CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Two local students were named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at Cedarville University. They are Linnea Estes of Sidney, a nursing major, and Rebecca Riley of Chelsea, a psychology major. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 […]
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UMaine at Machias announces fall dean’s list
The University of Maine at Machias has announced its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. Of the students who made the dean’s list, 82 are from Maine, 12 are from six other states and seven are from six countries other than the U.S. AROOSTOOK COUNTY Caribou: Jewels Corbin. Mars Hill: Kristin Shaw. CUMBERLAND COUNTY Portland: Julie […]
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Fire & Ice Festival planned for Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Fire & Ice Festival is set for noon-3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Narrow Gauge Cinema on Front Street. The family-friendly event will include wagon and sleigh rides, a hay maze, sledding, tubing and cookie decorating. There will also be free movies, titles of which are to be announced, at 10:30 a.m., and […]
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Camden library to host videos by cellist, cinematographer
Salt Bay Chamberfest Artistic Director and cellist Wilhelmina Smith embarked on a project with cinematographer Joseph Zizzo to create four music videos, pairing solo cello music with Midcoast Maine vistas. Camden Public Library plans to host an online screening of the videos at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, accompanied by a real-time discussion with Smith […]
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Rockport alumni lecture series to feature 2 photographers
ROCKPORT — Two photographers, Susan Burnstine and Justyne Davis, are scheduled to be the next presenters of the Alumni Lecture Series, a weekly online series offered by Maine Media Workshops + College, featuring conversations on topics in photography, filmmaking, book arts and design, and writing. Burnstine will discuss her creative process to create idiosyncratic and […]
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Relief fund launches for farmers dealing with PFAS contamination
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association are launching a new PFAS Emergency Relief Fund to support farmers impacted by potential PFAS contamination, according to a news release from the trust. “This fund will help make sure that farmers that are facing extreme uncertainty about their futures get interim relief until […]
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Two girls seriously hurt in snowmobile crash were supervised at the time, official says
A person was monitoring the children, ages 9 and 10, as they rode Friday without helmets and hit trees in New Portland.
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COVID bereavement support group to begin in March
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area plans to offer a six-week COVID bereavement support group starting March 22. Meetings are set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, according to a news release from the nonprofit. This group is for family members or significant others who have lost someone because of COVID. Group facilitators are trained volunteers. Current CDC […]
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Apple tree pruning workshop planned in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District plans to offer an outdoors, skill-building workshop on how to prune apple trees from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 6, at the Yankee Woodlot Demonstration Forest, 7 County Drive. The introductory workshop will include a repeat of that session on Saturday, March 12. Apple tree […]
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Wiscasset association showcases Lincoln County women writers
WISCASSET — The Lincoln County Historical Association is spotlighting a local writer of love stories, Maude Clark Gay. Born in Waldoboro in 1876, Gay, nee Mayo, began writing at a young age, contributing stories and poems to newspapers and magazines while still a teenager, according to a news release from the association. Her work as […]