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Medomak Valley High School announces winners of 2024 Philbrook Speech Competition
WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 25, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards students who have taken a position on a topic, supported it with research, and urged their audience to a call to action. This year’s competition...
Rockland man grieves, Two Bridges, state review his brother’s death in Wiscasset jail
A man being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail has hung himself, in the third suicide since Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties opened the facility on Wiscasset’s Route One in 2006, authorities told Wiscasset Newspaper. TBRJ is doing an internal investigation “as (is) normal procedure for any critical incident we have in the jail,” Col. James Bailey, TBRJ’s correctional administrator, said via email April 25.
UPDATE: Three arrested in Warren drug raid
Update: April 23: WARREN — The three women who were arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) following a month-long investigation into illegal drug trafficking at a residence in Warren, made their initial appearance in Knox County Court before Judge Patricia Worth April 19. Denise Richards, 63, of...
Historic Resources Committee, Camden Select Board to tour Montessori School in advance of housing project
This afternoon, April 26, at 4 p.m., the Camden Historic Resources Committee and the Camden Select Board are touring the Montessori School (Elm Street School) and then returning to the Town Office for a 4:30 p.m. workshop. The agenda includes touring the school with Superintendent Maria Libby and Architect Joe...
Iconic Maine lighthouse to be closed all summer due to storm damage
SAINT GEORGE, Maine (WMTW) - The iconic Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde will not open to the public this season. The Marshall Point Lighthouse & Museum announced this week that, due to damage to the walkway caused by the back-to-back storms in January, they cannot safely open. That closure includes the walkway and lighthouse tower.
Merle E. Prock, obituary
WALDOBORO — Merle E. Prock, 86, passed away in his home in Waldoboro on Monday, April 22, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children in the place he always loved to be. Merle was one of six children to Dorothy Lillian Jackson and Alton Ancil Prock,...
Sea Kayak Guide Association to offer basic kayak skills training
MASKGI, the Maine Association of Sea Kayak Guides and Instructors, is the professional organization that represents Maine’s registered sea kayak guides. Each spring, the Association holds a members-only training event in preparation for the upcoming season. It’s an opportunity for guides to refresh, learn and practice the techniques necessary to keep clients safe while out on the water.
Get Ready to ROFL: “WATTS So Funny?!” Stand-Up Comedy Event Lights Up Watts Hall Community Arts on May 11th
THOMASTON – Prepare for an uproarious evening of laughter as “WATTS So Funny?!” brings the comedy heat to Watts Hall Community Arts on Saturday, May 11th. Hosted by local comedy luminary Emily Dillon, this event boasts an all-star lineup featuring some of northern New England’s best comedians including Adam Groppman, Uzair Malik, Sara Poulin, and Lynda España, each bringing their unique brand of humor to the stage.
Hope and Warren garages two of 10 Maine businesses receiving federal solar grants
HOPE — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said April 23 that 10 Maine businesses in electoral District 1 are receiving $657,000 in renewable energy grants, courtesy of the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Among them, Hatchet Mountain Garage in Hope will receive $21,080 to install solar panels, and Copeland’s Garage, Inc., in Warren, will receive $70,000 for a similar project.
Midcoast museum hosts private STEM field trip
OWLS HEAD, Maine — The Owls Head Transportation Museum closed to the public Friday to host a special field trip for area kids. Universities and companies joined the museum in welcoming more than 300 middle schoolers from the midcoast for a day of science, technology, engineering, and math. They controlled robots, raced cars, and learned lessons in ways they just can’t in a classroom.
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