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Hygge topic of virtual workshop
Simple Living Coach & Consultant Lisa Luken will illustrate what hygge is and where it’s from at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, via Zoom. Luken will share why it’s important for happiness and teach how to create and embrace it in your life year-round. Those who attend can walk away with new insights and ideas […]
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New flagpoles installed at 4 Skowhegan cemeteries
SKOWHEGAN — New flagpoles were recently installed at the Malbons Mills, Herrin, Old Bloomfield, and Larone cemeteries. The Sign Store and Flag Center of Auburn installed the 20-foot flagpoles with solar lighting. Ensuring that each of the eight town-owned cemeteries had flagpoles and flags was one of 10 goals the Skowhegan Cemetery Committee set after […]
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UMaine releases report on reopening schools amid pandemic
The report looks at lessons school leaders can take away from the first full year of teaching and learning under COVID-19.
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Center to offer virtual college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, “Essentials of College Planning,” for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Virtual sessions are being held at the following dates and times: • Monday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.; • Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.; […]
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Jefferson student earns doctorate from Kentucky college
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — Peter Gallace of Jefferson has completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership at the University of the Cumberlands.
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Spectrum Generations receives $10K to benefit meals program
AUGUSTA — Spectrum Generations received a $10,000 donation from Kennebec Savings Bank on July 30 to support the organization’s Meals on Wheels program. The program provides nutritionally balanced meals for homebound individuals 60 or older and to people with a disability who are unable to prepare a meal because of physical or mental limitations. Meals […]
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Talk to focus on team science, lessons from kindergarten
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a talk about how collaborative teams can draw from lessons learned in kindergarten to tackle complex problems. The talk is to be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at the center — located at 107 […]
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Association to honor professional drivers Sept. 13
The Maine Professional Drivers Association is scheduled to hold an appreciation event for truck drivers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. This event, which kicks off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, will be held at the northbound scale facility on Interstate 95 in York. As a way to recognize the hard work […]
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Local students receive Elmira College’s Key Award
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Three local students have been named this year’s recipients of the annual Key Award at Elmira College: Alexandra Young of Hallowell, Kiley Meader of Oakland and Tieran Croft of Sidney. The award was given to 790 students in 14 states. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the award is presented to […]