HINCKLEY — The Good Will-Hinckley forest trails and pond provide homes for many birds. More than 140 species have been recorded on campus, including eagles, tree swallows, ducks, hummingbirds, seagulls and crows. Some migrating birds are arriving now. By appointment, L.C. Bates Museum visitors can check out a family bird observation backpack to use along […]
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Grants available for Skowhegan business owners, new entrepreneurs
Main Street Skowhegan is offering $6,000 in technical assistance grants to the town’s business owners and new entrepreneurs this year. Grant applications will begin being accepted Thursday, April 15. Application link mainstreetskowhegan.org/ta/ will go live April 15. The available funding for mini-grants is from $500 to $2,000. The funding can be used for technical assistance, […]
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Hinckley museum offers trails, kids’ kits
HINCKLEY — L.C. Bates Museum, in observance of Happy Citizen Science Month, encourages people to get outdoors and use crowd-sourcing apps such as iNaturalist, GLOBE Observer and eBird, to document nature. People can walk on the Good Will-Hinckley Trails and conduct citizen science studies. The museum, with the support of volunteers, is assembling and sharing […]
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CATC highlights March professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its March professionals of the month. Isaac Hayden of Whitefield is a junior from Erskine Academy in South China enrolled in the Electrical Technology program. He has found the program fast paced, but feels he has learned a lot in a short amount of time. He entered […]
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Grace Christian Academy recognizes honor roll students
WEST GARDINER — Grace Christian Academy has announced the following students were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 11 — Honors: Logan Dancer and Victoria Inglis. Grade 8 — High honors: Landon Morison. Grade 7 — High honors: Annabelle Caissie. Honors: Rylee Carey. Grade 6 — High honors: Bella […]
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Career conference available for grade 8-12 girls
Virtual workshop sessions will explore variety of fields in which female workers are underrepresented.
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Erskine Academy recognizes honor students
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy has announced the following students were named to its second trimester honors list for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Abbygail Blair, Jane Blanchard, Christopher Bourdon, Nomi Bouwens, Samantha Box, Anthony Chessa, Ashley Clavette, Joleigh Crockett, Cody Devaney, Amelia Evans, Addison Gamage, Margaret Gamage, Avril Goodman, Avery […]
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Rome camp for people with disabilities now open year round
ROME — Pine Tree Camp is now offering year-round, fully accessible programming to keep Maine people with disabilities engaged, active and outdoors at its barrier-free campus on North Pond, or from the comfort of the camper’s home. “COVID-19 has given us a chance to continue innovating and designing new, safe opportunities for our community to […]
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Michaud named Veteran of month for March
The Army veteran served in the Honor Guard for Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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Center offers virtual sessions for career, college planning
ORONO — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free individualized sessions for adults looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The virtual sessions will begin at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, May 3-7 and May 10-14. The center is funded entirely by the U.S. Department of Education. The program helps qualified […]