LEWISTON — The Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul will host the second annual Maine Sacred Music Conference on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 12 and 13, at 122 Ash St. “Participants will be joining Catholic musicians, religious, and lay people dedicated to the revival of the centuries-old commitment to beauty and reverence in Catholic liturgy […]
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Winthrop library to celebrate author Kerri Arsenault
The Bailey Public Library in downtown Winthrop will host Kerri Arsenault at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, in the King Event Room on the first floor of the library at 39 Bowdoin St. The event is the seventh part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women that will run through 2021. Arsenault will give a […]
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Pittsfield institute to hold 1970, 1971 class reunions
PITTSFIELD — On the first weekend in August, Maine Central Institute plans to celebrate a double reunion and welcome alumni and friends back to the Pittsfield campus. Since MCI was not able to hold a reunion last year, this year the institute will honor two 50th reunion classes: the class of 1970 and the class […]
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Farmington student graduates from Connecticut college
STAMFORD, Conn. — Emilie T. Saulter of Farmington recently graduated from the University of Connecticut.
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Marine named June’s veteran of month
Donald Barnett, a resident at the Maine Veterans’ Homes — Augusta, has been named veteran of the month for June. Always a New Yorker, no matter where he happened to live throughout his life, Barnett grew up in Washington Heights, on the north end of the Big Apple. His father, Benjamin, was an electrician, and […]
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Cony High School recognizes honor students
AUGUSTA — Cony High School has announced the following students were named to its fourth-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Emily Atigian, Jack Begin, Elijah Bezanson, Pauline Bjornson, Lucy Buck, Mandy Cooper, Kyle Douin, John Dumas, Jackson Fifield, Casey Gallant, Isaac Gammon, Wyatt Green, Isabella Jollotta, Amanda Jorgensen and […]
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Damariscotta gallery seeks works for ‘Abstract’ show
DAMARISCOTTA — River Arts invites artists to submit work for a juried show of abstract art. The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. Ingrid Ellison, the juror, is a painter and arts educator working in oil, mixed media and visual journals. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from American University […]
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Fort’s bicentennial lecture series continues with archaeologist
The lecture is about early trading posts in central Maine along the Kennebec River; a meet and greet is set for July 24.
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Readfield student makes University of Connecticut dean’s list
STAMFORD, Conn. — Samuel Johnson of Readfield has been named to the 2021 spring dean’s list at the University of Connecticut.
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Waterville program offers child abuse prevention training
WATERVILLE — Child abuse prevention councils across the state are working together to provide training. Kennebec Valley Community Action Program’s Family Enrichment Councils are joining other councils to provide the Front Porch Project of Maine. The Maine Children’s Trust has collaborated with the network of prevention councils in every county to deliver the Front Porch […]