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June 1, 2011

Births, June 1, 2011

Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Southern Maine Medical Center Bentley Ronald Kaloyares-Briand, born May 15 to Jeremiah Briand and Jamie Kaloyares, Saco. Grandparents: Stephen Kaloyares, Saco; Denise Kaloyares, Biddeford. Jordan Matthew […]
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June 1, 2011

Briefly Regional, June 1, 2011

ROCKPORT THE CAMDEN HILLS REGIONAL High School’s Women’s Choir and Chamber Singers groups each won first-place trophies May 14 at regional choral competitions of the Heritage Music Festival at Topsfield, Mass. Together, the two choirs earned the highest point total and took home the festival’s Choral Sweepstakes Award, which includes an invitation to Chamber Singers […]
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June 1, 2011

College Notes, June 1, 2011

Graduations Curry College, Milton, Mass.: Gregory Bresnahan, Scarborough. Fisher College, Boston: Joseph Perdomo, Durham; Jane Roberge, Scarborough. Ithaca, N.Y., College: Michael DeLuca, Falmouth. New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, R.I.: Richard Toracinta, Kittery; Taylor Manning, Windham. Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn.: Olivia Ryan, Gray. Thiel College, Greenville, Pa.: Victoria Woodward, Buxton, summa cum laude. St. Mary’s […]
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June 1, 2011

Blood Drives, June 1, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wentworth Intermediate School, Scarborough Thursday 1 to 6 p.m., YMCA, Boothbay 1 to 6 p.m., AmVets, Yarmouth Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Moorings, Bath Saturday 9 a.m. to […]
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June 1, 2011

Greater Portland Events, June 1, 2011

GORHAM Dedication of new garden The dedication of the Joe B. Parks Rhododendron Garden will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on the University of Southern Maine’s campus in Gorham. The garden, located adjacent to the USM Academy Building, was named for the late Joe Parks, a horticulturalist from Dover, N.H., who developed […]

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June 1, 2011

School Notes, June 1, 2011

William Cadigan of Kennebunkport has been awarded a full four-year Jefferson Scholarship to attend the University of Virgina at Charlottesville. Cadigan is one of 27 students to receive the scholarship. Students are nominated to be eligible, and more 1,300 were considered for this year’s award. Maine’s 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholars are Natalie Salmon of Yarmouth […]
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June 1, 2011

Lakes Region: Tour to take in four barns in Windham

I’ve been studying barns for a while now and am amazed by what I’ve learned and the colorful “barn people” I’ve met along the way. There’s a real richness in this topic, one I’m trying to capture in a future book on Maine’s barns. The heart of any farm would have to be its barn. […]
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May 27, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: French traveler program on TV5Monde

Maine will be featured on an upcoming segment on TV5Monde, a French-language broadcasting station with satellite channels throughout the world. The Maine show is part of a U.S. travelogue called “L’Amerique Dans Tous Ses Etats” (Across America), narrated by Gerard Klein, a familiar name in French media. Klein, 68, worked in French radio for 12 […]
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May 25, 2011

Potluck, May 25, 2011

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. Roast beef supper, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Masonic Hall, Route 4 (Portland Street), South Berwick. Adults, $8; […]
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May 25, 2011

College Notes, May 25, 2011

Graduations Central Maine Medical Center School of Nuclear Medicine Technology, Lewiston: Steven Lewis, Windham. Clearwater (Fla.) Christian College: Anna Grace Lufkin, Warren. Huntington (Ind.) University: Amy Gould, Dixfield, cum laude. State University of New York, Oswego: Chelsea Colton, Saco. Xavier University, Cincinnati: Thomas Gainey, Portland, summa cum laude. University of Maine at Farmington: Arundel: Megan […]

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