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Stories from Maine: When the president visited the ‘Queen’ in Topsham

The decade of the 1960s was filled with turmoil. A conflict no one had wanted escalated in southeast Asia, while a domestic war over civil rights raged on here at home. The hippie-driven, flower-power movement of peace and love mellowed many, while the contrast of brutal assassinations of America’s leaders was maddening. And while Madison […]

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Restorative Justice Project receives grant to benefit Mt. Ararat High School

Restorative Justice Project Maine has received a $9,060 grant from the Community Development Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to help Mt. Ararat High School offer their students more restorative responses to harm and conflict. “We believe that RJP Maine’s approach to justice strengthens community ties and repairs harm caused by behaviors,” Chris Hoffman, principal […]

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American Red Cross volunteers recognized at annual awards

The annual meeting and volunteer recognition awards of the Mid Coast Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross took place on May 13 at the Topsham Chapter house on Community Way. The event included a meeting of the Board of Directors, dinner and networking and a volunteer awards ceremony. Among the numerous awards of the […]

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Maine Coast Heritage Trust joins effort to restore American chestnut tree in Yarmouth

Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which has a location in Topsham, will be working alongside the Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation to plant 10 young American chestnut trees at Cousins River Fields and Marsh Preserve, a newly protected 82-acre property in Yarmouth that includes a 25-acre field and a significant tidal wetland. The planting […]

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Mt. Ararat students represent Maine at robotics competition

Mt. Ararat High School students Charles Scribner, Finn Dedek, Sebastian Fiori, Lucas Pinkham and Ryan Sweet represented the state of Maine at the International Seaperch Aquatic Robotics Challenge on June 1 at the University of Maryland. Mt. Ararat finished 16th overall among the 75 competing high schools representing both U.S. states and territories as well […]