FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition has announced its upcoming schedule of free mobile health unit events, in which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered. Screenings include blood pressure and cholesterol checks, as well as body composition analysis. The June schedule is as follows: • Wednesday, June 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., IGA, […]
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Lawrence High names top 10 seniors
Zachary Delile has been named valedictorian, and Anna Blomerth salutatorian.
Oakland area schools to begin youth summer meals program
Regional School Unit 18 (Oakland, China, Belgrade, Sidney and Rome) is sponsoring a USDA Summer Meals Program for Kids. The school district plans to offer free breakfast and lunch meals from Monday, June 14 through Aug. 13, weekdays at sites throughout the district. The program will follow federal regulations of “non-congregate” meal service. Parents/guardians and […]
East Wilton masons plan takeout/pickup dinner
Phone-in meal reservations are requested by June 15.
Gardiner church to offer Bible school
GARDINER — Winter Street Baptist Church, 32 Winter St., is to hold a “Concrete & Cranes” vacation Bible school from 8:45 a.m. to noon June 21-25 for grades 5-8. For more information or to obtain a registration form, call the church office at 207-582-2818 or email [email protected]. A limited number of spaces are available.
Bowdoin recognizes Hallowell student for academic excellence
BRUNSWICK — Katherine Aiello McKee of Hallowell, a member of the Bowdoin College class of 2022, received the Dante Prize in Italian Studies, Jasper Jacob Stahl Fellowship for the Study of Mediterranean Antiquity and Adventurer Prize, during the college’s 25th annual Honors Day May 14. The event acknowledges the exceptional academic accomplishments of students and […]
Extension debuts new food, nutrition blog
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new blog that shares timely, research-based food and nutrition content in an easy-to-digest format. “Spoonful: Bite-Sized Food & Nutrition Information” is updated once to twice a week, with posts about new recipes, food preservation and food safety, grocery shopping on a budget, health tips and […]
Damariscotta committee meeting to cover Pride Month
DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans meet online at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 17, with a focus on celebrating and supporting Pride Month. Quinn Gormley, executive director of MaineTransNet, the largest state-level transgender peer support organization in the country, will be guest speaker. Gormley will discuss the status of legislation in Maine and […]
Augusta student makes Iowa university dean’s list
AMES, Iowa — Talia Nicole Jorgensen of Augusta, a junior pre-athletic training major, has been named to the 2021 spring dean’s list at Iowa State University. Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours […]
Chelsea student graduates from Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK — Sarah Avery Corkum of Chelsea graduated May 29 with a major in environmental studies — government and legal during Bowdoin College’s 216th commencement ceremony.