AUGUSTA — Maine Arts Academy has announced its top 10 graduates of 2024. These students have distinguished themselves through their remarkable academic achievements, leadership qualities, and contributions to the school community. 1. Emily Carlton 2. Haley Pottle 3. Erica Roussel 4. Allana Chase 5. Seth Sears 6. Abigail Drew 7. Xavier Ramirez 8. Jade DeWitt […]
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Scholarship fund golf tournament set for June
The Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 17th JLLF Chamber Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament. The event raises funds for four $1,000 scholarships to Spruce Mountain High School seniors furthering their education and one $1,000 scholarship to an adult education graduate, according to a news release from the Scholarship Tourney Committee. The tournament […]
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Extension 4-H Agriculture Symposium offers opportunities for teens
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is set to offer an agricultural symposium for Maine teens on Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19, at the UMaine campus in Orono. This third annual event is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14-18. Attendees will take part in experiential learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals, […]
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Arts Week, Symposium Day events set for Farmington
The University of Maine at Farmington is celebrating student research and creative projects with its annual Arts Week and Symposium Day events. In culmination of their academic year, students will be presenting the results of their semester- or year-long research or creative focus throughout the week. Arts Week events will feature a variety of art […]
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Civic groups to clean up trash in Cobbossee Watershed on Earth Day
Gardiner Main Street, Friends of Cobbossee Watershed, Kennebec Land Trust, Upstream Cobbossee and other civic groups plan to celebrate Earth Day by picking up trash in the Cobbossee Watershed. They will gather from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20. In 2023, more than 100 volunteers and a dozen nonprofits cleaned up 31 locations in […]
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Presentation on gravestone symbols set for April 20
AUGUSTA — Cemetery historian and author Ron Romano plans to give a presentation, “An Understanding Symbolism on Maine’s Early Gravestones,” at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20. The talk will be held in the Community Meeting Room at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. Romano will describe in this heavily illustrated presentation the “anatomy” of a […]
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Gibbs Library National Poetry Month event set for April 20
WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library is set to present a National Poetry Month event at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Bryant Room at 40 Old Union Road. Award-winning Maine poets Jefferson Navicky and Dawn Potter will read their poems and discuss their craft. A brief Q&A and book signing will follow the reading. Snacks […]
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Hallowell studio plans Earth Day collaborative water dance performance
The River Studio’s intergenerational dance group, The Spiral Dance Collective, will offer a free collaborative performance, the sixth bi-annual National Water Dance.
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Winslow High School lists honor roll students
The following Winslow High School students have made the third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Seniors — High honors: David Doughty, Mason Lee, Travis Letourneau, Talon Loftus, Megan Morrison, Jayda Parker, Ann Prickett, Joseph Richards, Justin Rogers, Elizabeth Schmitt, Alyssa Spaulding, and Brook Vincent. Honors: Bianca Akoa, Emma Barry-Spaulding, Opal Butler, Hannah […]