LEWISTON — In the end, it comes down to pure physics. An oddly bowed utility pole on Ash Street has generated a buzz of comments and concerns from the public, according to city officials. The pole, standing between Shawmut and Howe streets, presents an odd spectacle, with its middle seeming to bulge out over Ash […]
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Briefly: Well Done
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Colby-Sawyer College President Susan D. Stuebner declared Nov. 28, Resident Assistant Appreciation Day at the college. Chelsea Perry of Oakland, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in business administration, is one of 25 resident assistants being recognized and thanked for outstanding work supporting all students, developing communities based on individual responsibility […]
Mt. Blue High announces first quarter honor roll students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced their first quarter honor roll students. Highest honors Alanna Ames, Lindsay Arsenault, Katherine Brittain, Shanice Brown, Jenna Campbell, Michael Chalmers, Hope Chernesky, Emmalee Clark, Autumn Conklin, Tomas Cundick, Jacelyn Daggett, Conor Damon, Eleanor DeCarolis, Isabelle Decker, Evan Downing, Leia Durrell, Maya Dustin, Leda Fletcher, Sebastian Fournier, Daphne French, […]
Women's club donates to Livermore Fire Department
The GFWC/Livermore Falls Women’s Club donated a portion of the proceeds from its election bake sale to the Livermore Fire Department. From left are club President Ellen Young, Livermore Fire Chief Don Constonguay and club Treasurer Christine Fournier.
Dirigo Middle lists first trimester academic achievement recipients
DIXFIELD — T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School is participating in the President’s Education awards program for academic recognition. Recipients of the Academic Excellence Award have received an 85 or higher in all subjects and scored in the top 10 percent of their cohort on the NWEA reading or math assessment. Recipients of the Academic Achievement Award […]
Healthy Androscoggin receives grant from Maine Cancer Foundation
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin has announced it has received a $94,800 Maine Cancer Foundation Grant — Preventing Youth Smoking Through Community Education: The Tobacco 21 law. Through this grant, Healthy Androscoggin will create a mass-reach health communication intervention that provides information to the community at large about the Tobacco 21 law and how it prevents youth […]
LPL's Gingerbread Day to feature 'Winter in Arendelle'
The Lewiston Public Library’s sixth annual Gingerbread Day will present “Winter in Arendelle” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, in Callahan Hall. There will be photo opportunities with the local Arendelle celebrities, ice castle decorating, glitter tattoos, a reading nook, make-your-own-reindeer, magic wands and more. Prizes for those who participate, snowballs to […]
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School first quarter honor roll
PARIS — The first quarter honor roll for Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School is announced. High Honors Seniors: William Dieterich, Rylee Hart, Halle James, Sebastian Wikstrom, Kristina Wilson, Christian Wynott. Juniors: Kathryn Bowen, Brooke Carson, Madison Day, Katherine Haley, Raoul Marston-Connell, Paige-Marie Merrill, Marla Tanous, Isabelle Thomas. Sophomores: Xenon Chase, Cooper Hall, Amber Lynch, Lexi Mack, Culiandra Nero, […]
Veterans home holds mitten drive for students
The staff at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris as part of their Community Involvement Committee recently took up a collection of mittens for the school children at the Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris. The school has expressed an ongoing need for mittens (as well as other warm clothing like hats and […]
Bishop Deeley tours new multipurpose facility in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Bishop Robert P. Deeley’s visited the new 15,000-square-foot All Saints Parish multipurpose facility on Pleasant Street. The bishop took his first look at the facility, now in its final stages of construction, on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The building features an open space that can be used as a gymnasium, auditorium and cafeteria; a […]