SKOWHEGAN — The town’s Blue Star Marker, dedicated in honor members of all military branches, was reinstalled April 7 by community volunteers Melvin Burnham, David McDermott, Jason Frost and Ron Wilbur. In 2016, the Bloomfield Garden Club raised funds for this marker, located at the Kennebec Banks rest area on U.S. Route 2 east of […]
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Augusta library to host Maine women authors talk
Laurie Chandler and Claire Ackroyd will participate in a Q&A hosted by Lithgow Public Library.
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MaineCF’s Animal Welfare Fund seeks proposals
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The deadline for applications is June 1. For application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, visit www.mainecf.org. The Animal Welfare Fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations […]
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Literacy foundation offers guide to children’s books
ORONO — A new guide to children’s books for parents and caregivers, developed by University of Maine associate professor of literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead, is available on the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy website barbarabush.org/parent-reading-guides. “Sharing Stories: Tips for Parents and Caregivers,” features a list of 20 books for children up to age 3. For […]
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Waterville organizations to cohost leadership luncheon April 29
Unity College’s CEO will talk about his vision for the college’s future.
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Poet to share poems about loss of canines April 29
AUBURN — Local poet Lynne Schmidt will read from her award-winning collection, “Dead Dog Poems,” via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The journey, hosted by will take the listener through the happy, the terminal diagnosis, eventual death, and the aftermath of grief after such a loss. After the reading, there will be time […]
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Law enforcement program honors Augusta Police
The Augusta Police Department has earned accreditation from the Maine Law Enforcement (MLE) Accreditation Program. The extensive program is a voluntary process for police agencies to prove their compliance with MLE’s current best practices or standards. The APD is one of eight departments in the state to earn the honor, according to a news release […]
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Waterville high school recognizes honor students
Waterville Senior High School has announced the following student’s were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year. Grade 12 — High honors: Lindsay Allen, Surya Amundsen, Emme Ayers, Josiah Bloom, Herbert Brock, Anthony Chase, Lindsay Cote, Courtney Cote-Withee, Zachaury Crothers, Blaise Downing, Owen Evans, Emma Fogg, Morgan Folsom, Adrienne Foss, Evelyn […]
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Waterville humane society aims to reunite lost pets
The Humane Society Waterville Area plans to join forces with Petco Love on April 23: National Lost Dog and Cat Awareness Day. Petco Love is a national nonprofit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and animal welfare groups across the country, on a shared mission to help reunite lost pets with their families […]
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Erskine Academy grants awards to students, staff
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy held two virtual Renaissance assemblies to recognize second trimester award recipients on April 6 and 8. Four seniors received “Senior of the Trimester” awards: Samantha Box, daughter of Amanda Box of Windsor and Shawn Box of Portland; Everett Blair, son of Terry and Terri Blair of Whitefield and Dawn Gilmore […]