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Local students make Endicott College dean’s list

BEVERLY, Mass. — Four local students have been named to the 2021 spring dean’s list at Endicott College. Shelby Stanley of Fairfield is a communication major and the daughter of Melissa Stanley and Michael Stanley. Grace Chute of Kents Hill is a marketing communication/advertising major and the daughter of Erica Chute and Daniel Chute. Hannah […]

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Retired educators’ group honors members

Franklin County Retired Educators and the Maine Education Association — Retired recently honored two members with Leadership Awards. Carolyn Parr (2020) and Ann Yorks (2021) received engraved clocks for their service to their students, schools, communities and educational associations. Parr retired from Regional School Unit 9/Cascade Brook School, where she was a Title 1 instructor. […]

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Author to share adventures in Maine’s woods, waters

DAMARISCOTTA — Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions will feature author Laurie Chandler at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, via Zoom. Chandler’s second book, “Through Woods & Waters, A Solo Journey to Maine’s New National Monument,” will be the topic of her conversation with Skidompha. No stranger to the community nor to Chats, Chandler will […]

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Spend time on farm with extension 4-H

  ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for those 12-18 years old. Participants in the four-session “4-H Fridays on the Farm” program will take a tour of each participating farm’s operations, gain hands-on experience and learn what different farms across the […]

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UMaine museums, astronomy center open

ORONO — The University of Maine’s Hudson Museum, the Zillman Museum of Art, the Page Farm and Home Museum and the Versant Power Astronomy Center have reopened to the public with updated health and safety guidelines in place; face coverings are required inside all university buildings and museums regardless of vaccination status. The public can […]

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Maine Media seeks submissions for photography prize

ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College is accepting new submissions for the 2021 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture July 1 through Aug. 2. The prize of $20,000 is awarded annually to a photographer whose work demonstrates a compelling new vision in photographic portraiture. In addition to the winner, the jury […]