The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
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Feds cut funding for Maine high school program, citing diversity concerns
The program, which helps low-income students in central and western Maine get into college, ‘conflicts’ with the federal government’s goals, the Trump administration said.
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Rescue crews save man after fall at Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Township
Brexton Getchell, 21, of Unity, sustained serious injuries in the fall, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Farmers markets are open. Here are some to visit around central and western Maine.
Here is a partial list of area markets open on designated days.
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Literary arts education nonprofit holds statewide contest
A Bangor student is the grand prize winner; local county winners reside in Turner, New Sharon, West Gardiner, Bethel and Pittsfield.
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Unity, Hope, Bethel to host fruit tree care workshops
The workshops are part of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s annual Organic Orcharding Workshop Series.
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Warming winters turn Waterville into unexpected skiing destination
As warmer winters leave southern and western Maine with less snow each year, recreators are filling the gap with artificial snow in Waterville.
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A grandson’s warning helps Bethel family escape fire
A blaze Saturday leveled most of a house and garage shortly after noon.
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Third recreational cannabis recall issued in as many months
The recall impacts 1/8-ounce packages of cannabis flower sold Oct. 11-24 at 4 dispensaries in Bethel, Biddeford and Sanford.