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Friday, August 25, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 34
York Beach Bonfire Benefit This Saturday
YORK The 15th Annual Beach Bonfire Benefit, hosted by Graystone Builders is scheduled for Saturday, August 26 from 6-10 p.m. The popular event donates all proceeds directly to the York Food Pantry and is held at Long Sands Beach near the Bath House area. Food, raffles and fun for all, with live music by The Morlocks, who will have the crowd dancing on the sand! All are welcome to bring some nonperishable food donations to fill the food pantry van. For more
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STATEWIDE Tuition and fees at Maine’s seven community colleges will remain unchanged for the coming academic year. Tuition for Maine students will remain at $92 a credit hour. For a fulltime student taking 30 credits, the annual cost of tuition and fees will average $3,600. Tuition and fees at Maine’s Community College System (MCCS) have been the lowest in New England for several years and on par with the national average. “Maine has the lowest per capita income and the lowest college attainment rate in New England,� noted MCCS President Derek Langhauser in
$25,000 Donated to Wells Public Library for Facility Expansion
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ber 5. However, many sections of community college classes start later in the fall to accommodate the needs of those who work in industries such as hospitality and construction and whose schedules do not align with the traditional fall semester. More information about registration and flexible course scheduling is available by contacting the admissions offices at the colleges. The Maine Community College System is Maine's comprehensive two-year college system. Additional information about the MCCS and its seven colleges is available at www. mccs.me.edu.
It’s Back! Ogunquit’s Sandcastle Contest OGUNQUIT Kick off Labor Day weekend by playing in the sand! Bring out your shovels and pails for the Ogunquit Annual
Sandcastle Contest. Free event is fun for all! Cool prizes, and lots of fun! Held at the Main Beach on Saturday, September 2, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
This is where SIS Bank enters the narrative, donating 5% of that additional goal. With this aid, the library was recently able to begin its construction on the building’s expansion. “I’m very pleased we could pledge this money to the Wells Public Library Foundation’s ini-
tiative and help enrich the lives of community members through all the Wells Public Library provides,� said SIS President Blaine Boudreau. For more information on the Growing Again Campaign: http://wellspubliclibrarygrow ingagain.weebly.com.
Left to right: SIS Bank President Blaine Boudreau and the Market Manager of SIS’s Wells branch, Amanda Fitzgerald, present a check for $25,000 to Devin Burritt and Amy Anderson of the Wells Public Library. The donation will go the library’s Growing Again Campaign, which aids in the expansion of the library.
WELLS The story of the Wells Public Library and the building’s need for updating has had many plot twists, with SIS Bank recently becoming one of the protagonists after a $25,000 donation! The tale began with the Growing Again Campaign — the library, built in 1978, was deemed too small by state and
national standards; and with population increases, technology changes and other developments, millions of dollars were needed to update the building and its contents. While the initial project plan was delayed by the town, a new one emerged after a generous anonymous donation of $500,000, pending the library received sufficient pledges to match that gift.
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making the announcement. “Our Board of Trustees and our colleges are committed to keeping our institutions as affordable as possible so that more Maine people can access higher education and acquire the skills they need to build a brighter future.� This year’s freeze was made possible by increases in FY18 state appropriations to the MCCS budget, as requested by the MCCS Board of Trustees. Registration remains open for students interested in enrolling in classes and programs of study for the fall 2017 semester. The majority of classes begin between August 28 and Septem-
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