NEWTON, Mass. — Kaylee Arvayo-Bickford of Hallowell, a Lasell University student, will join the institution’s Student Government Association leadership for the 2022-23 academic year. Arvayo-Bickford was elected class of 2023 president. Lasell’s Student Government Association focuses on improving campus life for students. As a governing body, it serves as a forum for the communication and […]
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Waterville chamber business breakfast to host Fluent IMC founder
WATERVILLE — Marnie Grumbach of Fluent IMC will speak during Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce business breakfast set for 7:15 a.m. Thursday, May 12, in the Colby/Coburn Room at the Best Western Plus, 375 Main St., according to a news release from the chamber. Grumbach will share a brief glossary of the terms relevant to digital […]
Waterville continuing care center to hold virtual auction
WATERVILLE — Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood’s May Day Auction is back in virtual form for 2022. Bidders can view auction items at northernlighthealth.org/lakewoodauction and place bids Monday through Friday, May 9-13, according to a news releases from the center. Auction items include an Acadian supper for 10 at the home of Lakewood ambassador Marie […]
Augusta chamber to host Women’s Network luncheon May 11
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce plans to host a Women’s Network luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. The event will feature a presentation, “Finding My Footing: The Last 20 Years,” with Hillary Roberts, executive director of the Kennebec Humane Society. […]
Cony class of ‘81 to hold belated 40th reunion
Cony High School’s class of 1981 plans to hold a belated 40th reunion from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at The White Duck, 2527 U.S. Route 202 in Winthrop. Food and drink will be at the classmate’s cost; a group menu will be used to place orders. Classmates are encouraged to bring their […]
Winthrop High names 3rd quarter honor students
Winthrop High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High honors — Grade 12: Sarah Adam, Emily Finch, Eleanor Folsom, Andrew Foster, Justin Heath, Muriel Lattin, Marta Norton, Vanessa Richards Bowden and Averie Silva. Grade 11: Brooke Belz, Sophia Blanco, Aleah Childs, Trinity Chrissman, […]
Winthrop society to host historian’s talk about early settler
Historian Mike Bell plans to give a presentation about early settler Jonathan Whiting and his contribution to the town of Winthrop at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. In 1790 Jedediah Prescott made a plan for the town of Winthrop based on the work of […]
Bath-area land trust to offer bud break walk May 12
Tenley Elizabeth Wurglitz, land and stewardship director with the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, plans to offer a give a stroll to observe the opening of buds, the unfurling of baby leaves, and the emergence of early spring wildflowers from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 12. The program will start from the parking lot of […]
Richmond-based organization to show ‘To Bee or Not To Bee’
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s eighth and final presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, “To Bee or Not To Bee,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, via Zoom. It will feature the award-winning Piti Theatre Troupe, based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland, according to a news release from the […]
Somerville farm plans to reopen May 8 with more activities
SOMERVILLE — Pumpkin Vine Family Farm plans to reopen to the public Sunday, May 8, at 217 Hewett Road. Visitors can experience every aspect of farm life, from good food and friends to fun outdoors with goats. The farm is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday, May 8 through Dec. 18, according […]