This year $1,000 will be awarded to nine students.
Community
Community news and announcements from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Brunswick’s Teens to Trails to offer free outdoor adventures
Sara’s Scholarship is open to freshmen and sophomores at Maine high schools who are registered with Teens to Trails.
Slavery, abolition in 19th century Maine topic of Feb. 6 Zoom talk
Gardner, of Alna, will discuss her upcoming book, ‘The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery.’
Union library to offer talk on Norway Feb. 5
UNION — Vose Library is set to host an “Armchair Adventure to Norway” with Erik Amundsen and Amy Cornell of Union at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the 392 Common Road library. They traveled through Norway last summer by land and sea, from Oslo to Kirkenes, Loftoten Islands, Trondheim, Froya and Bergen, and a […]
Waterville-area square dance club to offer lessons
Participants should wear casual clothing and comfortable footwear.
Finding Our Voices group plans cold water dip for Feb. 9
Women across Maine are dipping to raise money for domestic abuse survivors on Sunday before Valentine’s Day.
Kennebec Performing Arts Company to resume rehearsals
KPAC welcomes experienced and committed musicians to join its groups, with open enrollment continuing through February.
Capital Area Technical Center honors student, teacher
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has named Parker Douin, a senior at Maranacook Community High School and a resident of Readfield, as the professional of the month. He has been enrolled in the Plumbing & Heating program for the past two years, where he has excelled in both hands-on skills and academic understanding, according […]
Kennebec Valley Community College names dean’s list students
Students made the dean’s list by achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying 9 credit hours or more for the semester.
Maine education department seeks teacher nominations
Nominations are sought for the 2025 Somerset County Teacher of the Year; the deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31.