ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a new series of monthly webinars about preserving Maine foods, beginning with one scheduled from noon to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 15. Preserving the Maine Harvest begins with a session about drying, or dehydrating, food as a preservation method. Webinars to follow will focus on […]
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Cony lists top 10 ranked seniors for class of 2021
Tessa Jorgensen has been named valedictorian, and Amanda Jorgensen salutatorian.
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Local students graduate from College of the Holy Cross
WORCESTER, Mass. — Gabriel Gervais of Chelsea, and Hunter Russell of West Gardiner, cum laude, graduated from the College of the Holy Cross May 21. The college held its 175th commencement on Fitton Field.
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Farmington student makes Grove City College dean’s list
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Nicholas Sparks of Farmington, an electrical engineering major at Grove City College, has been named to the college’s 2021 spring semester dean’s list with distinction. Nicholas is a 2018 graduate of homeschool and is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Sparks (Shay) of Farmington. Students eligible for the dean’s list […]
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Camden library to host talk on award-winning novelist
Camden Public Library plans to host Maine author Robin Clifford Wood at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, for an online book talk and narrated slideshow about her new book “The Field House: A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine.” The book is a blend of biography and memoir recounting the life […]
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2021 Disabled Veterans’ Moose Lottery winners named
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) recently announced the winners of the 2021 Disabled Veterans’ Controlled Moose Hunt lottery. Seven Mainers were selected for the opportunity to participate in the hunt, and five alternates were selected in the event a primary hunter cannot attend. The names of the alternates can be found […]
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4-H summer learning series to begin June 14
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H plans to offer its hands-on virtual summer learning series Monday, June 14, through Friday, Aug. 20, with more than 50 workshops open to youth ages 5-18. UMaine Extension 4-H Summer Learning Series, to be offered in two parts, includes learning tracks in arts and crafts, food and […]
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Thomas College announces spring honors list
WATERVILLE — Thomas College has announced the following students named to its 2021 spring honors list. President’s List (3.80-4.0 GPA) Sydney J. Abbott, Victoria Rose Adams, Jose Antonio Afonso Luis, Mailena R. Alicea, Saige Leigh Allard, Hunter Allen, Ryley A. Austin, Lindsay Louise Bagley, Christopher Paul Barnes, Ethan J. Barnett, Arynne K. Barns, Lauren Elisabeth […]
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Damariscotta library to host chat with cookbook authors
DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Library’s “Chats with Champions” is to feature cookbook authors Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 10. “The Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook” is the authors’ sixth book on food and farming. Collaborator Don Lindgren of Rabelais Books in Biddeford will join in the Zoom presentation. Their talk will […]
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Carthage Generations Club fundraiser seeks crafters
Crafters, vendors and those with yard sale items are needed for a Carthage Generations Club fundraiser. The event is to be held at the Carthage Town Office, 703 Carthage Road, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12. Table rentals cost $20; call to reserve. For more information, contact Rebecca Hutchinson at [email protected] or 207-357-6456.