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May 26, 2010

Briefly Greater Portland, May 26, 2010

PORTLAND CHILDREN AND TEENS younger than 18 can ride Metro and South Portland city buses anywhere the bus goes, anytime from June to August for $20. The 2010 Summer Youth Bus Pass is now on sale, providing bus service in Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and Falmouth. Bike racks and wheelchair lifts are available on all […]
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May 26, 2010

Les Franco Americains: Lewiston native makes mark in Haiti

Lewiston native and Franco-American priest Marc Boisvert went to Haiti as a U.S. Navy lieutenant chaplain in the early 1990s. He was temporarily stationed at Cuba’s Guantanamo Naval Base when he accompanied his commanding officer on a flight to Haiti to obtain Creole language bibles to help care for Haitian boat people. Haitian poverty stunned […]
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May 26, 2010

Greater Portland Events, May 26, 2010

PORTLAND Multicultural health fair The fifth annual Multicultural Exercise for Health and Love, a health fair focusing on health screening and referrals for racial and ethnic communities in the Greater Portland area, will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Portland Exposition Building. The event celebrating Portland’s ethnic community will include multicultural […]
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May 26, 2010

Briefly Regional, May 26, 2010

SACO THE SACO COMMUNITY GARDEN on King Street received a $1,000 grant from the Kay E. Dopp Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to fund its community garden. The project offers organic practices and provides affordable garden plots for interested residents. Forty-eight plots are available for rent. Water, tools and gardening expertise from several York […]
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May 26, 2010

Reunions, May 26, 2010

HIGH SCHOOL Cathedral High School, Class of 1960, June 25 at DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant, Portland. Call Diane McAvoy LaPointe at 899-4636. Westbrook High School, Class of 1945 and 1946, July 2; social hour at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m., order from the menu; at Season’s Grille (formerly Verillo’s), 155 Riverside St., Portland. Call […]

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May 26, 2010

Mlitary Notes, May 26, 2010

Navy Seaman Recruit Waneta L. Ingram, daughter of Shirley A. Ingram of Topsham, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Ingram is a 2007 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham. Cadet 1st Class Noah Lindley Hudson of Ocean Park recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and received […]
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May 26, 2010

Honor Roll, Scarborough High School, May 26, 2010

Scarborough High School Third Quarter honor roll Seniors – High Honors: Ashley Anastasoff, Steven Arsenault, Jennifer Brezack, Melissa Dellatorre, Niels Doughty, Suzanne Fenton, Kathryn Golojuch, Meagan L’Heureux, Emily Massa, Stephanie McLeod, Sarah Moody, Adam Saltz, Julia Shinay, Sonya Walker, Jennifer Wood; Honors: Karly Allen, Lindsay Anderson, Aileen Andrews, Kiersten Andrews, Jane Babirak, Caroline Baker, Alyssa […]
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May 26, 2010

Pet Pourri, May 26

ANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE The following animals are available for adoption from the Animal Refuge League at 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Call 854-9771 or visit ourwww.arlgp.org. Sherman is a miniature Pinscher mix who is bossy, busy, independent and high energy. These traits will come as no surprise to those who know and love Min Pins. For […]
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May 26, 2010

Blood Drives, May 26, 2010

ANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE The following animals are available for adoption from the Animal Refuge League at 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Call 854-9771 or visit www.arlgp.org. Sherman is a miniature Pinscher mix who is bossy, busy, independent and high energy. These traits will come as no surprise to those who know and love Min Pins. For […]
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May 26, 2010

School News, May 26

James Davis of Sabattus was among 54 competitors at the 22nd annual National Geographic Bee at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Ten finalists compete today with “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek moderating. The final round will air on the National Geographic Channel this evening at 6.

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