WATERVILLE — Ross Donihue was recently awarded a 2013 National Geographic Young Explorers grant to map the site of the future Patagonia National Park in Chile. Located in the Aysen Region along the Argentine border, the future park forms a protected area the size of Yosemite National Park.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Students, Caitlynn Barrows of Augusta, majoring in neuroscience; and Marcus Godin of Waterville, majoring in sport management, were recently inducted into the Western New England University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta during the University’s Convocation ceremony.

WATERVILLE — Officer Alden Weigelt was recently promoted to patrol sergeant according to Chief Joseph Massey in a press release. Weigelt began his law enforcement career in 1997 when he was hired by the Oakland Police Department as a patrol officer. He holds an associate’s degree in criminal justice from University of Maine at Augusta and completed his training as a Maine Certified EMT in 1983. Sgt. Weigelt is also a certified instructor at the MCJA where he teaches police officers on cultural diversity issues.

VASSALBORO — The Vassalboro Public Library will hold its 54th annual book and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the East Vassalboro Grange. It includes books of all varieties, baked goods, and bidding for the library’s silent auction. A quilt raffle will also be featured.

CASTINE — Each year the Penobscot Navy League Council, in partnership with Maine Maritime Academy, conducts afternoon sunset cruises of Penobscot Bay on the historic schooner Bowdoin. Proceeds are used for scholarships for outstanding students in the Naval ROTC program at Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine and to recognize outstanding Merchant Marine graduates at MMA.