Cartoon for Wednesday, Jan. 13

Tripp Middle School lists first trimester honor students

TURNER — Tripp Middle School has announced its first trimester honor roll. Honors Grade seven: Aiden Bolduc, Matthew Brisson, Kallie Brown, Carina Castagna, Parker Charest, Aliyah Clark, Connor Frederick, Hailey Greenlaw, Noah Hunnefield, Hunter Lemieux, Sabra Lorrimer, Payton Olivier, Reed Petrin, Thomas Pratt, Meghan Rivard, Gavin Rothe, Damon Rucci, Charlotte Trundy, Emma Van Tuinen. Grade eight: […]

Well done news for Tuesday, Jan. 12

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The following area students have been named to the Bob Jones University president’s list for high academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester: Gennah Mason, Fayette, senior, early childhood education, and Kaitlyn McNally, Raymond, junior, journalism and mass communication. To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a 3.75 or higher […]

Auburn’s annual Winter Festival changes with times

AUBURN  — The city’s annual “celebration of all things winter” will look a little different this year. The Auburn Recreation Department has announced that the city’s annual Winter Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, Jan. 29 to 31, with a few changes. Due to current state guidelines and CDC recommendations, the event has been […]

Cartoon for Tuesday, Jan. 12

St. Dom’s Elementary School announces honors

LEWISTON — The following students, grades three through five, were named to the second quarter honor roll at Saint Dominic Academy’s Elementary School preschool through five. High Honors Grade three: Summer Rae Beaulieu, Bailey Bourgoin, Brooklyn Dunbar, Londen Gustafson, Connor Langan, Ava Langlais, Paxton Lynn, Mia Renaud, Noah Rousseau, Anthony St. Pierre, Jielin Wu. Grade […]

Jay VFW post donates to local Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation

JAY — Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has made its annual contribution to the Jake Lord Play it Safe Foundation. Funds were raised through multiple dinners and matched by several post members. Post Commander Don Frechette said, “It’s an honor to support a local charity that is entrenched in our area […]

Marc Jalbert: Pro-Trump reps should be ‘shown the door’

Given that this president has been afforded untethered silence regarding his activities and transgressions over the last four years, I am not surprised that the lack of backbone from our representatives is so rampant. There has been a mention of not enough time to impeach him. Really? To me this is a no brainer. There […]

Dorothy Raymond: Trump’s ‘unstable behavior’ deserves consequences

The terrorist invasion of our Capitol on Jan. 6 is the predictable outcome of this president’s treacherous and unstable behavior throughout his presidency. I support any legal means by which he and his collaborators can be removed before he does further damage. That he has not been removed already astounds me. He has been consistently […]

Youth council shedding light on mental health awareness

LEWISTON —  A LIGHT IN THE DARK, a Photovoice Project by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council, in partnership with Healthy Androscoggin, launched Monday, Jan. 11. For 14 days, Monday through Friday, via social media, a youth council member will share a photo he/she took with an accompanying narrative that explains why the photo has been […]