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August 17, 2011

School Notes, Aug. 17, 2011

Awards • The Margaret Chase Smith Library has announced the winners of its 15th annual essay contest. The theme was stewardship of the environment. First prize of $500 went to Zoe Anderson of Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro. Second place, with a $250 award, went to Ali Clift from Bonny Eagle High School, Standish. Third […]
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August 17, 2011

Births, Aug. 17, 2011

Maine Medical Center Adalyn Irene Irish, born June 9 to Adam and Amanda Irish, Sebago. Grandparents: Thomas and Nancy Thompson, Sebago; Edwin and Peggy Thompson, South Portland; Charles and Jill Irish, Sebago. Great-grandparents: Marianne Small, Sebago; Priscilla Badgley, Winterhaven, Fla. Graysen Halvor Doyle, born July 15 to Arthur Jr. and Amanda Doyle, East Waterboro. […]
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August 17, 2011

College Notes, Aug. 17, 2011

Graduations Amherst, Mass., College: Emily Shinay, Scarborough; Kathryn Libby, South Portland. Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa: Brigid Rankowski, Ogunquit. Dean College, Franklin, Mass.: Alyssa Wheeler, summa cum laude, Biddeford; Mariel Roy summa cum laude, Gorham. Drexel University, Philadelphia: Jacob Peck, Arundel. Emmanuel College, Boston: Patrick Sheldon, Saco; William Daly, Scarborough. Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, N.H.: […]
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August 17, 2011

Book recounts history of worship in Biddeford/Saco

A community project tells the stories of churches and synagogues in the two cities.
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August 17, 2011

Honor Roll, Windham High School, Aug. 17, 2011

– Windham High School 4th Quarter Grade 9 – High Honors: Haley Batchelder, Kaylin Cook, Emily Gorrivan, Caitlyn Hibbard, Kristin Jamieson, Kate Kneeland, Nicole McCallum, Bradley Meader, Kyah Morrissette, Mariah Plummer, Keith Sample, Maria Sepulveda, Johanna Stanley, Christian Zwirner; Honors: Charles Allen, Danielle Breton, Emily Callahan, Andrew Carver, Eric Cash, Carly Chasse, Mathew Cobb, […]

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August 17, 2011

Honor Roll, York High School, Aug. 17, 2011

York High School Quarter 4 Seniors – High Honors: Christian Bennett, Ellen Berrigan, Damiana Costa, Chelsea Dean, Allison Gilmer, Sean McKenna, Emily Mitchell, Michelle Potter, Shannon Ramsey, Michael Segalla, Catherine Sevigny, Andrew Sheehan, Shannon Simpson; Honors: Jonathan Baker, Kevin Bond, Connor Brown, Robert Buckless, Cassie Burns, Jeffrey Cable, Andrew Campbell, Lindsey Contella, Jared Fitzgerald, Margaret […]
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August 17, 2011

Events, Aug. 17, 2011

OGUNQUIT A Run for the Fallen A Run for the Fallen event, honoring military members with ties to Maine, who sacrificed their lives in defense of the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held Sunday. The 65K run will begin at Ogunquit Center at 7:45 a.m. with a ceremony, including a Marine Corps […]
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August 17, 2011

Lakes Region: Migis Lodge offers old-style dining

Sitting on a high point under a towering fortress of century-old pines, the view of the lake is magnificent. Sebago, Maine’s deepest water, stretches out beneath you. Looking west, the randomness of the Dingley Islands is a labyrinth of perfection. Sunset is a beautiful time on a Maine lake in August. Breathe in the pine […]
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August 10, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: La Riviere – Maine French heritage language program

Part of the experience of growing up Franco-American in Maine was being told the French spoken at home was wrongly labeled as “not real” because of a regional accent. But, it’s real French. “In the past, Franco-American French was overlooked or discounted as not being real,” says Chelsea Ray, assistant French professor at University of […]
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August 10, 2011

Lakes Region: Artists’ bird and bat houses aid library

Stop by the Naples Golf and Country Club on Route 114 this Saturday evening and get a load of some unique artistry; sample a few hors d’oeuvres, maybe a glass of wine, and peruse distinctive birdhouses decked out by artists in the Lakes Region. If one strikes your fancy, you can bid on it and […]

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