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Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce announces Joseph B. Ezhaya scholarship award winner
Olivia Varney, of Pittsfield, was selected as the scholarship recipient from a field of applicants. Varney graduated this spring from the Maine Central Institute High School, in Pittsfield, class of 2024. Varney was inducted into the National Honor Society and Honor Society for Visual & Performing Arts, as being involved...
Beer, Cars & Pie: Piscataquis River Festival Celebrates 20 Years
Some of Maine's best parts of summer are the many festivals and fairs folks have across the state. A lot of work goes into organizing these community events, and many of them have been taking place for decades. In the Piscataquis County town of Guilford, the Piscataquis River Festival is...
Capture Humanity launches film on human trafficking
DOVER FOXCROFT — Capture Humanity will screen the compelling film “Woman Rising” at the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts at 20 East Main Street at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 in Dover-Foxcroft. This film tells the story of a courageous survivor of human sex trafficking and sheds light on the issue of human trafficking, its mechanisms, and community actions to combat this crime.
Doris L Gregory, Howland, Ohio
HOWLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Doris L. Gregory passed away in her home on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the age of 93. She was born on June 16, 1931, in Warren, Ohio, and was the daughter of Ray and Dorothy Remalia Goldner. Doris graduated from Leavittsburg High School making...
Hobby keeps Howland man as busy as a bee
HOWLAND — A negative interaction with a bee can lead to a lifetime of avoiding them at all costs. For Scott Lealand of Howland, the opposite is true — getting stung as a child didn’t diminish his interest in the winged insect. “The fascination with them today...
Brian Kelly
Brian Preston Kelly, age 81, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 16th, 2024 in St. Albans, Vermont after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born in Allagash, Maine August 10th, 1942 to the late Luther and Arlene (Jackson) Kelly. He was raised by his loving late Aunt Sarah and Uncle Charlie Jackson from infancy with his cousin Bradley Jackson. He had an idyllic childhood with an extended family in the deep woods of Maine. He spent many happy years in Maine, and he always longed to be around family.
Camden Shakespeare Festival returns to Monson
MONSON — Camden Shakespeare Festival, Monson Arts, and The Center Theatre will present Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” outdoors in Monson on Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. (the rain date is Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m.). Perhaps Shakespeare’s least Shakespearean play, “The Comedy of Errors” is a hilarious farce about two twins who end up in the same town, each unaware of the other.
Maine police seek public’s help in locating stolen dirt bikes
CORINTH — Maine State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two dirt bikes reported stolen last week from a young man in Corinth. The theft of the off-road vehicles has prompted an investigation by local authorities. Residents are urged to report any sightings or information...
Climate Conversation event July 25
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Climate Conversation event will be from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street. The program will have a potluck and Climate Conversation about climate change and poverty. No cost to attend.
18th annual Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival ties together Maine Woods traditions
GREENVILLE — The 18th annual Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival takes place on East Cove, downtown Greenville, on Moosehead Lake. Day and evening programs run Wednesday to Friday July 24-26. The Festival is preceded by a three-day cultural canoe-camping trip offered by the Penobscot Nation, Sunday to Tuesday July 21-23. This trip is great for the young or old, learning first-hand some of the traditions of Penobscot ways. For details, visit www.thoreauwabanaki.org. For further inquiries, contact info@thoreauwabanaki.org. Evening programs will be held at the Lakeside Loft & Event Center, East Cove.
Mic’d up: East team quarterbacks talk Lobster Bowl during practice
FOXCROFT – The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. in Lewiston, and Varsity Maine will have you covered throughout the week with exclusive digital content. Here, Mike Mandell mic’d up East squad quarterbacks Wyatt Rayfield (Foxcroft) and Jack Schuck (Bangor) during a Tuesday...
Sheriff’s office dispatch center move proceeding
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building is currently proceeding. “The dispatch project is coming...
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