The Garrison ends its take-out experiment, and Midcoast residents get mobile seafood delivery.
2020
On this date in Maine history: March 24
March 24, 1958: Life magazine’s cover depicts sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) wearing a witch’s hat and crouching behind one of her creations. The magazine’s cover article reveals to the nation Nevelson’s “Moon Garden + One” exhibition at the Grand Central Moderns gallery in New York, which opened in January that year and elevates Nevelson, who grew […]
Maine Compass: Congress must support nonprofits during outbreak
America’s nonprofit sector and the people it aids face a dangerous decline in mission-based services — just when our community relies on these services more than ever.
Scholarships available for students pursuing business degrees
Applications are being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full time in pursuit of a business degree and who will be entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at […]
Olivia Jewell makes Simmons University dean’s list
BOSTON — Olivia Jewell, of Belgrade, has been named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University. To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.
Palermo quilter contestant at AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah 2020
Diane Dixon, of Palermo, has been accepted as a contestant with her quilt, “Any Which Way I Can,” at AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah, Kentucky, according to a news release from the American Quilter’s Society. AQS QuiltWeek — Paducah features more than 400 quilts from around the world. The high point of the show recognizes the […]
Obituary: Joanne L. (Sproul) Harriman
RICHMOND – Joanne L. (Sproul) Harriman, 81, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at her home from a brief …