KINGSTON, R.I. — Six local students have been named to the 2022 spring dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. They are Eljas Bergdahl of Manchester, Oliver Blanchard of Pittston, Gabrielle Blanco of Winthrop, Taylor Easler of Belgrade, Morgan Morrow of Readfield and Paige Rice of Mount Vernon. To be included on the dean’s […]
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Local Nichols College students make president’s list
DUDLEY, Mass. — Three local students achieved president’s list honors during the spring 2022 semester at Nichols College. They are Keegan Choate of Winthrop, Tyler Dostie of Augusta and Tyler Dunn of Mount Vernon. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours, with no grades below B-, […]
Winthrop-based land trust to offer medicinal plant workshop June 28
As a part of Kennebec Land Trust’s 2022 Lyceum, Maine Medicinal Plants: Cultural Uses, Ecology and Botany, the trust plans to offer three field workshops throughout the summer and fall. Eric Doucette, associate professor of biology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and past president of the Maine Josselyn Botanical Society, will lead a field-based […]
Rep. Charlotte Warren wins Democratic nomination for seat on Kennebec County Commissioners
Warren, who because of term limits cannot seek reelection as the state representative for Hallowell, Manchester and West Gardiner, is to face Joseph Pietroski Jr., the Republican nominee from Winthrop, in November for the open seat representing 14 communities in southern and western Kennebec County.
Readfield and Mount Vernon voters to decide 2 contested RSU 38 school board races
Four seats are open on the 13-person board that oversees Regional School Unit 38, but only the races in Readfield and Mount Vernon are contested.
Maranacook Community High lists top 10 students for class of ’22
Anna Erb has been named valedictorian, and Sara St. Clair salutatorian.
Historic headstone discovered in courthouse basement headed home to Rome
The discovery of a headstone in a disused part of the Kennebec County Courthouse sparked a search by Dan Brunelle, the county’s facilities manager, to return it to its rightful place.
Two Kennebec County Democrats face off for party nomination in county commissioner race
State House Rep. Charlotte Warren and Philip Garwood, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the Kennebec River Rail Trail, will face off in the Democratic primary to fill the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat being vacated by Nancy Rines.
Fire damages century-old duplex home in Readfield
Firefighters from across the region spent about 10 hours knocking down the fire and putting out hot spots after the blaze was reported on Tallwood Drive.
Mount Vernon transportation service changes leadership
MOUNT VERNON — Over the past seven years, three members of the Neighbors Driving Neighbors Board of Directors have led the way: Dan Onion, Sandy Wright and Shelly Fitzgerald. All three helped launch Neighbors Driving Neighbors in 2015 and have been active leaders on the board ever since. All three, while staying on the board, […]