LITCHFIELD — The strains of bluegrass music will sound over the Litchfield Fairgrounds this week as the Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival gets under way.

RICHMOND — Richmond High School has announced its class of 2012.

Matthew Allen, Amber Bailey, Austin Bechard, Leighton Benedict, Claire Blanchette, Joshua Blier, Thomas Brault, Shyanne Bryant, Kristina Buck, Helen Call, Casey Chapman, Nathan Childs, Joshua Choate, Brien Crisci, Benjamin Crocker, Amanda Cunningham, Abigail Derstine, Craig Desjardins, Brittany Dubord, Kayla Dulac, Catie Eccleston, Alex Ellis, Frank Foss Jr., John Fredericks II, Kristi Fredette, Tyler French, Cameron Fudge, Alex Gallagher, Wesley Garant, Denyce Gardiner, Matthew Glidden, Wendy Goldman, Adam Greeley, Timothy Heath, Matthew Ingalls, Clara Irvine, Haley Jaramillo, Tyler Kalloch, Kyle Kidder, Bobbi-Jo Krechkin, Tyler Large, Jonathan Leugers, Abu Mannocchi, Jeffrey Maylin, Jordan Mayo, Abigail McNeil, Alyson Moran, Emily Newman, Hannah Lewis-Osgood, Jana Parsons, Olivia Patten, Bryan Preshong, Shannon Russell, Giacomo Saccani, Bradley Shepherd, Zachariah Stearn, Kyle Sterling, Joshua Stickney, Paley Sweet, Bryan Tardiff, Pasang Tsering, Trey Watkins, Campbell Watson, Nathaniel Welch, Simeon Welch, Shawn Williams, Taran Wilson, Carylanne Wolfington and Kevin Zembroski.

AUGUSTA — A private college with two branches in Maine will open a third one this fall in Maine’s capital city.

WINTHROP — Linda Findlay, the guiding force behind Wonder Awhile Nursery School for the past 30 years, is retiring as director and teacher at the school for 3- and 4-year-olds at Winthrop United Methodist Church on Main Street.

PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage called on Kaplan University graduates to follow a piece of advice he once received.