The following area students have achieved dean’s list status at the University of Maine at Farmington, in Farmington: Chelsea: Kassidy Frost and Tricia Tzikas; Fairfield: Katlyn Champagne, Holden Cookson, Katie LeBlanc, Hannah Tompkins and Lauren Wadleigh. Freedom: Christina Hall; Jefferson: Allison Fortin and Bridget Humphrey; Liberty: David Mallow; Madison: Alexis Lanctot and Rebekah Powell; Oakland: […]
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY by H David Cotta China resident and former state legislator In just a short couple of days the town of China will be conducting the China town meeting. This meeting is held each year and at times I wonder if the citizens of China fully appreciate the form of government that the town […]
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY by Scott Pierz President, China Lake Association At the China Lake Association (CLA) mid-winter meeting held February 16, 2017, CLA board members voiced concern over the town’s placement of several warrant articles at the upcoming open March town meeting. These particular warrant articles are designed to seek approval of a series of proposed […]
Dustin Crawford, son of Marlene Crawford, of Anson, and William Crawford, of Hartland, a senior at Carrabec High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, according to Principal Timothy Richards. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement, citizenship and leadership. […]
Benjamin Blaisdell, of Benton, has been named to the president’s list at Western New England University, in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the fall semester. Blaisdell is working toward a degree in marketing.
Merrimack College, in North Andover, Massachusetts, has recognized two local students who have achieved dean’s list for Fall 2016: Allison Leighton, of Oakland, and Leyna Tobey, of Augusta.
The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Stoneham College, in Easton, Massachusetts. Justin Davis, class of 2019, of Palermo. Marissa Jordan, class of 2017, of Whitefield . Colleen O’Donnell, class of 2018, of Waterville. Margaret Priest, class of 2017, of Augusta. Jacob Smith, class of 2018, of […]
The following new books are now available at the Albion Public Library: New books about Benedict Arnold’s capture of Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, and his trip up the Kennebec River, to Québec City. Benedict Arnold’s Navy, by James Nelson; Voices from a Wilderness Expedition, by Stephen Darley. Through a Howling Wilderness, by Thomas Desjardin. […]
China School’s Forest will be hosting two Project Learning Tree Workshops for adults in April. Each workshop will feature hands-on activities and lesson ideas for kids ages K-8. Both workshops will begin with a short introduction to Project Learning Tree and then we will head out into the forest for interactive sessions with trained facilitators. […]
The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP) was awarded funding from the Maine Children’s Trust to implement a three-year pilot project charged with preventing child abuse and neglect in Kennebec County. This is the second round of funding for these prevention grants. Grants have also been awarded to the child abuse and neglect councils in […]