AUGUSTA — South Parish Congregational Church UCC, with the help of the community, has raised $11,076 so far for Ukraine. The congregation voted on where the money would be sent, showing significant interest in both World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. Half is being sent to each agency to help them continue their work […]
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Union library to host genealogy reference specialist
B.J. Jamieson, a genealogy reference specialist at the Maine State Library, is set to speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, via Zoom as part of the Vose or Virtual Wednesday Series. Jamieson’s job lets her indulge her love of books and genealogy to an extent that she didn’t think was possible before she accepted […]
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Emerson College inducts Farmingdale student into honor society
BOSTON, Mass. — Georgia Howe of Farmingdale recently was inducted into Emerson College’s Gold Key Honor Society. Howe, a creative writing Bachelor of Fine Arts major, is a member of the class of 2024. The society was founded at the college in 1962 to recognize and encourage outstanding academic achievement. Membership in the society is […]
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Damariscotta library to host award-winning mystery writers
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Library plans to host two award-winning fiction authors at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in its Porter Hall meeting room at 184 Main St., according to a news release from the library. Maine writer Bruce Robert Coffin, author of the Portland-based Detective Byron mysteries, and Marni Graff, author of The Nora Tierney […]
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Maine Central Institute names 3rd quarter honor students
PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Highest honors Grade 12: Hyoungjoon An, Hector Bligh, Shuaizhi Sam Chen, Yeji Emily Choi, Yuran Choi, Leah Dechaine, Alice Di Terlizzi, Anna Dospelova, Danielle Dow, Jason Farias, Antonio Ferraro, Jodi A Gahn, […]
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Online workshop to connect women to construction careers
New Ventures Maine has opened registration for a free, 90-minute online workshop designed for women to explore high-wage careers within the construction trades in Maine. Connecting Women to Construction Careers is scheduled to be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. This is an opportunity to learn about low-cost or no-cost training programs […]
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Finding Our Voices organization receives foundation grant
Finding Our Voices, a grassroots nonprofit organization marshaling survivor voices to break the silence of domestic abuse, has been awarded $10,000 by the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation. The grant is earmarked for the Get Out Stay Out Fund, which empowers women to get out and stay out of dangerous intimate partner situations, and get and […]
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Somerset County commissioners approve $13.3 million budget
The spending package approved by commissioners Monday represents a 4% increase from last year, driven in part by increased labor expenses at the county jail and also a jump in the cost of providing medical services there.
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U.S. Rep. Pingree to deliver keynote at Democrat celebration
DAMARISCOTTA — Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat representing Maine’s 1st District, plans to deliver the keynote address at the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s biennial Frances Perkins Award Celebration, honoring Barb Burt, on Sunday, May 1. The online Zoom event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and offer a chance to come together and recognize Burt’s contributions […]
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Gardiner association seeks plant donations for library benefit
Community members are organizing a plant sale for Saturday, June 18, to benefit the Gardiner Public Library Association. Plant donations of healthy, pest-free, cuttings, seedlings, divided perennials, and labeled plants are needed to make the event a success, along with herbs and vegetable plants, according to a news release from Gardiner Main Street. People can […]