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  • Published
    June 4, 2012

    Potluck

    Wednesday Ladies/community breakfast, 7 to 9:30 a.m., Moosely Bagels, Main Street, Rangeley. Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., Mission Possible Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Stuffed shells, salad, dessert, 5 to 7 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $6. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering […]

  • Published
    May 28, 2012

    School Notes

    Winners of the 2012 Maine Constitution Poster Contest have been announced by Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. The contest is open to Maine students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 in two age categories. For grades K-3 “Maine State Symbols” is the category and third grader Owen Kelley from Hall-Dale Elementary in Hallowell took […]

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    May 28, 2012

    College Notes

    Graduations Alfred, N.Y., University: Thomas Connolly, Freeport; Jon Preble, Gray, cum laude; Ivy Lam, Sanford, cum laude; Tiffany Buck, Freeport; Anne Mills, Scarborough, magna cum laude. Champlain College, Burlington, Vt.: Darin Boutet, Saco; Jonathan Ferretti, Kennebunk; Alexander Caron, Cape Elizabeth; Megan Percy, Dresden; Kalina Dodier, Old Orchard Beach; Brittny Gross, Warren; Dorian Snyder, Brunswick; Alexander […]

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    May 28, 2012

    Reunions

    HIGH SCHOOL Deering High School, Class of 1954, June 27 annual luncheon at DiMillo’s, Portland. Contact Cynthia (Snow) Simpson, 90 Evergreen Drive, Gorham 04038 or Donna (Knudsen) Ames, 29 Leonard St., Portland 04103. Gray-New Gloucester High School, Class of 2002, 7 p.m. to midnight, July 6, at Spring Meadows Golf Club, Gray.  Email GNG02@hotmail.com for […]

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    May 28, 2012

    Blood Drives

    The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Walmart, Windham Tuesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Seacoast Career School, Sanford 1 to 5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, Topsham 1 to 6 p.m., Alfred Masonic Hall, Alfred Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Hall Elementary […]

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  • Published
    May 28, 2012

    Don Perkins: Hometown girl to publish second history book

    Kay Soldier likes to write about the country town where she grew up. A former newspaper editor, the Windham resident continues to write a popular history column for a local weekly. Since she published “Memories of Windham” a decade ago, Soldier has been pestered about when she might release another work. Soldier is pleased to […]

  • Published
    May 28, 2012

    Potluck

    Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., Mission Possible Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. American chop suey, salad, dessert, 5 to 7 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $6. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $8; lobster […]

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    May 28, 2012

    Births

    Central Maine Medical Center Dianna Marie Berry, born May 8 to Paul Berry and Kim Weilbrenner, Oxford. Grandparents: Alan and Barbara Weilbrenner, Salem, N.H.; Paul and Cecelia Berry, Lisbon. Great-grandparent: Rita Brown, Edgewater, Fla. Eastern Maine Medical Center Keegan James Karcanes, born April 25 to Jim and Christine Karcanes, Bangor. Grandparents: Gene and Pat Tanguay, […]

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    May 28, 2012

    Military Notes

    Army Pvt. Joseph E. Lastoria II has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Lastoria is the son of Joseph Lastoria of Gorham and Rowena Freeman of Houston. He is a 2011 graduate of Cheverus High School, Portland. Maine Army National Guard’s 11th Civil Support Team in Waterville held a change of […]

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    May 28, 2012

    Briefly

    FALMOUTH Skillins receives Habitat award Organizers for the Falmouth Family and Pet Walk recently presented Skillins Greenhouses with the Falmouth Friends of Habitat award. Skillins Greenhouses has been a loyal supporter of Habitat for Humanity for many years, as well as several Falmouth churches that form the core of support for Habitat in Falmouth. PORTLAND […]