ORONO — Four Directions Development Corporation recently received a $7,000 grant from the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition Inc. to support the efforts of the organization’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Tax Preparation program. This program allowed Four Directions to work directly with Wabanaki tribal members in Maine to prepare and file their tax returns through […]
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Virtual event to benefit domestic violence resource center
AUBURN — Safe Voices, a domestic violence resource center, plans in May to run Steps For Survivors, a virtual monthlong community event. The event challenges participants to collectively run or walk 4,400 miles, equal to the approximate number of square miles in the organization’s tri-county footprint. Registration is open at safevoices.org. “Our goal for this […]
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RFA plans community art project, summer events
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has announced its summer schedule of events, to be held at the RFA Lakeside Theatre, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. New this year is a community art project, “Rangeley Rocks ME,” a geo-tagging activity. Join the Facebook group to see all the details on this project. There also will […]
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Compass Career Collaborative to offer college, career resources
Partners create the Maine Compass Career Collaborative for Maine’s students in grades 7 through 12.
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Gardiner Regional Middle School recognizes honor students
Gardiner Regional Middle School recently announced the following students were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 8 — High honors: Danica Martin, Taryn Nichols, Sage Sculli,Madeline Seed and Lily Staples. Honors: Sydney Barlow, Chloe Blier, Anthony Boyce, Chase Burgess, Camryn Chadbourne, Abigail Cooley, Max Douvielle, Abriel Dustin, Austin Gould, […]
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Cereal box challenge raises 3,544 boxes for food pantries
SOUTH CHINA — Responding to a challenge issued by the Jobs for Maine Graduates students of Cony High School in Augusta to their peers at Erskine Academy, the school exceeded the 1,000 box challenge, raising 3,544 boxes of cereal for its local food pantries. Given only two weeks (one while the school was operating fully […]
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Weed management webinar offered for home gardeners
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about managing weeds in existing perennial and ornamental plantings. The session runs from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. “Weed Management for the Perennial and Ornamental Landscape” will focus on the most common […]
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Immigration, refugee policy focus of April 25 forum
NEWCASTLE — The Frances Perkins Center will present its seventh annual public policy forum — “Conscience and Courage: Frances Perkins and Dr. Feng Shan Ho,” which focuses on immigration and refugee policy — at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25. The forum will cover how Perkins and Shan Ho used their positions of public office and […]
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Belgrade to host drug takeback April 24
BELGRADE — The Transfer Station will hosts its annual drug takeback event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at 92 Dunn Road. Residents may bring their expired and/or unused prescriptions for safe disposal. A Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy will be stationed near the exit to accept and collect the pharmaceuticals. For more […]
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Madison high school recognizes honor students
Madison Area Memorial High School has announced the following students were named to its second-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Susannah Curtis, Tanner Mongeon, Zoe Pomelow and Kyle Tuscan. Honors: Kyle Bean, Brooklyn Brown, Christian Cabrera, Everett Cameron, Brianna Estes, Jasmine Jewell, Ethan Knox, Aidan Ostiguy, Taylor Tillinghast, […]