The University of Maine has announced four new Early College pathways aimed at inviting students interested in the fields of education, human development, and health and wellness to get started on a UMaine degree while still in high school, according to a news release from UMaine in Orono. Designed to introduce high school students to […]
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Kennebec County retired educators support the classroom
Educators association to award two $150 grants to two educators; application deadline is Oct. 31.
John Benoit raising funds for Maine’s Alzheimer’s Association
In a fundraising cause for Maine’s Alzheimer’s Association, John Benoit’s “The Brown-Nosed Camel” poetry chapbook, styled by David Silsby, both of Manchester, is on its way to raising $3,000. Efforts in 2009 and 2017 sent $4,500 to the Scarborough Chapter, according to a news release from Benoit. Motivation for these Alzheimer’s support functions is Judy […]
‘ShineOn Saturday’ girls soccer event held Oct. 3
Messalonskee High School Girls Soccer held its fifth annual “ShineOn Saturday” Oct. 3 at Pleasant Point Park in Oakland to honor former Messalonskee soccer player Cassidy Charette by hosting a girls youth soccer mentoring day. Charette was a leading Eagle mid-fielder and a youth mentor before she was killed in 2014, according to a news […]
Dine Around Town Raffle tickets available
The Rotary Club of Waterville fundraiser will provide books for KVCAP Community Days Program.
Obituary: Janice E. Butler
WEST GARDINER – Janice E. Butler, 58, passed away Oct. 21, 2020 at her home with family and friends by her …
Obituary: James “Red” Giroux
FAIRFIELD – Red Giroux passed away on Oct. 16, 2020 at Oak Grove Rehabilitation Center in Waterville.
He was born August …
Obituary: Melvin Graves
BELGRADE – Melvin Graves passed away suddenly at his home on October 19, 2020. Mel was born June 22, 1939, in …
Obituary: Sandra J. Breton Webster
BELGRADE – Sandra passed away peacefully after a long battle with type 1 diabetes, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, …
Obituary: Deanna L. Nason
SKOWHEGAN – Deanna L. Nason, 72, of Skowhegan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Oct. 19, 2020. …