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  • Published
    December 20, 2014

    Briefs

    BIDDEFORD Auxiliary pays off pledge Southern Maine Health Care Auxiliary President Jennifer Paige and the auxiliary board of directors recently presented Edward McGeachey, SMHC president and CEO, a check for $45,000 to pay off the auxiliary’s $90,000 pledge in support of the hospital’s transition to private rooms. Last year, SMHC began renovating most of its […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Blood Drives

    The following American Red Cross Blood Drives are open to the public: Monday Noon to 5 p.m., Maine Medical Center East Tower, 22 Bramhall St., Portland Noon to 6 p.m., Jeppesen Building, 31 Academy St., South Berwick 1 to 6 p.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 178 Elm St./Route 1, Biddeford Tuesday Noon to 6 p.m., […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Military Notes

    Air Force Airman Dakota L. Asselyn graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Asselyn is a 2014 graduate of Freeport High School. Army Pvt. Samuel L. Dasch graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Dasch is the son of Matthew Dasch and Susan Thornfeldt of Portland, He is […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Scarborough High School honor roll

    First Quarter  Seniors High Honors: Megan Acker, Megan Brooks, Andrew Cox, Lauren Douglas, Olivia Gehrke, Michael Granzier, Will Harmon, Laura Henny, Kyle Lemay, Rachel Maroon, Laura Ofiara, Jensen Perehudoff, Andrew Rathmell, Kaitlin Rayner, Jacob Terry, Melissa Young; Honors: Jeremy Alas, Lily August-Brown, Sarah Barr, Rebecca Beatty, Benjamin Bergeron, Jacob Bloom, Wyatt Bridgham, Ashley Briggs, Kayla […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Potluck

    Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., offered in collaboration by Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and My Place Teen Center and held at the church, 612 Main St., Westbrook, while the center is undergoing renovations. Meatball sub, fries, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: […]

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  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Briefs

    SOUTH BERWICK Berwick Academy math students take top honors Berwick Academy seventh-grade and eighth-grade math students recently took top honors in the Southern Maine Math League’s first meet of the academic year. The eighth-grade team placed first out of 25 teams, while seventh-graders placed third out of 24 teams. Individual winners included eighth-graders Bryce Morales, […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Births

    Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Mid Coast Hospital Bryce Ryan Frye Jr., born Nov. 26 to Bryce Frye and Nicole Barry, Phippsburg. Grandparents: Alan Barry, Brunswick; Clevette Barry, Phippsburg; Karen Frye, Flint, […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    College Notes

    Awards and Honors Hamilton College, Clinton, New York: Alicia Rost of Cumberland Center has received the Hamilton Class of 1979 Student Travel Award, which offers financial assistance to students undertaking extensive research projects in different parts of the world. Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vermont: Tyler Cadorette of Saco; Lauriana Gaudet of Falmouth; Marley Harmon of […]

  • Published
    December 15, 2014

    Thornton Academy honor roll

    First Quarter  Class Of 2015 First Honors: Paula Caras, Xinyi Chen, Nicholas Cole, Mariah Dallaire, Jacob Farnsworth, Katherine Gillespie, Jacob Jalbert, Christopher Kowash, Danica Labonte, Tyler LaPointe, Madison Lawlor, Vojtech Machytka, Sydnie Picard, Nicholas Roberts, Julia Russell, Christina Scenna, Jenna Scott, Katherine Senechal, Kailin Shi, Noah Smith, Emma Stewart, Bailey Tremblay, Emily Vallee, Xiaoran Wang, […]

  • Published
    December 12, 2014

    Author, age 9, of Thorndike takes published book on tour to Farmington

    With her first published book, Lydia Schofield says the "Bendy Wendy" story started with rhyming games.