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September 28, 2011

Regional Events, Sept. 28, 2011

SPRINGVALE Take a Kid Mountain Biking debuts Saturday morning The inaugural Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at McDougal Orchards cycling trails, 201 Hanson Ridge Road. Bike apparel raffles and free snacks sponsored by Clif Bar will be available. Trips for Kids: Nasson Community Center has […]
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September 28, 2011

Events, Sept. 28, 2011

PORTLAND SAT prep help offered Let’s Get Ready, a non-profit organization that offers free SAT instruction for low-income students, will begin a seven-week program next month at Deering High School. The program will run from 6 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays starting this Monday through Nov. 30 at the high school. The program […]
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September 28, 2011

Lakes Region: Hawks hover over Hacker’s Hill

Bird watchers go 'berserk' over the sight of a group of hawks spiraling toward the sky recently in Casco.
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September 28, 2011

School Notes, Sept. 28, 2011

Cheverus High School, Portland: Senior Emily Gibson has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, which recognizes outstanding personal and community accomplishments. She is a resident of Portland. Falmouth High School: Jamie Sabo, a recent graduate, has received a Nelnet Inc. scholarship for $5,000. The company awards scholarships to children of its employees across the […]
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September 28, 2011

College Notes, Sept. 28, 2011

Graduations Carleton College, Northfield, Minn.: Henry Keiter, cum laude, and Laura Dismore, magna cum laude, both of Portland. University of New Haven, West Haven, Conn.: Kyle Bulger, Buxton. Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston: Daniel Jackson, Cape Elizabeth; Anthony Berntsen and Jacob Thomas, both of Portland; Taylor Burns, Scarborough; Alex King, Windham. Advanced Degrees Clemson, […]

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September 28, 2011

Births, Sept. 28, 2011

Bridgton Hospital Hana Grace Duthie Oliver, born Aug. 24 to Jotham Oliver and Catherine Duthie, Fryeburg. Grandparents: Beverly and Alexander Duthie and Donese and Jimmy Oliver, all of Fryeburg; Judith and Dwight DeMille, North Fryeburg Thomas David, born Aug. 30 to David and Jennifer (Curtis) Stuart, Casco. Grandparents: Lynn Dennison and Skip Groves, Casco; David […]
Published
September 21, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: What do borders mean?

Since the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842, Franco-Americans and French Canadians have peacefully shared northern Maine’s international border. At one time prior to the treaty, the territory was known as Madawaska. A program sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council in northern Maine last weekend focused on what it means to live near a […]
Published
September 21, 2011

Briefly, Sept. 21, 2011

STATEWIDE THE FOLLOWING students were named semifinalists in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The high school seniors will now compete for 8,300 scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered next spring. Students named as semifinalists include: Andrew Warren and Hannah Wright, Brunswick High School; Ethan Dininno, John Harrison, Julia Hintlian, […]
Published
September 21, 2011

Events, Sept. 21, 2011

GORHAM Rock ‘n’ roll historian Joe Harrington will present a program on the history of rock ‘n’ roll and its impact on American culture at 7 p.m. today at the North Gorham Public Library. Harrington is the author of “Sonic Cool: The Life and Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” and a teacher at Portland Adult […]
Published
September 21, 2011

Blood Drives, Sept. 21, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport Noon to 5:30 p.m., Gorham High School 1 to 6 p.m., Lions Club, Kittery 1 to 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, Saco Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saint Joseph’s Rehabilitation, Portland Saturday 8 a.m. […]

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