The USM LA Senior College, 51 Westminster St. Lewiston, has announced its winter schedule. It will continue on Zoom format for this semester. Registration begins Monday, Jan. 3. The complete course descriptions, schedule, instructors and registration information can be found at lewiston-auburn-senior-college.coursestorm.com. • Meet the Victorians Those who enjoyed watching “Victoria” and want to know […]
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Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Council seeks applications for new barn quilt locations
The High Peaks Creative Council is collaborating with the Greater Franklin Cultural Coalition to extend the Maine Barn Quilt Trail into southern Franklin County. The council has secured funding to add 20 new barn quilts to southern Franklin County and seeks applications for new barn quilt locations. The group is looking for locations for the […]
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Head of China Scout troop steps down
Scott Adams of China has stepped down as Scoutmaster of Scout Troop 479 in China, a position he held since Aug. 29, 1989. When Adams became Scoutmaster, there were only four Scouts including his son Matthew. Thirty-two years later, Troop 479 remains one of the healthiest Scout Troops in Kennebec Valley District, and 44 Scouts […]
Posted inNation & World
Flu is making a comeback in U.S. after an unusual year off
There are early signs that fewer people are getting the shots this year than last.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Corrections needed for Patriots to solidify playoff position
New England looked like Super Bowl contenders during its seven-game winning streak, but things have turned soured in their last two games.
Posted inNation & World
Jury signals verdict not near at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
The British socialite is charged with recruiting and grooming teenagers as young as 14 to be sexually assaulted by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Posted inNation & World
Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
The archbishop, who died Sunday at 90, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for anti-apartheid efforts.
Posted inSports
Tom Caron: Taking stock of New England sports as 2021 comes to an end
The Patriots are lucky there is an extra playoff spot, the Bruins hope to play soon and MLB needs to figure out its labor dispute.
Posted inSports
NHL notebook: NHL set to resume after six-day break; three more games postponed
The league continues to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks and hopes to get its season back on track.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine times
U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quarantine