Girl Scouts of Maine hosted nearly 200 guests at the organization’s annual celebration May 13 at Messalonskee Performing Arts in Oakland, honoring Girl Scouts, and volunteers for their noteworthy achievements. Each spring, the event recognizes Silver and Gold Award Girl Scouts, graduating ambassadors, scholarship awardees and exceptional volunteers. Highest awards are given to girls who […]
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As concerns continue over water quality, group launches protection plan for Messalonskee Lake
The 7 Lakes Alliance has begun a two-year project to reduce erosion along roads and homes that could ultimately lead to algae blooms in the lake.
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Thomas College to lease residence hall at Snow Pond Center for Arts in Sidney
With the Waterville college’s dormitories expected to be full this fall, about 28 students will be housed in a residence hall on the Snow Pond Center for the Arts campus on Messalonskee Lake as part of a new partnership.
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Webelos Cub Scouts from Oakland’s Pack 454 earn Arrow of Light
Five Webelos Cub Scouts from Pack 454 in Oakland completed all requirements for the Arrow of Light, the highest award a youth can earn in Cub Scouting, before crossing over into their new Scout Troops. The ceremony, complete with a bridge to symbolically cross over, was held May 1 at Snow Pond Center for the […]
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Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducts local students
BATON ROUGE, La. — Five local students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. They include Heather Ahern Huish of Livermore Falls at the University of Maine, Anna Berkes of Winthrop at UMaine, Rachel Cutler of Rangeley at […]
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Augusta tech center names April professionals of month
Capital Area Technical Center has announced its April professionals of the month. Dinah Wadleigh of Augusta is a senior at Cony High School enrolled in the Business Academy. She was unsure of her career path when she started the program, but feels that by taking the Business Academy, her interested has been sparked into pursuing […]
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Manchester brush fire draws ground, air attack across 4 acres of woodland
Firefighters from five area departments, with help from a Maine Forest Service helicopter, spent about five hours Monday putting out a brush fire on the wooded east side of Manchester.
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Maine Arts Academy names top 10 seniors for 2023
SIDNEY — Maine Arts Academy has announced its top 10 seniors for the class of 2023. 1. Aleah Sebrey of Union, valedictorian 2. Alexis Alcott of Windsor, salutatorian 3. Alyssa Gagne of Windsor, essayist 4. Isabell Slate […]
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Kennebec Valley District Pinewood Derby held in Gardiner
GARDINER — Thirty-eight Cub Scouts from across the region competed in the Kennebec Valley District Pinewood Derby races, held April 1 at Christ Church on the Common. These youth had won in their respective age divisions at their local Cub Scout pack before moving on to the district races. Once there, two sets of races […]
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David Mallett & The Mallett Brothers plan Snow Pond performance
David Mallett & The Mallett Brothers plan to take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, at Snow Pond Center for the Arts — Alumni Hall, 8 Goldenrod Lane, in Sidney. Two rockin sons with the father of folk, and three great songwriters. Singer-songwriter, David Mallett, is one of America’s true original troubadours. In […]