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July 13, 2011

Potluck, July 13, 2011

Today Traditional bean supper, 5 to 7 p.m., optional concert follows. Curtis Room, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Per person: $10. Call 442-8637. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $7; lobster roll: $7; egg salad: $4; other items available; free […]
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July 13, 2011

Don Perkins: Public can dig some Freeport history

Freeport is literally unearthing its history. The public can get its hands dirty July 25-29 at Pettengill Farm as part of “Digging History: Piecing Together Pettengill Farm’s Past.” Participants age 18 and older will have the opportunity to work alongside professional historical archaeologists from Crane & Morrison Archaeology of Freeport. The diggers will learn how […]
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July 13, 2011

Reunions, July 13, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL Sanford High School, Class of 1981, 6:30 p.m. July 16, at the Town Club, Sanford. Contact Cyndi (Sprague) Zinderman at (954) 785-6206. Camden-Rockport High School, Class of 1971, 2 to 10 p.m. July 16, at Beaver Lodge, Alford Lake, 128 Beaver Lodge Road., Hope. Admission is $15 for classmates; $10 for guests; teachers […]
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July 13, 2011

School Notes, July 13, 2011

Charlie Lehmer, a recent Freeport High School graduate and member of the school’s National Honor Society, has been named one of nine regional winners of a National Honor Society scholarship which had 6,000 applications nationally. Each regional winner received a $3,000 college scholarship. Lehmer plans to attend Goucher College in Baltimore this fall. Anne Vogt […]
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July 13, 2011

Briefly, July 13, 2011

BIDDEFORD THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND’S Office of Citizenship and Service Learning recently received a $4,035 grant from the Community Building Grant Program of the Maine Community Foundation to establish a literacy and math tutoring program in which UNE students with Federal Work Study will be recruited and trained to tutor elementary and middle school […]

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July 13, 2011

Greater Portland Events, July 13, 2011

PORTLAND ‘Mad Science of Maine’ The Portland Public Library will present, “Mad Science of Maine: Fire and Ice,” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the children’s room at the library. Children can watch impressive science demonstrations, such as foggy dry ice storms and gravity-defying beach balls to a Mad Science burp-flavored potion. The program […]
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July 13, 2011

Regional Events, July 13, 2011

SPRINGVALE ‘World focus’ at the library Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., will offer several “world focus” activities this week. “Stories From Around the World” will celebrate the World Bread Festival with a bread-tasting party, served potluck-style, from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Volunteers are needed to make and donate a variety of breads. Recipes […]
Published
July 6, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: Writer Cathie Pelletier building Allagash stories

Northern Maine is becoming a writer’s haven for students and followers of author Cathie Pelletier. Her personal love of northern Maine is attracting attention in her writings and teaching. Pelletier grew up in Allagash. She wrote about her 91-year-old father’s life as a logger in “A is for Allagash.” In chapters ordered alphabetically, the biography […]
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July 6, 2011

Lakes Region: Biologist to present program on loons

A special sight out on a lake this time of year is a loon. To hear one calling in the middle of the night can be a precious experience, a barometer of sorts reaffirming the land is still wild and beautiful; that there’s magic and mystery unfolding right nearby. The loon you may be hearing […]
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July 6, 2011

Births, July 6, 2011

Central Maine Medical Center Kaitlin Emilya Norman, born June 14 to Erik and Meghan Norman, Durham. Grandparents: Karl and Nancy Norman, Phippsburg; Ruth Ann Mangan, Auburn. Great-grandparents: Lloyd and Verna Norman, Baileyville; Alton and Velma McLellan, Princeton; Quida Wilkins, Portland; John and Beatrice Blaney, Spring Hill, Fla. Southern Maine Medical Center Brady Tyler […]

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