Pastor David Poisson, left, of New Life Stevens Mills Church presents Amy Drake, center, the $500 Christian education scholarship. Also pictured is Pat St. Hilaire, administrator of Central Maine Christian Academy. New Life will award two $500 scholarships for school year 2018-2019. Applications will be available through May.
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Rockefeller Scholarship seeks applications from students taking 'road less traveled'
ELLSWORTH — Maine residents over the age of 18 who are on a “road less traveled” and are seeking educational experiences that will change their life and the lives of people around them are invited to apply for a James and Marilyn Rockefeller Transition Scholarship. The next application deadline for the scholarship is Friday, June […]
Western Mountains Baptist Church seeks applicants for annual scholarship
NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church has announced the availability of its second annual Community Scholarship. A $1,000 award will be presented to a western Maine student who has demonstrated academic and personal potential as well as service to their community. Graduating seniors from Carrabec High School and Mt. Abram High Schools are […]
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Extension offers vegetable gardening workshop FARMINGTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a vegetable gardening workshop twice this month in Franklin County. The workshop will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Wilton Town Office meeting room, 158 Weld Road, and at the same time on Wednesday, April […]
Bank foundation offers scholarships in local schools
FARMINGTON — Students planning to pursue a business-related field in college are invited to apply for the Franklin Scholar program. The scholarships will be available to Class of 2018 students graduating from Mt. Blue High School, Mt. Abram Regional High School, Dirigo High School, Mountain Valley High School, Rangeley Lakes Regional School, Skowhegan Area High […]
VFW patriotic youth scholarship contest opens for 2018-19
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is accepting entries for its 2018-19 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth scholarship competitions. Students will compete for their share of $3 million in scholarships and awards. The 2018 VFW Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., recognized the top students for 2017-18 in early March. Locally, District […]
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Journalism scholarships available for Mainers ELLSWORTH — The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund seeks applications from Maine students. The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for students majoring in journalism or a field reasonably related, including print, broadcast or electronic media. The fund helps pay tuition to attend an undergraduate, graduate, trade or technical school. […]
Saint Dominic Academy senior awarded Amirault Scholarship
PORTLAND — The Catholic Foundation of Maine has announced that Madison “Maddie” Leslie, a senior at Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn, and Rachael Haskell, a senior at Cheverus High School in Portland, are the recipients of the 2018 Lila Grace Sullivan Amirault Scholarships. The awards were presented by Bishop Robert P. Deeley on March 16 […]
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Journalism scholarships available The Journalism Education Foundation of New England will award a number of $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and college students in the six-state region who plan to pursue a career in journalism. Students in the Lewiston Sun Journal circulation area are eligible for the scholarships. Interested students can download the scholarship […]
Poland High School graduate receives dental association scholarship
POLAND — Brittney Bell, a graduate of Poland Regional High School who attends the University of New England College of Dental Medicine, was one of five students selected to receive the 2017 Alva S. Appleby Scholarship from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation. Each of the students was awarded $5,000. To be considered for the […]