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February 6, 2012

Don Perkins: New game warden on the job

Last April, Emily Bastian saw a recruitment poster for the Maine Warden Service and thought it would be a good idea to apply. On Jan. 13, the New Gloucester native was sworn in at Augusta after finishing the 18-week Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, the same training […]
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February 6, 2012

Potluck

Tuesday Dreams from the Hardt, 4 to 10 p.m., portion of proceeds benefits organization that grants wishes for those with disabilities. Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, 11 Brown St., Portland. Thursday Community Meal, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Per person: $4. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 […]
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February 6, 2012

School Notes

Fourth- and fifth-graders at the Buxton Center Elementary School recently participated in a geography bee. Students who qualified for the final round were: fourth grade — Michelina Ruggieri, Lamaara Forrest, Lauren Jordan, and Logan Hiltz; fifth grade — Lucy Weyand, Regan McCleary, Rylan Neal, Brendan Sanphy, Wyatt Blanchette. Rylan Neal took top honors and was […]
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January 30, 2012

Blood Drives

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 1 to 6 p.m., Saint Matthew’s Church, Limerick Tuesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., YCCC, Wells 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Hyde School, Bath 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Joseph’s College, Standish Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Olympia Sports, Bradley […]
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January 30, 2012

Potluck

Thursday Ladies Community Breakfast, 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Moosely Bagels, Main Street, Rangeley. Community Meal, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Per person: $4. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $8; lobster roll: $7.50; egg salad: $4.50; other items available; […]

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January 30, 2012

Births

Central Maine Medical Center Ezra Gardner Caron, born Jan. 9 to Matthew and Sarah Caron, Lisbon. Grandparents: Anna and Thomas Smith, Minot; Dan and Dorene Caron, Gorham. Great-grandparents: Chris and Dave Smith, Mechanic Falls; Charlie and Brenda Swett, Poland. Maine Medical Center Graeme Ross Mosley, born Nov. 3 to Patrick Mosley and Natalie Grammer, South […]
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January 30, 2012

College Notes

Graduations University of Vermont, Burlington: Dana Smith, Kittery Point; Kari Buckley, York; Emily Estes, Brunswick; Matthew Goode, Scarborough; Kristina Zontini, South Portland; Laura Gardner, Auburn. Advanced Degrees University of Vermont, Burlington: Lauren Goddard, Freeport, Masters in Education, Curriculum and Instruction. Dean’s List American International College, Springfield, Mass.: Caleb Ferris, Norway; Erin St. Pierre, South Berwick. […]
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January 30, 2012

Events

SCARBOROUGH Historical society sets meeting The Scarborough Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 647 Route 1. Bud Warren, co-founder of the Tide Mill Institute, will give a presentation about tidal mills that existed along Maine’s Coast. The monthly presentations are free and open to the public. For more information, […]
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January 30, 2012

Military Notes

Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon has relieved Rear Adm. Samuel Perez as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1). A change of command ceremony was held in November on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at San Diego. Shannon graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield in 1978 and from Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, in […]
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January 30, 2012

Don Perkins: Chocolate, a taste-and-tell history

At 2 p.m. Sunday, you can get a chocolate fix in a heated circa-1830 carriage barn and learn a little something at Freeport Historical Society’s “Greetings from the Heart,” a historic romp through chocolate in American cookery. “It’s our valentine to the community,” says society director Christina White. “We want to make it rich and […]

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