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August 18, 2010

Potluck, Aug. 18, 2010

Today Barbecue with chicken, ribs or sausage, 5 to 7 p.m., all you can eat to benefit Rotary Club of Wells, Congdon’s Doughnuts, Route 1, Wells. Per person: $15; children under 12: $7.50. Thursday Twilight Dinner, 6 p.m., three-course meal sponsored by Cultivating Community at Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. […]
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August 18, 2010

Biddeford father runs toward a cure for genetic disorder

Brian Denger, father of two boys with Duchene muscular dystrophy, organizes a charity run.
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August 11, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux: Franco-American cultural pioneers

In the face of Franco-American cultural assimilation and ethnic discrimination during the 20th century, JoAnne De Blois Lapointe and others rallied to build cultural awareness in Lewiston-Auburn. Lapointe, 77, resides in Old Orchard Beach but for 30 year she lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn. She is among the Franco-American cultural pioneers of the 1970’s. They […]
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August 11, 2010

Lakes Region: Delighting in vintage vessels

The moment Skip Mauer fired up the Chrysler Hemi, I knew I was in for a treat. Pulling away from the dock, he pushed the chrome floor lever forward a bit. The mahogany bow of the 1956 20-foot Century Coronado kissed the waves as it eased across Long Lake. Mauer and wife, Ann, of Naples […]
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August 11, 2010

Greater Portland Events, Aug. 11, 2010

PORTLAND Pagan Pride celebration Southern Maine Pagan Pride Day 2010 will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Allen Avenue Unitarian Church. People of all ages and spiritual backgrounds are welcome. The event will include information booths, vendors, entertainers, and other activities celebrating the First Harvest, a time of thanksgiving in many pagan […]

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August 11, 2010

Births, Aug. 11, 2010

Bridgton Hospital Mollie Rose Felts, born July 16 to William III and Brandy (Senecal) Felts, Bridgton. Grandparents: Judith and Ronald Flanagin, Casco; Louis Senecal Jr., Norway; William and Margaret Felts, Bridgton. Great-grandparents: June Liberty, New Gloucester; Louis Senecal Sr., Norway. Liana Marie Federico, born July 20 to Corbit Federico and Jessica Rivard, Hiram. Grandparents: […]
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August 11, 2010

Briefly, Aug. 11, 2010

WINDHAM SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY on Aging urgently needs volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels in Windham and Standish. The organization relies on volunteers to deliver at least 100 meals a day in the towns, but the number of volunteers has dropped. Ten volunteers a day are needed to deliver five days a week. Volunteers receive […]
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August 11, 2010

College Notes, Aug. 11, 2010

Graduates Assumption College, Worcester, Mass.: Clare Menapace, Kennebunk; Kayla Parker, Sanford; Nicholas Cantrell, Portland. Berklee College of Music, Boston: Sydney Anderson, Rockport; Scott Good, Eliot; Marcel Hamel, Gorham; M. Mulholland, Arundel; Ryan Nava, North Waterboro; Sam Reifman-Packett, Harpswell. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.: Elizabeth Kayajian, cum laude, Biddeford. Denison University, Granville, Ohio: Isabel […]
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August 11, 2010

Honor Roll: Deering High School, Aug. 11, 2010

Deering High School Fourth Quarter Grade 12 – High Honors: Kate Armitage, Asha Ayub, Isabelle Barton, Carly Bobinsky, Elizabeth Bustin, Patrick Celestine, Joshua Danis, Taylor Dean, Anna DesLauriers, Ursula Donovan, Thomas Foley, Monique Guimond, Sophie Halpin, Ashley Hamrick, Cory Helmick, Alexandra Jackson, Dayna Kazilionis, Ariye Krassner, Durel Lacayo, Jami LeRoy, Mercedes Lyons, Laura Mason, Jean […]
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August 11, 2010

Portlander wins scholarship to arts high school

Dorcas Thete, 14, originally from the Congo, plans to attend the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Mass.

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