NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lydia Gilman of China qualified for the 2021 fall dean’s list at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
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Union library to host outdoors, travel writer via Zoom
Vose Library plans to host Carey Kish for its next Vose or Virtual Wednesday session, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, via Zoom. Closed captioning will be available. Kish, of Mount Desert Island, is an outdoors and travel writer, veteran hiker and backpacker with more than 20,000 trail miles under his boots. His hiking […]
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Waterville cinema plans ‘Bring Back Date Night’ series
WATERVILLE — From Monday, Jan. 31 through February, the Maine Film Center and Railroad Square Cinema plans to host a “Bring Back Date Night” series, which features five films at 7 p.m. Mondays. The five films include the romantic comedy “10 Things I Hate About You” and the Hong Kong drama “In the Mood for […]
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Gardiner library announces Children’s Room opening
The Gardiner Public Library has announced that starting Monday, Jan. 31, the Children’s Room is scheduled to be open to all visitors Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. No appointments will be required on these days of the week. The library will continue to offer single-family visits by appointment Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. To set up an […]
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Augusta police chief adds assistant city manager to job duties
Jared Mills, the city’s police chief since 2018, is now also Augusta’s assistant city manager and will split his time between roles.
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Justin Poirier begins work as Monmouth’s new town manager
Poirier, who was previously Chebeague Island’s town administrator, officially started the Monmouth job on Jan. 1.
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Cooking fire deemed cause of Augusta blaze that destroyed home
The Sunday fire, which displaced three tenants, was ruled an accident by investigators.
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Next chapter coming for Scrummy Afters in Hallowell following sale announcement
Days after a Facebook post announcing the popular Hallowell candy shop is for sale, co-owner Kim Davis says she is surprised by the level of interest — from as far as Florida.
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Augusta Armory clinic to stop offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations after this week
Final two days of clinic at 179 Western Ave. set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday. No appointment is necessary. PCR testing for the coronavirus set to continue, by appointment.
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Readfield-area schools back in session after going remote due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases and low staffing due to illness
Superintendent Jay Charette wants to “make it clear” it was due to the combination of the high number of COVID-19 cases reported in the district and the high staff absentee rate.