The plan would have allowed the fire department to hire three additional full-time staff, and would mean less reliance on the on-call firefighters, the fire chief said.
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Waterville Junior High School lists honor students
Waterville Junior High School has announced the following students were named its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Grade 6 — High honors: Allison Amuso, Alex Arp, Anthony Arp, Brynn Coelho, Connor Cole, Claire Cooley, Kyanne Fidler, Tristan Gray, Andrea Gunter, Hannah Gurney-McLaughlin, Brooklyn Hart, Wyatt Jones, Elias Karter, Kierra Kelley-Standish, Yan Hong Liu, […]
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Gardiner student makes dean’s list at Minnesota college
SAINT PETER, Minn. — Emily Gerencer of Gardiner has been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Gustavus Adolphus College. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 equals an A) or higher for the semester ending in December 2021.
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Local students make Bates College dean’s list
LEWISTON — Four local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list ending in December at Bates College. They are Evan Wells of Gardiner, Emma Christman of Litchfield, Alice Cockerham of Kingfield, and Sam Sheaffer of Hallowell. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.
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Augusta student makes Virginia university dean’s list
RADFORD, Va. — Danielle Malaya Haines of Augusta, a psychology major, has been named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at Radford University. Students placed on the dean’s list must have 12 semester hours of coursework graded A-F, earn GPAs of at least 3.4 for all courses not graded on a pass-fail basis, obtain no […]
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Waterville library to celebrate Earth Day
The Waterville Public Library plans to celebrate Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, the aim of which is to provide free trees to youths every Earth Day. To get one, parents can fill out an online registration form by Monday, Feb. 28. The tree, 6 to […]
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Wilton church to offer ashes-to-go, evening service
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton plans to return with Ashes-to-Go on Ash Wednesday, March 2. The Rev. Suzanne Cole will be in downtown Wilton from 9 to 10 a.m. and in downtown Farmington from noon to 1 p.m. People can stop by for the imposition of ashes and/or a prayer. What started in Chicago […]
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Farmington coalition, council partner to expand barn quilt trail
Southern Franklin County barn quilts will be created at a series of free workshops.
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University sports clubs provide bond during pandemic
Club sports at the University of Maine at Farmington bring students together in unique ways, and during the current pandemic, they have provided a bond that helps students survive and thrive, according to a news release from the university. These unique student-led sports teams or sports-related organizations give students the opportunity to play a sport […]
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Farming’s next generation focus of UMaine extension series
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to host an online eight-session series for Maine farming, fishing or forestry producers ages 20 to 35 who are interested in agricultural business training. Webinars are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon starting Friday, March 4, and continuing each Friday through April 22. GenerationNext Training Series in Maine is […]