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April 6, 2015

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Published
April 6, 2015

Military Notes

The USS Thresher annual memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Traip Academy in Kittery. The service marks the 52nd anniversary of the disaster and is hosted by the Thresher Base chapter of United States Submarine Veterans Inc. for surviving family members of the Thresher crew. The Thresher (SSN 593) was a […]
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April 6, 2015

Briefs

SOUTH PORTLAND Pape Subaru donations support Boys & Girls Clubs Pape Subaru and Subaru of Northern New England recently presented Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine with a check for $17,198 as part of their Share the Love event held in late 2014. Throughout the event, patrons who bought a new vehicle at Pape […]
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April 6, 2015

Blood Drives

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: MONDAY 1 to 6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn TUESDAY 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lisbon High School, 2 Sugg Drive, Lisbon Falls 1 to 7 p.m., Masonic Hall, Harrison Road, Route 117, Bridgton 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., Memorial […]
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April 6, 2015

Potluck

WEDNESDAY Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., Westbrook. Offered in collaboration with Wayside Food Programs. Lasagna, salad, rolls, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. THURSDAY Meatloaf lunch, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Suggested donation: $5. Community […]

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April 6, 2015

Births

Mid Coast Hospital Odin Dominick Pono, born March 16 to Anthony and Tiffany (Russell) Pono, Bath. Grandparents: Catherine and Samuel Russell III, West Bath; Marlene and Joseph Pono, Bath. Olivia Paige Lavers, born March 17 to Mason Lavers and Breanne Goddard, Lisbon Falls. Grandparents: Gregory and Lisa Goddard and Wayne and Brenda Lavers, all of […]
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April 6, 2015

Events

PORTLAND Tate House offers a day devoted to chocolate Tate House Museum will host a Boston Chocolate Ramble to Boston on Sunday. Attendees will travel by bus, departing at 8:30 a.m., to board the Boston Chocolate Trolley for a three-hour ride that combines chocolate education and chocolate treats at three hotels. The last hotel is […]
Published
March 30, 2015

College Notes

Advanced Degrees Western New England University, Springfield, Mass.: Mark Woronoff, Portland, master of laws in estate planning and elder law. Awards and Honors Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Baton Rouge, La.: Nora Dwyer of South Berwick and a student at Fordham University, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most […]
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March 30, 2015

Briefs

PORTLAND People’s United gives grants to several Maine nonprofits The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has awarded $47,500 in grants to several nonprofit organizations in Maine. Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset, a community development corporation and financial institution that provides financing and individual consulting and training to small and […]
Published
March 30, 2015

High school students excel in Maine Drama Festival

Cape Elizabeth High School and Yarmouth High School take top honors in their classes.

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