The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The application deadline is June 1. For an application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit mainecf.org. The fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater […]
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Living history center offers scholarships
LIVERMORE — Norlands Living History Center is accepting applications for the 2021 Gammon History Education Scholarship Awards. The year-two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying high school seniors or students with equivalent education credentials. To be eligible, students must be from Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford or Kennebec counties and have plans to enroll in post-secondary […]
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Author to discuss spiders in Maine April 29
BATH – Dana Wilde, author of “A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine,” will speak about Maine’s diverse and captivating spider species at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s virtual evening lecture will provide curious observers of arachnids with insights into their biology, ecology, behavior, and natural history. Wilde will read […]
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Waterville Junior High lists honor students
Waterville Junior High School has announced its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Savya Acharya, Corbin Anderson, Dustin Bearce, Brady Dyer, India Sky Hernandez, Sarah Johnson, Nadia Morrison, Jennie Parkhill, Kaethe Rice, Jadyn Russell, Alexander Turner and Sadie Williams. Honors: Brenden Beckwith, Teegan Carr, Gage Chamberlain, Emma Davis, Jesse […]
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Winslow’s Ferry to receive MPA Principal’s Award
WINSLOW — Jennifer Ferry, a senior at Winslow High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award. Sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, the award is given in recognition of a senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. Principal Chad Bell noted in making the award that Ferry is a deserving honoree, […]
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Winthrop library talk to focus on people, coastal ecosystems
WINTHROP — The Bailey Library will virtually host marine scientist Dr. Heather Leslie at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. The event is the fourth part of a yearlong series celebrating Maine women. Leslie will discuss the connections among people and coastal ecosystems, and focus on how marine scientists use a combination of field experiments and […]
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Virtual Miles for Mills 5K to be held Memorial Day
ROME — The Travis Mills Foundation will celebrate 10 years of Miles for Mills 5K virtually, with the main event taking place at 10 a.m. Memorial Day, May 31. Participants are asked to use the assets page to print off a bib, walk how far they would like, and share a picture (or pictures) of […]
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Greene student makes Gettysburg College dean’s list
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Elizabeth Johnson of Greene has been placed on the 2020 fall semester dean’s honor list for outstanding academic achievement at Gettysburg College. Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester’s work are placed on the college’s dean’s honor list.
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Council welcomes mural proposals for Skowhegan bicentennial
The deadline for submission of proposals is Tuesday, June 15.
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Series on immigrant experience in Maine begins April 27
The Camden Public Library, partnering with Connecting Across Communities: An Immigrant Support Network, will present a new series of programs that will explore the immigrant experience in Maine. The first online talk in the series will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, with Reza Jalali, executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center. […]