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September 21, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: What do borders mean?

Since the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, Franco-Americans and French Canadians have peacefully shared northern Maine’s international border. At one time prior to the treaty, the territory was known as Madawaska. A program sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council in northern Maine last weekend focused on what it means to live near a […]
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September 21, 2011

Briefly, Sept. 21, 2011

STATEWIDE THE FOLLOWING students were named semifinalists in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The high school seniors will now compete for 8,300 scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered next spring. Students named as semifinalists include: Andrew Warren and Hannah Wright, Brunswick High School; Ethan Dininno, John Harrison, Julia Hintlian, […]
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September 21, 2011

Events, Sept. 21, 2011

GORHAM Rock ‘n’ roll historian Joe Harrington will present a program on the history of rock ‘n’ roll and its impact on American culture at 7 p.m. today at the North Gorham Public Library. Harrington is the author of “Sonic Cool: The Life and Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and a teacher at Portland Adult […]
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September 21, 2011

Blood Drives, Sept. 21, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport Noon to 5:30 p.m., Gorham High School 1 to 6 p.m., Lions Club, Kittery 1 to 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, Saco Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saint Joseph’s Rehabilitation, Portland Saturday 8 a.m. […]
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September 21, 2011

Military Notes, Sept. 21, 2011

Navy Seaman Recruit Jadus I. Bare, brother of Zebulon Bare of Kittery, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Bare is a 2005 graduate of Chestatee High School, Gainesville, Ga. Pamela (Greene) Unger, daughter of Peter and Katherine Greene of Buxton, has recently been promoted to major in the Marine […]

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September 21, 2011

Potlucks, Sept. 21, 2011

Thursday Community Meal with ham and mashed potatoes, 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, $7; lobster roll, $7; egg salad, $4; other items available; free delivery for 10 or more orders. Italian […]
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September 21, 2011

Lakes Region: Touring the world through cat stamps

Tricia Currie Hunt of Windham got her first cat when she was just 10 years old. Now in her 60s, she has scores of them. Many are from foreign countries. But these furry felines don’t have to be fed or taken to the vet. They’re found on postage stamps, the best of which are now […]
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September 21, 2011

Births, Sept. 21, 2011

Mercy Hospital James Patrick McKenna, born May 31 to Bryan and Amanda McKenna, Steep Falls. Grandparents: Lawrence and Mary Fifield, Buxton; Scott Drinkwater, Portland. Great-grandparents: Lloyd and Phyllis Drinkwater, Portland; Edna Fifield, Biddeford; Stephen and Marjorie Mann, Polk City, Fla. Maine Medical Center Chase Michael Putney, born July 8 to Ryan and Lindsay Leighton Putney, […]
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September 14, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: Children’s Village teaches cultural awareness at Bangor American Folk Festival

Franco-American and Acadian cultural exhibits were among the offerings at the popular Children’s Village section at the American Folk Festival in Bangor last month. In past years, a children’s craft area was part of the festival’s programs. A new idea emerged for this year’s festivals when organizers included an expanded neighborhood for crafts, where awareness […]
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September 14, 2011

Lakes Region: Ample supply at Apple Sunday

The second Sunday in September has been dubbed Maine Apple Sunday.

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