The Gray New Gloucester Optimist Club presents pocket Constitutions to the Gray-New Gloucester Middle School in Gray to be used for classroom instruction. In attendance were students Kai Sui, Alex Hamilton, Principal Richard Riley-Benoit, student Cooper Bucci, and Optimist Club members George Mathews, Virginia Bennett and Teacher Annie Cook. The club joined other Optimist Clubs […]
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Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation’s most ambitious nuclear weapons effort since World War II.
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French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events
The protesters’ demands include tougher rules limiting the use of firearms by police; an independent body to replace the internal agency tasked with investigating police abuses; and massive state investment in low-income neighborhoods.
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Dixfield’s Ludden Memorial Library shares fall activities
DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Library at 42 Main St. has announced several activities for this fall. Preschool story-time, which resumed Sept. 11, is set for 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Monday, with the exception of holidays and school vacations. Children are read stories, and then experience a craft based on the day’s theme, followed by a healthy […]
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Norway trust announces fall program schedule
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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Norway center to host Solar & EV Expo in South Paris Sept. 30
The ninth annual Solar & EV Expo is set for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 in the parking lot of the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 256 Main St. in South Paris. Western Maine has seen burgeoning electric vehicle adoption over the last nine years, with hundreds on the road and a growing […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.
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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.