A Spring Fling fundraiser with the Lenny Goodine Band, silent auction, candidates and more will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Rollies Event Tent at 47 Main St., in Belfast. There is plenty of parking behind the tent, according to a news release from Anne Kurek, secretary of the Waldo […]
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Three local students graduate from Bowdoin College
Graduates include Anne McKee, Chase Tomberlin and Tyler Nussinow.
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Palermo student salutatorian for statewide online school’s graduation
Lindsey Childs’ message encourages classmates to ‘adapt to change’ during Maine Connections Academy’s ceremony.
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Lithgow Library announces summer reading program
Upcoming virtual events planned for Thursdays, June 18 and 25 at the Augusta library.
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Lithgow Library’s new fiber arts social group to meet virtually June 16
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Library has announced the Virtual Stitchery, a fiber arts social group that meets twice a month from noon to 1 p.m. the first and third Tuesday. Upcoming dates include June 16, July 7, July 21 and Aug. 4, according to a news release from the library. Those interested can work on their […]
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CATC students awarded program completion certificates for 2019-20
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center, serving 400 students from Cony, Erskine Academy, Gardiner Area, Hall-Dale, Maranacook Community, Richmond and Winthrop high schools and Monmouth Academy, offers 15 diverse career and technical education programs, according to a news release from Stephanie Turgeon, Student Services coordinator at the center. The center has announced the students receiving […]
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Opera House Arts plans relaunch in early 2021
STONINGTON — Opera House Arts is taking advantage of the pause in normal operations due to the pandemic to make upgrades to its historic building, retrofit technology and restructure the organization, with a grand reopening planned in early 2021. The organization’s first virtual Gala, now set for Wednesday, July 15, will celebrate the changes planned […]
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New app lets you explore Maine’s 4-Port Loop
SEARSPORT — The newly formed Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association’s celebration of Maine’s 200th birthday has been postponed until July 2021. The tall ships, schooners, Navy vessels and UMaine’s 3-D printed boat that were originally scheduled to visit the Penobscot River this year to honor Maine’s rich maritime heritage are being rescheduled to take part in […]
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UMaine Extension offers webinar on ticks in Maine set for June 25
Ticks in Maine will be the focus of a free University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, led by Griffin Dill and Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. Dill is the manager of the Tick Lab at Cooperative Extension […]
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Maine Women’s Fund announces $53,000 in emergency grant funding
Fund to improve safety of women, girls across state and throughout Wabanaki territories during pandemic.