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    March 19, 2012

    College Notes

    Graduations Saint Joseph’s College, Standish: Tracy Boucher, Lewiston; Kimberly Jordan, South Portland; Debra Wilson, North Berwick; Hillary Blanchard, Windham; Amy Jorgensen, Windham; Mark Blake, Windham; William Bradbury, Bristol; Janet Jones, Wells; Renee Leach, Springvale. Advanced Degrees Saint Joseph’s College, Standish: Master of Accountancy: Joshua Wiseman, Casco; Master of Business Administration: Windley Snyder, West Bath, Lisa […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Dean’s List: University of Maine at Farmington

    Dean’s List for Fall 2011 semester Alfred: Ashleigh Gilman; Arundel: James Maloney-Hawkins, Amanda Martemucci, Molly Nunan; Auburn: Kelsey Blanchette, Susan Bryant, Grady Burns, Matthew Daigle, Shay Daily, Jonathan Delorme, Rebecca Dubois, Heather Dvorak; Bath: Brandon Doughty, William Lane; Berwick: Elizabeth Dunn, Brittany Hoffman, Kelsey Laplume, Kaitlyn Victory; Bethel: Courtney Bolen, Gabriel Perkins, Alyssa Steven; Biddeford: […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Honor Roll: Thornton Academy

    Second Quarter Honor Roll Class Of 2012 – First Honors: Patrick Adams, Thomas Boutin, Callie Brennan, Tyler Cadorette, Danielle Emmons, Margaret Evans, Alison Folsom, Julia Geaumont, Avery Kibler, Meaghan Kirby, Jacqueline Klock, Asako Kurosawa, Cain Landry, Zachary Lauzon, Christopher Maksut, Nichole Moore, Chaoqiang Qi, Bronwyn Shaffer, Eric Tulipano, Jacinta Wright, Katherine Zafirson; Second Honors: Joanna […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Honor Roll: Bonny Eagle High School

    Bonny Eagle High School Quarter 2 Honor Roll Grade 9 – High Honors: Jessalyn Bergeron, Megan Brown, Lauren Collins, Kayla Crabtree, Tia DeSimone, Elizabeth Doyle, Austin Flanigan, Carter Gleason, Courtney Grant, Caitlyn Hawxwell, Olivia Hebert, Joel Kessler, Alyssa Libby, Kyaunna Libby, Daniel Lindberg, Hannah Litif, Lauren MacIsaac, Jeffrey Martin, Edward Maxwell, James Maxwell, Kayla Mooers, […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Don Perkins: Gray proposes grand vision for town

    There doesn’t seem to be very much happening in downtown Gray these days, but Main Street is poised for dynamic change. Monument Square, where Main Street and Route 26 converge, borders a sizable chunk of strategic land that has sat dormant and largely unsettled for years. But in a touch of irony, this latency has […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Births

    Central Maine Medical Center Ouellette twins: Ava Leigh and Brynn Leigh, born Feb. 28 to Jamie and Nicole Ouellette, Litchfield. Grandparents: James and Patricia Hulit, Buxton; Gina Ouellette, Lisbon; David Ouellette, St. Petersburg, Fla. Great-grandparents: Gustavo and Phyllis Perez, Windham; Gerard Ouellette, Poland; Dan and Audrey Rand, Dixfield.  Mercy Hospital Kaylee Renee Sargent, born Feb. […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Blood Drives

    The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public:  Today 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Buxton Wednesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., CIEE, Portland 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., FHC, Inc. Bowdoin Thursday Noon to 5 p.m., Elks Lodge, Saco Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Comfort Inn, South Portland […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Briefs

    THOMASTON New cat care facility open The Humane Society of Knox County has opened The Cobb House, a new cat care facility, at 17 Buttermilk Lane. The feline shelter was named for the late Martha Cobb, who donated funding for the building’s construction. Cobb House provides housing for up to 60 felines. HSKC staffers have […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Events

    PORTLAND Free yoga classes The Yoga Center in Portland is offering free classes to be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday; 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. on March 26; and noon to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 28 at the center, 449 Forest Ave. For more […]

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    March 19, 2012

    Potluck

    WEDNESDAY Ladies/Community breakfast, 7 to 9:30 a.m., Gingerbread House, Oquossoc. Coffee and muffin social, 10 to 11:30 a.m., East Otisfield Free Baptist Church.  THURSDAY Community Meal, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Per person: $4.  FRIDAY Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: […]