ORONO — Maine Outdoor School for All, a network of organizations that includes University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is expanding its community partnership, taking a significant step toward the goal of offering outdoor education to students across the entire state. To commemorate the milestone, a ceremonial signing event was held at the University of Maine […]
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Ag department designates Maine counties as primary natural disaster areas
The United States Department of Agriculture has designated Maine counties as primary natural disaster areas. This secretarial natural disaster designation allows the department’s Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs. These include the replacement of […]
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New Ventures Maine offers free classes in February
AUGUSTA — New Ventures Maine plans to offer free workshops and classes statewide in February in three program areas: career, business and financial education. Workshops and classes are designed to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to build a career, start a business and manage money. The full class schedule is […]
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Upper Kennebec Valley Junior/Senior High names honor students
BINGHAM — The following Upper Kennebec Valley Junior/Senior High School students were named to the second quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Fifth grade High honors: Peyton Brooks and Karissa Carrigan. Honors: Promise Cabassa and Aelon Glynn. Sixth grade High honors: Bryce Hartwell and Landon Hartwell. Honors: Annalyse Chandler, Caroline Gould, Abigayle Ingersoll and Skylynn Washburn. […]
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Smithsonian African American historian to speak in Camden Feb. 11
Kate McMahon, Ph.D., is set to be the featured speaker at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, for the Camden Rockport Historical Society’s renewed winter speaker series at the Camden Public Library’s Picker Room, 55 Main St. McMahon, an African American historian, will speak on “Freedom’s Woods: Peterborough and African Americans in Midcoast Maine, 1776-1865.” The […]
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Waterville Rotary Club makes food insecurity donations
The Waterville Rotary Club raised $5,000 this past year to support local organizations that address food insecurity. In the prior three years the club donated $40,622 to organizations addressing hunger and basic needs. “Our club became aware of the intense need in our community during the pandemic. We have directed a portion of our fundraising […]
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Waterville Senior High School recognizes honor students
Waterville Senior High School has announced the following students were named to its second quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Kara Anderson, Mason Anderson, Beatrice Beale Tate, Evan Benway, Samuel Bernier, Britney Blow, Jace Bryan, Angel Cloutier, Alyssa Curry, Kiara Deane, Isabel Derosby, Taylor Doane, Abigail Dudley and Lindsey […]
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Rangeley arts group to host storytelling evening Feb. 22
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is set to host an evening of personal storytelling at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. The event, “The Kitchen Table,” is directed by Tim Straub. This event is sponsored in part by a grant from the Onion Foundation and the Maine […]
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Madison Legion seeks items for Feb. 17 auction
MADISON — Members of the American Legion Family Post No. 39 in Madison plan to host a benefit spaghetti dinner, 50/50 raffle and live auction on Saturday, Feb. 17 (with a snow date of Feb. 24) for the flood victims of Anson, North Anson and Madison. There are 20 families and four businesses affected, many […]
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UMaine celebrates future teachers with inaugural pinning ceremony
ORONO — The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recently celebrated students who have chosen teaching as a career with its first ever pinning ceremony, according to a news release from Casey Kelly at the UMaine. “Teachers transform individuals, schools, organizations and communities for the better. I can think of no more […]