Winslow High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for 2021-22 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Evan Bourget, Tyler Brockway, Grace Campbell, Carrina Chen, Cory Eyster, Emma Farnham, Megan Huesers, Lanie Latham, Ryan Martin, Alanna McCann, Vanessa Norris, Rylie Raftus, Allan Rogers, Owen Schuchardt, Zachary VanAntwerp, Connor Veilleux […]
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Hall of fame remembers Maine country music icon Slim Andrews
AUBURN — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame bids farewell to Slim Andrews, hall of fame co-founder and country music legend. He was born Leonard “Slim” Andrews Huntington Jr. in Boston. On Jan. 15 the Maine country music icon went to “sing and strum with the angels” at the age of 90, according to […]
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Mushroom cultivation webinar planned by UMaine Extension
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar for home gardeners about mushroom cultivation set for noon-1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25. “Spring Has Spawned: Getting Your Garden Ready for Mushroom Cultivation” topics include basic fungal biology and growing methods, necessary tools and materials, culinary and ecological benefits, and suitable mushroom species, […]
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Winthrop High School lists honor students
Winthrop High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High honors Grade 12: Sarah Adam, Logan Baird, Emily Finch, Eleanor Folsom, Andrew Foster, Justin Heath, Xavier Hodge, Muriel Lattin, Marta Norton, Madelynne Perkins, Vanessa Richards Bowden and Averie Silva. Grade 11: Brooke Belz, Sophia […]
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Monmouth library to host talk on Underground Railroad’s ties to town
MONMOUTH — Author Mark Leslie plans to talk about the Underground Railroad in Maine, with a focus on Monmouth, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, via Zoom. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 demanded prison and fines for anyone caught harboring or helping escaping slaves, and yet at least four Monmouth families risked both, according […]
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Fire at Waterville apartment building likely caused by discarded smoking materials, investigators say
Rear porch caught fire Tuesday at building on Silver Place.
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Maine university recognizes local dean’s list students
The University of Southern Maine has named the following local students to its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY Greene: Zack Morin, Tyler Morin, Hannah Deblois and Maddie Springer. Leeds: Jess Richard. Livermore Falls: Hannah Coates. Sabattus: Adelle Surette, Christian Richter, Riley Worth, Daisy Cole, Gavin Rawstron and Shelby Wood. Turner: Matt Brown, Kaitlyn […]
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West Gardiner students make Massachusetts university dean’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Two local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Western New England University. They are Casey Vandenbossche and Timothy Doyle, both of West Gardiner. Students are named to the dean’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher.
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Local students make Massachusetts university president’s list
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Three local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester president’s list at Western New England University. They include Nathan Miller of Winthrop, as well as Andrew Mayo and Kasen Sirois, both of Sidney. Students are named to the President’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or […]
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Kennebec Valley college names building after former president
A lecture hall building, located on the Kennebec Valley Community College’s Harold Alfond Campus in Hinckley, is to be named Woodlee Hall in honor of former KVCC president and Maine Women’s Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Barbara Woodlee, according to a news release from the college. Woodlee served as KVCC’s president from 1984 to 2012, […]