The trustees of the Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival unveiled the 2024 Union Fair Poster and present a check to the 2024 poster contest winner on Friday, March 29. The winner, Sylvia Percy, is the school’s grade 6-8 art teacher. For more information contact Rick Butler at 207-215-2575 or [email protected]. Check out other upcoming […]
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Talk on browntail moth outbreaks set for April 1
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine is set to host a talk, “The Menacing Moth of Maine:Understanding Browntail Moth and Their Outbreaks,” at 3 p.m. Monday, April 1. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and offered both remotely via Zoom […]
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‘Faces Tell Stories’ exhibit to open at Waterville library
WATERVIILLE — The “Faces Tell Stories” exhibition by award-winning author and illustrator Charlotte Agell is set to open Monday, April 1, in the Carnegie Gallery on the fourth floor of Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St. The show will be on view through Aug. 15. The show features 96 portraits of women — some fictional, […]
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Gardiner Regional Middle School names honor students
Gardiner Regional Middle School has announced the following students were named to its second term honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 6 — High honors: William Britt, Riley Antognoni, Evalyn Grover, Andrew Rogers and Gabriel Mitchell. Honors: Alexander Deaton, Ria Learned, Calvin Whitehouse, Gretchen Collier, Henry Jensen, Ava Thornton, Lane Hahn, Ethan Merrill, Layla […]
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Farmington-based United Way seeks Very Basic Fund applications
Non-profits like schools, municipalities and faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, applications are due April 30.
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Farmington Public Library to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up the town
Farmington Public Library Director Jessica Casey said this is the eleventh annual Earth Day and last year saw some unusual finds, like a large pile of tires in the woods.
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Maranacook Middle School lists honor students
READFIELD — Maranacook Middle School has announced the following students were named to its second trimester honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Maddie Bailey, Lucy Coryell, Jaden Emmons, Jackson Foth, Lydia Garofalo, Charlie Gluillemette, RJ Haldane, Caroline Harper, Gavin Hatch, Joshua Herzing, Meah Jarius and Alex LaBelle. Also, Meka MacDonald, […]
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Belgrade student receives Messalonskee Principal’s Award
Anne Stocco of Belgrade, a senior at Messalonskee High School, has been named the 2024 Principal’s Award recipient. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Anne Stocco is the epitome of a Messalonskee Eagle. She is number one in her class […]
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Central Maine Garden Club hears talk on climate change
The Central Maine Garden Club hosted a talk by Dr. Peter Garrett about climate change March 19 at Redington Museum in Waterville. Garrett works with the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Greenhouse Gas Removal Action Team to create solutions to reduce emissions. The real challenge is to remove carbon dioxide from both land and water. […]
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Thomas College one of Titan Challenge sites in Maine
Thomas College in Waterville is one of eight sites where Junior Achievement of Maine plans to host its 18th annual Titan Challenge for high school students on Thursday, April 4. This immersive business competition introduces students to business, entrepreneurship, and soft skill development. It provides a real-world simulation that puts students in the CEO seat […]