2020
Farmington board approves UMF multi-use trail system proposal
The proposal will incorporate town-owned land with land owned by the university’s athletic fields off Front Street to create a multi-purpose, handicap-accessible trail system near the Sandy River.
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 17
Jan. 17, 2002: Fire severely damages buildings on Main Street in Lincoln. Three days later, a second fire breaks out. The two blazes combined wipe out a quarter of the Penobscot County town’s business district, including the three-story Lake Mall, and displace 10 businesses. Firefighters ultimately contain both fires and save other downtown businesses. The […]
Pensacola Christian College dean’s list
Students named on the dean’s list earned a semester grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Thorndike’s West graduates from Castleton University
CASTLETON, Vt. — Kate West, of Thorndike, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science degree from Castleton University following the successful completion of the fall semester in December 2019. West will be recognized during the 233rd Commencement on May 16 at the Castleton Pavilion.
Connecticut College fall dean’s list
Johonson, Charland and Sisson earn academic recognition.
Cedarville University dean’s honor list
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Emily Allen, of Hallowell, and Catherine Riley, of Chelsea, have been named to the 2019 fall dean’s honor list at Cedarville University This recognition required students to maintain a 3.75 grade point average for the semester while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Stahlnecker makes Cedarville University dean’s list
Farmingdale native obtained a 3.5 GPA or higher for the fall semester.
Avis Ames Speaker Series continues Jan. 30 in Gardiner
Maine historian and author Tom Desjardin will present on “The Colburns on the Kennebec: A Colonial Family on the Maine Frontier and the Arnold March to Kennebec.”
Burns Night Supper set for Jan. 25 in Readfield
READFIELD — The Second annual Burns Night Supper will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Asa Gile Hall at the Readfield Town Office, 8 Old Kents Hill Road. The event is a participatory evening of poems, ceremony, music and dance celebrating the life and work of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. […]