The Holocaust and Human Rights Center has named Lois Galgay Reckitt of South Portland the 2024 recipient of the Gerda Haas Award for Excellence in Human Rights Education and Leadership. The center is set to honor her posthumously at its annual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5. The meeting will be held from 4:30-8 p.m. at […]
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Student Craft Institute inspires local students
DEER ISLE — For nearly 40 years, the Student Craft Institute has brought high school juniors and seniors from larger cities and small towns to some of the most remote parts of the state and coastal communities to campus for an immersive program. This year’s institute ran May 17-19. Instructors included Addison de Lisle […]
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UMaine Extension, Sea Grant to host citizen science trainings in April, May
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant are hosting a series of workshops for individuals interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project. The first training is scheduled for 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Stimpson’s Point in Brunswick. Additional workshops will be held throughout April and […]
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Falmouth High football coach resigns in wake of players’ petition
John Fitzsimmons had resisted pressure from parents, but after players asked the school board to replace him, he said ‘it wasn’t fair for them or for me to stay.’
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Falmouth High football players sign petition seeking coach’s removal
Members of the 2023 team ask the school board to replace John Fitzsimmons, saying they ‘have lost confidence’ in the veteran coach.
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Maine land trusts using grant funds to upgrade trail systems around the state
The projects include design and planning of a parking area and the final steps of a trail reroute at nature preserves in Cape Elizabeth and Topsham, as well as the installation of lights on a Nordic ski trail in Norway.
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Portland woman arrested for driving the wrong way on Interstate 295
It is the second time in less than a week that someone has driven the wrong way on a major highway in Maine.
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Maine fathers form support groups after losing children to stillbirths
The Sad Dads Club has grown into a global community with members from Maine to California, helping parents through their grief while honoring the memories of their children.
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Service worker at Falmouth restaurant diagnosed with hepatitis
Anyone who ate at the Dockside Grill between Oct. 23-25 or Nov. 6-8 may have been exposed.
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Cooking for crowds workshops to be offered this fall in Falmouth
Workshops will be held Sept. 26, Oct. 12 and Nov. 16.