shujing Lian of Mechanics Falls. Shujing has […]
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Poland Regional High School honor roll
POLAND — Poland Regional High School has announced the second semester honor roll. High honors Grade 12: Katelyn Burgess, Susan Gary, Journee Levasseur, Renee Reid, Lindsay Theriault. Grade 11: Summer Emery, Emily Gibson, Kylie Martin, Derek Michaud, Jessamyn Quint, Spencer Robinson, Marissa Zink. Grade 10: Erin Brewer, Alexis DiTrapano, Paisley Keene, Ethan Mason, Katelyn Smith, […]
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Mechanic Falls Community Days MECHANIC FALLS — The fifth annual Mechanic Falls Community Days will be held on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21. This year’s event will feature a couple’s competition, horse-drawn wagon rides, chicken barbecue, duck race, pancake breakfast, food vendors, games and more. The event will also include the fifth annual […]
Mechanic Falls voters reject 9 of 29 spending articles
MECHANIC FALLS — Voters on Tuesday voiced their displeasure with a municipal budget set at $2.45 million, an increase of more than $200,000 over the current year’s spending plan. The proposed budget had threatened to increase property taxes by about $146 on a home assessed at $100,000. Voters rejected nine of the 29 funding articles […]
Budget, town officers on June 10 ballot in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the Municipal Building on Lewiston Street to elect town officials and to set next year’s budget. The proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, as approved by the Town Council at May’s public hearing, stands at […]
Freemasons bring ‘Bikes for Books’ to RSU 16’s Elm Street School
MECHANIC FALLS — Maine Freemasons sponsor the “Bikes for Books” program to encourage students to read. This year some 90 Masonic Lodges throughout Maine presented nearly 1,000 bicycles to children participating in reading programs in local schools and public libraries. It’s essential to establish a love for reading early in life. Toward that end, Elm […]
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Still openings for pre-kindergarten LEWISTON — There are still openings for Lewiston School Department’s pre-kindergarten. Registration will take place at the Superintendent’s Office, 36 Oak St. Parents may register their child any business day between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and on Thursdays, June 5 and 12, until 5p.m. Required documentation include an official birth […]