NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy will host its fifth annual 2030 Vision Climate Convergence on May 17 and 18 in downtown Norway under tents at the recreation park on Cottage Street. This year’s convergence, themed “Connect Catalyze Create,” will continue to build momentum for climate action in western Maine and beyond during […]
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Movie Review: ‘Abigail’
After last week’s heavy, serious, ultraviolent “Civil War,” I needed a movie like the lighter, sillier, also ultraviolent “Abigail.” Is this film as intelligent and thought-provoking as last week’s offering – a film that still rules the box office, by the way? No. Is this film going to leave much of an impact on popular […]
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Restorative Community training scheduled
NORWAY — A Restorative Community Training will be offered on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Alan Day Community Garden, 26 Whitman Street in Norway. In Restorative Community Training, you learn to create a sense of belonging and inclusivity, practice specific methods to make group decision-making more effective, and help to make members […]
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Androscoggin River Watershed conference, call for volunteers
AREA — ARWC needs volunteers to help with the Volunteer River Monitoring Program. It involves early morning water quality testing using meters twice a month for the summer. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Ferg Lea at [email protected]. Join a diverse group of participants for the Annual Androscoggin River Watershed Conference on […]
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Extension offers sheep and goat school
REGION — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Animal Health Team and the Wolfe’s Neck Center to offer a Sheep and Goat School for new farmers on Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The full agenda […]
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Free welding training offered
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 completing their MIG Intensive 80-hour. May 20 – July 11, 2024. Register Today! Information and registration for the free program are available at centralmaine.cc/workforceapply Learn a new […]
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Safe Voices promotes Rebecca Austin
REGION — Safe Voices is happy to announce that Executive Director Elise Johansen will be succeeded by the agency’s current Director of Programs, Rebecca Austin, when Johansen steps down in June. Austin has been with the agency for 15 years, beginning first as an advocate based in Franklin County and most recently leading the programmatic […]
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Project Graduation 2024
To the Editor: Telstar High School’s Project Graduation Committee is excited to celebrate our high school seniors. It is an effort that has happened for the past 40 years. Project Graduation was started to save the lives of our children by having a supervised and chemical-free environment. Events are scheduled for the week of graduation, […]
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Honor Society inducts new members
BATON ROUGE, LA — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Mary Strain, of Casco, at the University of Southern Maine. Mary is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni to be initiated […]
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Access for All
BETHEL — Telstar Freshmen with the Pay It Forward project worked with Matt Coughlan, trail designer for the accessible trail on Buck’s Ledge, to initially lay out the design. Lukas Yates, Davon DeGruttola, and Kaiden Manjourides chose to work on the accessible trail at Buck’s Ledge Community Forest as their Pay It Forward program. They […]