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Enjoy a wonderful “Reverse Advent Calendar”… as you help food-insecure neighbors

Throughout the centuries, families at Christmastime have delighted in their Advent Calendar. Now you can use your “Reverse Advent Calendar” to give back to your community – feed and love food-insecure children, seniors, and adults in Central Maine – and share the many blessings of the holiday season with others. SIMPLE DIRECTIONS: As you go […]

Sarah Rodrigue named to Husson University Online’s President’s List

Sarah Rodrigue, of Cornville, has been named to Husson University Online’s President’s List for Term 1 of the 2023-2024 academic year, in Bangor. Rodrigue is enrolled in Husson’s online Accounting program. Courses for full-time online undergraduate students are offered over the course of seven weeks. This accelerated timeframe provides adult learners with an opportunity to […]

Vassalboro Community School first quarter honor roll (2023)

GRADE 8 High honors: Abigail Prickett, Judson Smith, and Reid Willett. Honors: Juliet Boivin, Gabriella Brundage, Zoey Demerchant, Ryleigh French, Drake Goodie, Zachary Kinrade, Cooper Lajoie, Caleb Marden, Paige Perry, Bentley Pooler, and Hannah Tobey. GRADE 7 High honors: Samuel Bechard, Basil Dillaway, Zoe Gaffney, Allyson Gilman, Savannah Judkins, Cheyenne Lizzotte, Agatha Meyer, Grace Tobey, […]

Carrabec High School 1st quarter honor roll (2023)

GRADE 12 High honors: Kolby Carpenter, Jayden Cates, Devyn DeLeonardis, Cooper Dellarma, Trevor Donahue, Nevaeh Holmes, Summer Lindblom, Dillon Nelson, and Hailey Wyman. Honors: Hunter Bragg, Dakota Cahill, Sarah Craig, Jersey Flanders, Kayliy Folco, Toby-Nicholas Gower, Molly Hay, Emma Junkins, Mikayla Loubier, Ryan Parlin, Jordyn Plourd, Navada Sayles, Alyssa Schinzel, and Lucas Vicneire. GRADE 11 […]

OBITUARIES for Thursday, December 7, 2023

HENRY H. SMITH WATERVILLE – Henry Howard “Howie” Smith, 92, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Mount Joseph Nursing Home, in Waterville. As a child, Howie had a great love of football and baseball. Howie was an outstanding two-sport athlete at Lawrence High School, in Fairfield. Howie served in the U.S. Army Signal […]

Local scout leaders attend training session

by Chuck Mahaleris On Sunday, November 19, Vassalboro Cub Scout Pack #410 hosted adult Scout leader training at Thomas College, in Waterville, for leaders from the local pack and from Farmington’s Pack #585. The instructors were Walter and Ginger Fails, of New Sharon, and Christopher Santiago, of Vassalboro. Walter Fails is the Kennebec Valley District […]

PALERMO: Community Garden gives back

Group seeks donations for seed money by Connie Bellet Although 350 pounds of vegetables may not sound like a lot, the fact that most of these freshly-picked, organic veggies are greens that do not weigh a lot translates into loads of nutrition for people in our communities. Every growing season, the volunteers at the Palermo […]