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Strong, Norway, Oakland schools among grant recipients

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Maine Environmental Education Association makes grants available for outdoor learning and to fund Wabanaki studies.

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Clinton Fire Department receives award for rescue

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

The award recognized the team’s bravery in saving a dog who fell through ice on the Kennebec River.

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Cony student receives Champions for Children Youth Giraffe Award

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

HALLOWELL — Matteo Hardy was awarded the Champions for Children Youth Giraffe Award from the Maine Children’s Alliance. Hardy is a student at Cony High School and a member of the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board, a youth prevention group hosted by Healthy Communities of the Capital Area under the Maine Prevention Network, supported by […]

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Alliance for Recreation Ranger Corps gets $7.5K for trail improvements

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Sugarloaf Region Charitable Trust funds will be used to establish a Recreational Ranger Corps for the Fly Rod Crosby Trail and greater area.

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Old Fort Western selling tickets for Christmas raffle

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St., is selling tickets for its Christmas raffle, “Our Own Snug Fireside.” The prize package, valued at more than $550, includes one cord of cut, split and delivered hardwood, donated by Flying Pond Firewood of Mount Vernon; Henderson Redware teapot and four mugs; a colonial tin lantern; a […]

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Gardiner middle school names 1st trimester honor students

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

GARDINER — Gardiner Regional Middle School has announced its honor roll students for the first trimester of the 2024-25 school year. Sixth grade High honors: Charles Gray, Fiona McConnell, Ayanna Noyes, Vivienne Curtis, Sophia McConnell, Peyton Cummings, Kinlee Philbrook, Leeland Frazer, Muhammad Shoaib, Laney Wing, Lily Mank and Brayden Kramer. Honors: Isaac Blount, Callaway Brigham, […]