Sixty-seven police cadets, representing 35 agencies from Fort Kent to South Berwick, graduated July 16 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The 39th event is the largest graduating class in the program’s history, and has the most female graduates of any class with 16 women. Also […]
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Volunteers hold fundraiser for backpack program
The Cox Memorial United Methodist Church in Hallowell recently held a yard and bake sale to raise funds for the backpack program they sponsor for the Hall-Dale Elementary School. More than $1,300 was raised by those who donated money for the items, which were displayed in the fellowship hall of the church. The sale always […]
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Pittsfield student inducted into social science honor society
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Saint Anselm College student Brayden H. Rollins of Pittsfield, a member of the class of 2021, has been inducted into the New Hampshire Beta chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, an international honor society for social sciences. Membership in Pi Gamma Mu is by invitation. Students must be in the top 35% of […]
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Waterville student co-authors report on ‘active’ fluids
WORCESTER, Ma. — Brock Jolicoeur of Waterville, a member of Worchester Polytechnic Institute’s class of 2023 majoring in physics, is a co-author of a new report on how “active” fluids develop circulatory flows within a millimeter-scale droplet. Jolicouer, a physics major, worked on the report with Kun-Ta Wu, assistant physics professor. The student helped to […]
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Historic interpreter to discuss Maine’s French, Indian wars
French and Indian Wars in Maine will be the lecture topic.
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Local students named to Elms College dean’s list
CHICOPEE, Mass. — The College of Our Lady of the Elms has named five area students to the its spring semester list. They are Edward Helldorfer of Brunswick, Emily Huber of Jefferson, Courtney Hall of Lamoine, Ashley Cronkhite of Lewiston and Samantha Bonneau of Skowhegan. To qualify, a full-time student must earn a GPA of […]
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Land trust plans tour of Hewett Oak Hill
FAYETTE — Kennebec Land Trust is to host an opportunity to walk Hewett Oak Hill and take in the views of its newest conservation project at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29. The trust plans to purchase and permanently conserve 120 acres in Fayette, including a ridgeline just above Echo Lake and a mature hardwood-conifer woodland […]
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Oakland student named to Bucknell dean’s list
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Owen Concaugh, class of 2021, from Oakland has been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at Bucknell University. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.
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Skowhegan student earns Virginia college degree
EMORY, Va. — Elizabeth Jones of Skowhegan has earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Emory & Henry College. Jones also was named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list. To be named to the dean’s list, students must be a full time student and receive a 3.6 GPA for the semester. Located in the […]
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Augusta student named to Iowa university dean’s list
AMES, Iowa — Talia Jorgensen of Augusta has been named to the 2021 spring semesters dean’s list in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University. The dean’s list honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.