AUGUSTA — The graduating art students of the University of Maine at Augusta will exhibit their senior thesis artwork in the Charles Danforth Gallery on UMA’s Augusta campus in an exhibition titled Trust the Process. The exhibition, which includes the work of seven artists, is set to open at noon Saturday, May 4, with a […]
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Winslow, Hartland area Scouts spend day at Fenway Park
Scouts from the Winslow and Hartland area had the chance to touch the Green Monster and see Fenway Park during the annual Scout Day at Fenway Park. “Walking out on the field was pretty cool,” said Troop 403 Scoutmaster Danielle Morse of St. Albans, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for […]
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Augusta-area AARP donates to Meals on Wheels
The Greater Augusta AARP Chapter 511 recently donated $350 to the Meals on Wheels program at the William S. Cohen Community Center in Hallowell. The money was raised in 2023 through member participation in two auctions. Priscilla Costello, president of Greater Augusta AARP Chapter 511, presented the check to Donna Schwab, nutrition coordinator of Meals […]
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Literacy Volunteers recognizes poetry contest winners
Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has named the winners of its 14th annual poetry contest, funded in part by Western Mountain Financial Services and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation. The judge was Laine Kuehn. Contest categories are as follows. Youth, Age 11 and under First Place: Logan Hartman, Cat, Farmington Second Place: […]
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District-wide Cub Scout Pinewood Derby held in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO — The annual Scouting district Pinewood Derby races were held April 6 at the Vassalboro Community School, where Cubs raced blocks of wood they carved and decorated into race cars down a long metal track. Cub Scouts race small, driverless wooden cars down a sloped track. The cars are powered only by gravity. With […]
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Cony middle, high school in Augusta names honor students
AUGUSTA — Cony High and Middle School has named its third quarter honor roll students for the 2023-24 academic year. Seniors — High honors: Yasmeen Al Hoshan, Fatima Al-Badri, Ruqayah Al-Zirej, Allison Allen, Reilly Bernstein, Bryce Bowden, Eben Buck, Abigail Bucknam, Dylan Cameron, Patrick Cameron, Trinity Caswell, Morgan Cunningham, Bashar Dakkak, Raymond Dineen, Matthew Dos Santos […]
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Waterville Senior High School names top 10 graduates for class of ’24
Beatrice Beale Tate is graduating first with an unweighted GPA of 98.663.
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Local schools compete in statewide business competition
Thomas College was one of eight host sites.
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Winslow Girl Scout Troop helps develop St. Joseph Center Sanctuary
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon announced that they were developing a sanctuary and asked for help from local civic and non-profit groups on various environmental projects to create a thoughtful plan for the land.
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Winthrop High School names its class of 2024 top 10 scholars
Max Cheng has been named valedictorian, and Jonathan “Teddy” Wagner salutatorian.