The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor will host the Oshima Brothers at 7 p.m. Friday, April 23, at 86 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. The Oshima Brothers’ magnetic sibling sound and contagious joy result from a lifetime of making music together. Raised in a musical family in rural Maine, the brothers have honed a harmony-rich blend […]
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Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
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Virtual event to benefit domestic violence resource center
AUBURN — Safe Voices, a domestic violence resource center, plans in May to run Steps For Survivors, a virtual monthlong community event. The event challenges participants to collectively run or walk 4,400 miles, equal to the approximate number of square miles in the organization’s tri-county footprint. Registration is open at safevoices.org. “Our goal for this […]
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RFA plans community art project, summer events
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has announced its summer schedule of events, to be held at the RFA Lakeside Theatre, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. New this year is a community art project, “Rangeley Rocks ME,” a geo-tagging activity. Join the Facebook group to see all the details on this project. There also will […]
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Gardiner Regional Middle School recognizes honor students
Gardiner Regional Middle School recently announced the following students were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Danica Martin, Taryn Nichols, Sage Sculli,Madeline Seed and Lily Staples. Honors: Sydney Barlow, Chloe Blier, Anthony Boyce, Chase Burgess, Camryn Chadbourne, Abigail Cooley, Max Douvielle, Abriel Dustin, Austin Gould, […]
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Compass Career Collaborative to offer college, career resources
Partners create the Maine Compass Career Collaborative for Maine’s students in grades 7 through 12.
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Cereal box challenge raises 3,544 boxes for food pantries
SOUTH CHINA — Responding to a challenge issued by the Jobs for Maine Graduates students of Cony High School in Augusta to their peers at Erskine Academy, the school exceeded the 1,000 box challenge, raising 3,544 boxes of cereal for its local food pantries. Given only two weeks (one while the school was operating fully […]
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Weed management webinar offered for home gardeners
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about managing weeds in existing perennial and ornamental plantings. The session runs from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. “Weed Management for the Perennial and Ornamental Landscape” will focus on the most common […]
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Search finds body of woman who drowned in Washington County
The 27-year-old Indian Township resident fell from a hydro station catwalk into the St. Croix River, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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Mild start this week, rain returns Wednesday
A brief warm stretch gets squashed by some much needed rain. In typical Maine fashion, that rain brings wind with it.