Maine dentists have donated $102,000 worth of free procedures for low-income women and child survivors of domestic abuse through the Finding Our Smiles initiative, according to the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices, which runs the program. Twenty-two Maine survivors have benefited from the 18-month-old program, which also restores health and helps to rebuild lives. The […]
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Readfield woman seeks to match children grappling with illness with musical instruments
Ellen Bowman, now in remission after treatment for breast cancer, wants to connect children with critical illness with music to help them make sense of their anxieties and give them a creative outlet.
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Robert Card’s family to testify before Lewiston commission
Family members of the Lewiston gunman and an official from the Army Reserve’s psychological health program will testify Thursday in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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Maine Council on Aging awards nearly $376K in grants
The final micro-grant cycle is now open, and applications are being accepted until June 30 at agefriendly.community.
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Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
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Suspect in police chase indicted on new charge of attempting to set dog on fire with tequila
In October 2020, Christopher T. Farrow led police on a chase across central Maine and fled the state before he was arrested in Vermont months later.
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Sagadahoc deputy criticized by Lewiston shooting commission blasts its report as ‘misleading’
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield on Tuesday filed a 20-page response with the commission investigating the mass shooting, saying members unfairly targeted his actions when they have yet to finish their work.
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Veterans support events set for Augusta, Lewiston, Portland, Rumford
The VA2K Walk & Roll is set to be held at locations in Augusta, Portland, Lewiston and Rumford on Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16. The event is geared toward encouraging healthy living and supporting homeless veterans. The Togus VA2K Walk & Roll will be held at the Togus VA Medical Center, 1 VA […]
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Maine Country Music Hall of Fame set for May 19
Four musicians are to be inducted.
Posted inSchools and Education
The presidents of Bates College
1863-1894, Oren Cheney 1894-1919, George Colby Chase 1920-1944, Clifton Daggett Gray 1944-1967, Charles Phillips 1967-1989, Thomas Reynolds 1989-2002, Donald Harward 2002-2011, Elaine Tuttle Hansen 2012-2023, Clayton Spencer 2023-present, Garry Jenkins