MANCHESTER, N.H. — Several local students have been named to the Southern New Hampshire University 2023 summer president’s list. They include Anthony Diaferio of Brooks, Julia Desch of Gardiner, Josiah Kearns of Winthrop, Talon Mosher of Winslow, Alisha Barrette of Skowhegan, Emily Kaplan of North Monmouth, Gavin Cole of Palmyra, Candice Eaton of Waterville and Christian Burgoyne of Farmington. Also, Alyson Cass of Waterville, Rylee […]
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Golf Fore Kids’ Sake at Belgrade Lakes club raises $31K for youth mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2023 Golf Fore Kids’ Sake at Belgrade Lakes Golf Club raised over $31,000 Sept. 1 to support one-to-one youth mentoring in Kennebec Valley, according to a news release from Monica Charette with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. Belgrade Golf Fore Kids’ Sake 2023 Tournament winners: • 1st Place […]
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Stratton historical society offers 2024 calendars
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2024 calendars are now available. The cover features Stratton High School senior class of 1929 as it appeared in the Pinetum School Yearbook: Beatrice Leavitt, Vera Hobbs, Dilana Moody, Edward Scribner, Madeline Hennigar. This yearbook was in a collection of items originally belonging to Evelyn Viles […]
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RSU 73 director urges drivers to slow down, pay attention to flashing bus lights
If bus drivers aren’t supported, the entire district is being put at risk, Director Phoebe Pike said.
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Family focused yoga coming to Farmington
Sessions last four weeks with a new theme every month, October through May.
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Movie in the Park set for Waterville on Sept. 22
WATERVILLE — The United Way of Kennebec Valley has planned its 2023 Movie in the Park for 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Head of Falls on Front Street. The free, family friendly event will feature Disney’s film “Soul.” Concessions will be available. Proceeds from this event help support UWKV’s 58 nonprofit and school-based programs. […]
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Augusta society to host talk by wildlife biologist in Manchester Sept. 21
The Kennebec Historical Society’s September presentation, “Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermit Bill: Memories of a Maine Wildlife Biologist,” is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Hope Baptist Church, 726 Western Ave. in Manchester. Presenter Ron Joseph will share his book’s stories of growing up in central Maine in the 1950s and ’60s, […]
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Share the Road with Carol commemorative bike ride set for Oct. 1
The sixth annual Share the Road with Carol memorial bike ride is set for Sunday, Oct 1. The all-ages commemorative bike ride takes place in Windsor and Whitefield. The ride, which has 12- and 27-mile options, starts and ends at the Windsor Town Office at 523 Ridge Road. This annual ride honors the memory of […]
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Thomas College receives over $70K to promote student behavioral health
WATERVILLE — The prolonged pandemic has created more stress and anxiety than ever before, according to a 2022 survey by TimelyMD, the leading telehealth company focused on higher education. Nearly 90% of survey respondents reported a mental health crisis on college campuses. Thomas College, no stranger to these experiences, has reported a 20% increase in […]
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Upland Game Bird Hunt set for Pleasant Ridge Oct. 17
PLEASANT RIDGE — Pine Grove Programs plans to offer the 2023 Upland Game Bird Hunt, free for veterans and first responders, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Pine Grove Lodge, 823 Ridge Road. The event will include a day of hunting upland game birds, partridge and woodcock, over dogs. The lodge […]