NORWAY — This fall Western Foothills Land Trust is offering a variety of opportunities to prioritize one’s well-being. Whether it’s hiking along the trails, exploring nature with one’s children, or meeting up with friends for their weekly walks, there is something for every age and ability, according to a news release from Kelli Shedd, community […]
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‘POTUS’ launches 38th season for Mad Horse Theatre Company
Mad Horse Theatre Company opens their 38th season with the raucous comedy, “POTUS.” “POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Salina Fillinger and directed by Lauren Stockless is a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. This Maine […]
Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked
Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of ‘doing high school differently,’ and it’s doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
UMF receives research grant benefiting college and area high school students
UMF biology professor Dr. Timothy Breton has assembled his team of research assistants to help him with a three-year research project.
A peek into the past: 70 years of Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre coverage
We take a trip down memory lane through 70 years of newspaper coverage of the Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre, ahead of its final screenings this weekend.
After screening movies for 70 years, lights to go down on Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre
There will be just three traditional drive-ins remaining in Maine when the theater at 201 Waterville Road closes Saturday after showing its final films.
Lewiston league lists Sept. 14 cribbage winners
The Lewiston Senior Cribbage League has announced its Sept. 14 cribbage results. Liz Feeley and Maurice Blondin placed first; Chris Pugh and Alan Treworgy, second; Cecilia Treworgy and Carol Laplante, third; Marilyn Poulin and Bob Cielinski, fourth; and Anita Maheux and David Marshall, fifth. The senior league meets at the Lewiston Armory/Lewiston Senior Center, 60 […]
Mass marks start of school year at Saint Dominic Academy
LEWISTON — Continuing a long tradition, Bishop Robert Deeley gathered with members of the Saint Dominic Academy school community Sept. 13 for a Mass celebrating the start of the school year. Hundreds of students from both the Lewiston and Auburn campuses of St. Dom’s filled nearly every pew of Holy Cross Church in Lewiston. While […]
Maine Community Foundation offers award to teachers
Full-time teachers at Greene, Leeds, Tripp and Turner schools may be eligible for the Patience W. Norman Prize for Teacher Excellence at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The award recognizes School Administrative District 52 teachers who stimulate intellectual curiosity, raise aspirations and demand critical thinking in their classrooms. Teachers must have a minimum of five […]
Lewiston, Auburn libraries seek volunteer readers
The Lewiston and Auburn public libraries are sponsoring BookReach, a community collaboration of volunteer readers who deliver weekly storytimes to children in licensed family childcare homes and centers. Their mission is to raise a community of readers by enriching the lives of young children through the pleasure of reading, according to a news release from […]