CANAAN – Cheryl A. (Patnaude) Richardson, 53, passed away Nov. 18, 2021, at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor …
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Obituary: Lucille M. Gower-Wyman
WATERVILLE – Lucille passed away on Oct. 22, 2021 of natural causes with her family surrounded around her bedside. Lucille worked …
Obituary: Patricia “Patti” A. York
SKOWHEGAN – Patricia “Patti” A. York, 58, of Skowhegan, passed away peacefully with her family and friends by her side on …
University of Maine System trustee tours Augusta campus
Earlier this fall, Roger Katz, current University of Maine System board trustee and former state senator and mayor, visited the University of Maine at Augusta. He was invited by UMA Interim President Joseph Szakas to see the refurbished lettering outside of the Bennett D. Katz Library, named in 1999 for Katz’s father. The refreshing of […]
Union library to host educators, authors via Zoom Dec. 1
UNION — Vose Library’s “Vose or Virtual Wednesday Series” is scheduled next to feature Gary Chapin and Carisa Corrow, to discuss their co-creation of the book “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education.” The event is is to be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, via Zoom. Chapin has been working in education since 2000, first […]
Veterans bureau to hold 3-day assistance program
The Maine Bureau of Veterans Services is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Benefits Administration at Togus to put on a Virtual Veterans Experience Action Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 7-9, for Maine’s veterans. Limited appointments are available. To register, visit booknow.appointment-plus.com/ck3047g2. Registration runs […]
Honor society inducts Winthrop student
BATON ROUGE, La. — Alex Chamberland of Winthrop was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Chamberland was initiated at MCPHS University. Chamberland is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. […]
Maine Human Rights Summit set for Dec. 10 via Zoom
PORTLAND — As the world celebrates International Human Rights Day on Friday, Dec. 10, Maine will join the effort by exploring ways in which the securing of human rights can help transform our society in this state. Mindbridge and Cross Cultural Community Services plan to co-host the second Maine Human Rights Summit virtually from 8 […]
In Photos: Gov. Mills joins fisheries officials to help stock the Presumpscot
Gov. Janet Mills and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso were in Windham on Tuesday to help stock a portion of the Presumpscot River with brook trout. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife stocks more than one million trout and salmon per year in more than 800 locations across Maine. Fishing in Maine […]
Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead
The bus was carrying tourists back to North Macedonia; the dead include a dozen children.