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  • Published
    October 8, 2012

    Once more, he catches ‘something worth talking about’

    Ed Cloutier goes deep-sea fishing for the first time in nearly a decade, thanks to Live Your Dreams.

  • Published
    October 8, 2012

    Potluck

    Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., at Mission Possible Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration with Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Center. Chicken dinner, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $6.  Thursday Community Meal with meatloaf, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational […]

  • Published
    October 5, 2012

    Juliana L’Heureux: Passamaquoddy tribe members to attend canonization in Rome

      Three representatives from Maine’s Passamoquoddy tribe plan attend the October 21 Canonization Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, where Pope Benedict XIV will elevate  the Algonquin Nation Native American, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, to sainthood. “I have been praying for Kateri’s canonization for many years now,” said Deacon Richard Phillips Doyle, who plans to […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Briefs

    PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH Community Foundation elects three to its board The Maine Community Foundation has elected Anna Roosevelt of Embden, Peter Mills of Cornville and Karen Stanley of Castine to its board of directors. Roosevelt joined Goodwill Industries of Northern New England as CEO in September 2011 after 10 years at the Boeing Co., where […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    College Notes

    Graduations Berklee College of Music, Boston: Christian Saint-Louis, Bath; Marcus Bagala, Gray; Kayla Glovinski, Berwick; Amy Mantis, Biddeford; Alexandra Wilkins, Portland. Binghamton, N.Y., University: Miranda Rodway, Falmouth. Drexel University, Philadelphia: Laurel Chadwick, South Berwick; Eben Peck, Arundel. Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa.: Jonathon Cosgrove, Casco. Harding University, Searcy, Ark.: Stephen Molina, Kittery. Randolph College, Lynchburg, […]

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  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Blood Drives

    The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Monday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stonewall Kitchen, York 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Saco 2 to 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, Lisbon Falls Tuesday Noon to 5 p.m., Massabesic EAST, Waterboro Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Southern Maine Community […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Military Notes

    Marine Cpl. Jonathan D. Block, son of Deborah Block and David Block, both of York, is being deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He is assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Army Spec. Garrett W. McAdam has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Potluck

    Tuesday Benefit supper with lobster stew, 5 p.m., with raffle at 6:30 p.m. to benefit Peter Ames. People’s United Methodist Church, Chapel Road, South Thomaston. Wednesday Ladies/Community breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., Moosely Bagels, Main Street, Rangeley. Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., Mission Possible Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Steak and cheese sandwich, […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Births

    Bridgton Hospital Tristin Kale Currier, born Aug. 22 to Jesse and Darcie (Johndro) Currier, Harrison. Grandparents: Roger and Anita Johndro, Sebec; Carol Currier, Dover-Foxcroft. Great-grandparent: Harry Mariatt, Villa Grove, Ill. Carson Cole Wrigley, born Aug. 30 to Nicholas and Bianca (Rohr) Wrigley, North Conway, N.H. Grandparents: Kimberly and Todd Rohr, Fredericksburg, Va.; Donald and Linda […]

  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Events

    PORTLAND Author Schilling at Expo Author Shonda Schilling will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Health & Wellness Expo, to be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Portland Expo on Park Avenue. The event, sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in partnership with the Portland Press Herald, is free and […]