Singer/songwriter Dave Mallett plans to be at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Summer Celebration on Sunday, June 26, where he will perform and formally designate the Garden Song as the school song, at the 13 Easler Drive academy in Hinckley. The celebration will run from 1 to 4 p.m. with Mallett playing at 2 […]
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Hinckley academy sends students to Washington for charter school rally
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, a charter school located in Hinckley with an agricultural focus, sent three students to Washington, D.C., the week of May 9. They were there to rally against new regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, threatening to cut funding to the Federal Charter Schools Program, according to a news […]
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Acting president of KVCC named as the college’s permanent leader
The Maine Community College System announced that current interim president Karen Normandin has been appointed as permanent president of Kennebec Valley Community College.
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Hinckley museum to offer outdoor events in May
HINCKLEY — L.C. Bates Museum at 14 Easler Road plans to offer the following May programs, including wildflower and pond activities that explore the local environment and its inhabitants, according to a news release from the museum. Outdoor events are weather dependent. • Saturday May 7, 10 a.m.: May is National Flower Month, and people […]
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Hinckley museum summer exhibit to open May 7
HINCKLEY — The L.C. Bates Museum’s annual summer exhibition is scheduled to open Saturday, May 7. “Wilderness and Culture” includes over 35 works by 20 artists from Maine or with ties to the state, who work in a variety of mediums. The virtual art opening is set for 5 p.m. May 7. Caged Lion (1976-77), […]
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Farmer tractor safety, maintenance class set for May 3
University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a tractor safety and maintenance class for new and beginning farmers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, at Kennebec Valley Community College, 17 Stanley Road in Hinckley. The “Tractor Safety Farm Visit” is designed for farmers with fewer than 10 years of experience […]
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Good Will-Hinckley president and executive director to leave this summer
Rob Moody will leave the organization after serving in various positions for nearly 25 years to become the principal at China Primary School.
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Hinckey museum plans virtual summer exhibit, lending library
HINCKLEY — The L. C. Bates Museum art summer exhibition, Wilderness and Culture, is due to open May 7 with a virtual reception from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition, which includes 35 works by 20 artists, is curated by Colby students María Minuesa and Caroline Scarola, under the guidance of Professor Véronique Plesch. In addition […]
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Kennebec Valley college names building after former president
A lecture hall building, located on the Kennebec Valley Community College’s Harold Alfond Campus in Hinckley, is to be named Woodlee Hall in honor of former KVCC president and Maine Women’s Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Barbara Woodlee, according to a news release from the college. Woodlee served as KVCC’s president from 1984 to 2012, […]
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International exchange students learn about Thanksgiving
A group of Ayusa and CIEE international high school exchange students learned about Thanksgiving by celebrating “Friendsgiving” together Nov. 13 at the host family home of James and Robyn House in Farmington. All families brought food to eat together, as some prepared it with the students at the host location. The students included Dana Dainova […]