Kids’ Corner

Heartfelt ‘thank you’

To the Editor: The Bethel Outing Club was host to over 85 skiers from around New England at its 31st running of the Flying Moose Classic Ski Race at the Inland Woods + Trails, Bethel village system, located at the Bethel Inn Resort on Saturday, February 5, 2022.  This race consisted of 10 kilometer and 20 […]

President’s List

Husson The following students have been named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Husson University. A student who makes the President’s List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a full-time load of 12 credit hours, complete all attempted courses in the time allotted for the semester, and achieve a 3.80 to 4.0-semester […]

Greenwood considers solar sharing

GREENWOOD — At a Greenwood Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, lightbulbs went off as the board reacted positively to a pitch from a community solar sharing company that could save the town a guaranteed 15%  on future electricity bills. Kay Mann, community outreach director for Powermarket Maine, spoke Tuesday about the community solar company that […]

How do they say that in…

English:    mathematics French:  mathématiques Spanish: matemáticas German:  Mathematik (German capitalizes nouns) Italian: matematica Arabic: alriyadiaat الرياضيات  

Word of the Week

mathematics Mathematics is the study of numbers, how they relate to each other, and how they relate to the real world. The short way of saying it is math. In English there are two ways that people pronounce it: with three syllables (MATH-MAT-ics) or with four syllables: (MA-the-MAT-ics). Either way is correct.  

Black History Month: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan

Dorothy Johnson Vaughan worked as a human computer, doing advanced math to help engineers design airplanes and rockets. She worked for NASA, supervising an office of other human computers. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, before there were electronic computers, people who were good at mathematics were called computers, because that’s what they did, computed […]

Hannaford Helps expands to floral dept.

SCARBOROUGH – ‘Say it with flowers’ has an even deeper meaning these days, courtesy of Hannaford Supermarkets. Bloomin’ 4 Good, an initiative launched by the supermarket chain across its five-state footprint last August, has already raised more than $60,000 for area non-profits. Bloomin’ 4 Good raises money for local organizations alongside Reusable Bag Program Bloomin’ […]

Patrolling pride

OXFORD — The Oxford Elementary School Pride Patrol was on the road February 3 recognizing three of their OES STARS. These students were recognized for their hard work, great attitudes, and for being ROCKSTARS in their classrooms. The Pride Patrol delivered a certificate, pizza, and lots of praise to these OES students and their families.

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