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On this date in Maine history: June 15, narrated by Matthew Quinn

June 15, 1781: Brig. Gen. Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829) and Maj. Benjamin Burton, both U.S. Army officers being held prisoner by Loyalists during the Revolutionary War and confined at Fort George in British-controlled Castine, escape by cutting a hole in the roof of their jail cell. They were captured and imprisoned for their role in the […]

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CATC students awarded program completion certificates for 2019-20

AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center, serving 400 students from Cony, Erskine Academy, Gardiner Area, Hall-Dale, Maranacook Community, Richmond and Winthrop high schools and Monmouth Academy, offers 15 diverse career and technical education programs, according to a news release from Stephanie Turgeon, Student Services coordinator at the center. The center has announced the students receiving […]

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Opera House Arts plans relaunch in early 2021

STONINGTON — Opera House Arts is taking advantage of the pause in normal operations due to the pandemic to make upgrades to its historic building, retrofit technology and restructure the organization, with a grand reopening planned in early 2021. The organization’s first virtual Gala, now set for Wednesday, July 15, will celebrate the changes planned […]