Six teams compete Monday in the 2025 Southwest Regional Envirothon, and the winners will go to a statewide competition next month.
Fryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy candlelight concert set for Dec. 8
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy’s music program plans to present its annual Candlelight Concerts at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Leura-Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Bradley Street. The event combines holiday music and readings in a seamless program. Nearly 80 students are involved in this year’s performances, bringing together Fryeburg Academy’s […]
Launch of Maine research satellite delayed once again
Built by Maine college students, MESAT-1 will collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algae blooms.
Maine’s first satellite is ready for orbit, but launch is delayed
MESAT-1, one of 8 nano-satellites set to hitch a ride aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket, will collect climate data for experiments designed by Falmouth, Fryeburg and Saco students.
Maine’s first research satellite to launch this year
ORONO — Maine’s first small research satellite, designed to engage middle and high school students in STEM, is expected to launch into orbit within the next couple of months. Firefly Aerospace, a company based in Cedar Rapids, Texas, integrated the nearly one-foot-tall satellite, known as MESAT1, into a rocket to be launched from the Vandenberg […]
Opening reception planned for Roger C. Williams exhibition at Fryeburg Academy
An opening reception is planned for “Roger C. Williams, Artist and Adman of Lovell, Maine” from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in the Pace Galleries of Art at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on the campus of Fryeburg Academy. Over a lifetime of combining fine art and advertising, Roger Williams presents his […]
State math meet promotes academic excellence for high school students
AUGUSTA — The 45th annual Maine State Math Meet, held in the Augusta Civic Center on April 2, was the culmination of a year of academic competition. Schools are divided into four divisions based on student population. Awards are given to the top-scoring students in each high school grade level and school awards are given […]
Local screenwriter to attend film screening at Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center
There will be a special screening of “Grumpy Old Santa” on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Fryeburg at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with local screenwriter and Fryeburg Academy Alumni Justin Chaffee. “Grumpy Old Santa” is a touching comedy that delves into the genuine […]
‘The Met: Live’ returns to screen at Fryeburg Academy
“The Met: Live in HD,” the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts, begins its 17th season with a live transmission of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, a Met premiere in a new production by Ivo van Hove, starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, […]
16 area high school seniors each receive $1K
The students recently graduated from Poland Regional, Gray-New Gloucester, Bonny Eagle, Fryeburg Academy and Mt. Abram high schools.