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Published
June 1, 2011

Greater Portland Events, June 1, 2011

GORHAM Dedication of new garden The dedication of the Joe B. Parks Rhododendron Garden will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on the University of Southern Maine’s campus in Gorham. The garden, located adjacent to the USM Academy Building, was named for the late Joe Parks, a horticulturalist from Dover, N.H., who developed […]
Published
June 1, 2011

School Notes, June 1, 2011

William Cadigan of Kennebunkport has been awarded a full four-year Jefferson Scholarship to attend the University of Virgina at Charlottesville. Cadigan is one of 27 students to receive the scholarship. Students are nominated to be eligible, and more 1,300 were considered for this year’s award. Maine’s 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholars are Natalie Salmon of Yarmouth […]
Published
June 1, 2011

Lakes Region: Tour to take in four barns in Windham

I’ve been studying barns for a while now and am amazed by what I’ve learned and the colorful “barn people” I’ve met along the way. There’s a real richness in this topic, one I’m trying to capture in a future book on Maine’s barns. The heart of any farm would have to be its barn. […]
Published
May 27, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: French traveler program on TV5Monde

Maine will be featured on an upcoming segment on TV5Monde, a French-language broadcasting station with satellite channels throughout the world. The Maine show is part of a U.S. travelogue called “L’Amerique Dans Tous Ses Etats” (Across America), narrated by Gerard Klein, a familiar name in French media. Klein, 68, worked in French radio for 12 […]
Published
May 25, 2011

Potluck, May 25, 2011

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 delivery for 10 or more orders. Roast beef supper, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Masonic Hall, Route 4 (Portland Street), South Berwick. Adults, $8; […]

Published
May 25, 2011

College Notes, May 25, 2011

Graduations Central Maine Medical Center School of Nuclear Medicine Technology, Lewiston: Steven Lewis, Windham. Clearwater (Fla.) Christian College: Anna Grace Lufkin, Warren. Huntington (Ind.) University: Amy Gould, Dixfield, cum laude. State University of New York, Oswego: Chelsea Colton, Saco. Xavier University, Cincinnati: Thomas Gainey, Portland, summa cum laude. University of Maine at Farmington: Arundel: Megan […]
Published
May 25, 2011

Greater Portland events, May 25, 2011

PORTLAND Tate House herb sale The Tate House Museum is holding an herb sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at 1270 Westbrook St. There will be a selection of perennials and herbs available for purchase. For information, call 774-6177 or go to www.tatehouse.org. Evergreen Cemetery party The Friends of Evergreen Cemetery will celebrate its […]
Published
May 25, 2011

Lakes Region: Map maker Greenleaf left mark on Maine

For nearly four years now, Holly Hurd, education outreach coordinator at the Osher Map Library in Portland, has been researching Maine’s greatest map maker, Moses Greenleaf (1777-1834). Greenleaf did most of his groundbreaking work around the time of our Pine Tree State’s birth, from 1815 to 1830. Hurd said Maine would have significantly less territory […]
Published
May 25, 2011

Briefly Greater Portland, May 25, 2011

SCARBOROUGH BRIMWIN PEABODY, a second-grader at Pleasant Hill School, was recognized recently for his efforts to raise money for victims of last year’s earthquake in Haiti. Peabody was recognized at the State House by Rep. Amy Volk of Scarborough. He has collected more than $700 for the people of Haiti. FREEPORT CADETTE GIRL SCOUT Troop […]
Published
May 25, 2011

Briefly Regional, May 25, 2011

STANDISH THE BONNY EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL Student Council recently raised $450 to benefit the people of Japan via the Save the Children fund. The students held Operation Paper Crane, hanging a crane in the school lobby for each $1 raised. They mailed 700 cranes to Students Rebuild, an initiative that mobilizes young people worldwide to […]

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