AUGUSTA – Maryann W. Griffin, 63, of Augusta, died suddenly and unexpectedly from complications of minor surgery, Sept. 28, 2022. Maryann, …
October 2022
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Skowhegan center continues Wabanaki Voices Speaker series Oct. 13
The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center’s next speaker in its Wabanaki Voices Speaker series is scheduled to be Chris Sockalexis, a member of the Penobscot Nation. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Tewksbury Hall, located on Western Avenue in Skowhegan. Sockalexis will present Penobscot culture, history and […]
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Oakland ShineOn Saturday event breaks attendance record
OAKLAND — The Messalonskee High School girls soccer team welcomed a record 46 girls, pre-K to grade five, to the seventh annual ShineOn Saturday event, held Sept. 24 at Messalonskee Middle School. Girls came from 10 different local elementary schools to be mentored by the Lady Eagles, playing field games, learning new skills, and receiving […]
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Skowhegan teen earns Eagle Scout honors
Skowhegan has one new Eagle Scout, Connor Files received Scouting’s highest rank during a ceremony at the Skowhegan Federated Church on Sept. 25. “My Eagle Scout project included mapping trails in the Coburn Woods and installing an informational kiosk for the Somerset Woods Trustees,” Files said a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman […]
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UMaine English professor to deliver Maine Heritage Lecture Oct. 13
The University of Maine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is set to present the 2022 Maine Heritage Lecture at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. The event takes place at the Bodwell Lounge at the Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Road in Orono, with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the […]
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UMaine Farmington to host alumnus, award-winning poet Oct. 13
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to present award-winning poet and UMF alumnus Jacques Rancourt as the program’s second reader of the season. Rancourt will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street. The reading is free […]
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Winthrop center to host Augusta museum co-founder Oct. 13
Genie Gannett, co-founder of the First Amendment Museum in Augusta, is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. She will tell the story about how the Gannett family lived their First Amendment freedoms across four generations. Inspired by this history, she will talk […]
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Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run offered $2 million for ball
The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says the fan has not yet responded to his offer.
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Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Even before last week’s hurricane, Florida’s home insurance market was dealing with billions of dollars in losses from a string of natural disasters, rampant litigation and increasing fraud.
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Can Biden save democracy one U.S. factory job at a time?
President Biden has staked his presidency on what he has called ‘a historic manufacturing boom,’ hoping to succeed where past presidents, governors and hordes of other politicians have struggled for a half-century.