Named for Mary L. George, a 1955 graduate of WSHS, the scholarship is to be awarded each year to two seniors.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Graduation rates dip across U.S., including in Maine, as pandemic stalls progress
Some fear that cumulative effects of the pandemic stand to hit future graduating classes the hardest.
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Posted inSports
Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds will be close calls for Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are in their final year on the ballot, while David Ortiz is in his first.
Posted inSports
Australian Open: Alize Cornet reaches quarterfinals at her 63rd Grand Slam
Cortez beats two-time major champion Simona Halep to reach the quarters for the first time two days after her 32nd birthday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta Armory clinic to stop offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations after this week
Final two days of clinic at 179 Western Ave. set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday. No appointment is necessary. PCR testing for the coronavirus set to continue, by appointment.
Posted inNation & World
NASA’s new space telescope reaches its final stop – a million miles out
The telescope will enable astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before, all the way back to when the first stars and galaxies were forming 13.7 billion years ago.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Disappearance of New Hampshire girl, 5, narrowed to 13 days in 2019
Investigators have narrowed the window of the disappearance of a New Hampshire girl missing since late 2019 at age 5 to a 13-day period coinciding with the eviction of her father and stepmother from their home.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Monday’s college roundup: UMaine men break 7-game losing streak by beating UNH, 71-64
The Black Bears get their first men’s basketball win over a Division I opponent.
Posted inNation & World
Attorney for 3 officers charged in George Floyd killing says Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’
Prosecutors accused the men of standing by as fellow Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin ‘slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News
Attorneys for Robert Indiana estate settle with Maine over legal fees
More than $2 million will be returned to the Star of Hope foundation.