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Benton’s Hoyt named a 2021 student of year
Adrian Hoyt of Benton, a student at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, has been named one of seven 2021 Students of the Year by the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. Hoyt is enrolled in KVCC’s liberal studies program. He was unsure about his ability to succeed in college, but with the support […]
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Arts commission seeks applications for poet laureate
Stuart Kestenbaum finishes five-year term.
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Beware of toxic browntail moth hairs, experts warn
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine Forest Service, and 211 Maine remind residents and visitors that browntail moth caterpillars are emerging from their winter webs in trees. These caterpillars shed tiny hairs that can cause a skin reaction like poison ivy. When the hairs become airborne, they may cause […]
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Volunteers needed for Woolwich alewife count
WOOLWICH — As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual “Nequasset Alewife Count.” Sign up for a count online at kennebecestuary.org/fish-counting. Each fish counter signs up for a two-hour block and counts fish for two 10-minute periods in that block. […]
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National register, survey coordinator to give talk
Winthrop Maine Historical Society will host Michael Goebel-Bain, the national register and survey coordinator for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13. A business meeting will follow. The Winthrop resident will provide a broad overview of the national register program as it is administered in Maine. He will cover […]
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Oakland student earns Messalonskee High’s MPA award
OAKLAND — Gabriella Smart, daughter of Tim and Kerry Smart of Oakland and a senior at Messalonskee High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Throughout her four years at Messalonskee […]
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Organization to host river historian via Zoom May 12
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s final scheduled presentation of its 24th annual Winter Speaker Series, “River History & the New Environmental Movement,” is to feature river historian Scot McFarlane. The event will be held via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, and registration is accessible online at fomb.org. The direct link is zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqdOuhqT8vH9FwbNcs68J4PW3SGo1hr-hM. The presentation […]
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Military Notes
NORWAY Bowdoin resident assumes command of combat engineer company First Lt. Ellen Morrison assumed command of the 251st Engineer Company after accepting the company guidon from outgoing commander Capt. Jonathan Bratten during a ceremony attended by family, friends and fellow soldiers recently. An ordnance officer turned engineer, Morrison has served as the unit executive officer […]
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Audubon to discuss peregrine falcon restoration
Western Maine Audubon plans to hold a webinar, “Peregrine Falcon restoration in Acadia National Park,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. As one of the first locations chosen to recover peregrine falcons, Acadia has a storied history in the recovery of peregrine falcons. Acadia also hosts the Cadillac Mountain Hawkwatch, which will be entering its […]