World leaders put aside their other differences and promise international cooperation to cut coal- and petroleum-burning emissions.
2021
Looking Back on April 23
100 Years Ago: 1921 A special meeting of the Twin City YWHA will be held Sunday afternoon at three o’clock at the home of the home of Miss Molly Gurewitz, 360 Main Street, Auburn. All members are requested to attend. 50 Years Ago: 1971 Woodbury Brackett, former Auburn city manager, will participate in the New […]
Fairfield student completes research project
WORCESTER, Mass. — Braden Ballard of Fairfield, a member of the class of 2022 majoring in civil engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project. The project was entitled “Pollution Mapping & Management Methods for Rivers,” done with Ecuador Project Center. At WPI, all […]
Phi Kappa Phi inducts Bowdoin, Palermo students
BATON ROUGE, La. — Two University of Southern Maine students Amanda Nalls of Bowdoin and Cora Gavett of Palermo recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
WinterKids offers virtual training for preschool teachers
WESTBROOK — WinterKids has launched a virtual training to go alongside its “Preschool Guide to Outdoor Active Learning” binder. For a limited time teachers can get both the training and the binder for free. This training is a contact-free option to gain new resources to help with lesson planning for early childhood classes this spring […]
Farmingdale student receives 2021 Principal’s Award
FARMINGDALE — Resident Ian Stebbins, a senior at Hall-Dale High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Stebbins, the son of Mark and Karen Stebbins, is the last of three Stebbins […]
Skowhegan’s Blue Star Marker refinished, returned to rest area
SKOWHEGAN — The town’s Blue Star Marker, dedicated in honor members of all military branches, was reinstalled April 7 by community volunteers Melvin Burnham, David McDermott, Jason Frost and Ron Wilbur. In 2016, the Bloomfield Garden Club raised funds for this marker, located at the Kennebec Banks rest area on U.S. Route 2 east of […]
Bruins beat up on Sabres again, 5-1
Boston has beaten Buffalo 10 straight times, including five times this season.
Red Sox squander Pivetta’s strong start, lose to Mariners in 10 innings
Nick Pivetta takes a no-hitter into the sixth, but Seattle rallies for a 7-3 win despite managing just three hits.
Walker matches season high with 32 points as Celtics cool off Suns
Kemba Walker leads short-handed Boston to a big win over Phoenix, which owns the NBA’s best road record.