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    July 15, 2013

    Potluck

    MONDAY Fish chowder supper, 5:30 to 7 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Adults: $9.50; children 10 and under: $4.75. Reservations suggested: 882-7184. TUESDAY Community cookout, seatings at 5 and 6 p.m., Community Hall, Route 121, Otisfield. Free with donations accepted. WEDNESDAY Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster […]

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    July 15, 2013

    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. H.D. Goodall Hospital Raelyn Carol Cambra, born June 14 to Lauren Cambra, Sanford. Grandparents: Jan-Elizabeth Cochrane; Mike Cochrane; John Cambra; Cathy Cannavo. Harper Austyn Allaire, born […]

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    July 15, 2013

    Briefly

    Wells school staffers honored

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    July 15, 2013

    Reunions

    Windham High School, Class of 1973, 6 p.m. Saturday, casual gathering upstairs at Rustler’s Steak House, Route 302, Windham. Order from the menu. If planning to attend, contact Donna (Sylvester) Morton at 655-3581 or dmorton4@maine.rr.com. Yarmouth High School, Class of 1968, 1 p.m. Saturday at Darlene Meier Linskey’s house, 54 Merrill Road, Falmouth. Bring a […]

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    July 15, 2013

    Events

    UNION Pianist accompanies films The past comes to life again with the screening of three silent movie comedy shorts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Old Town House on Town House Road. Union Historical Society will present the pre-1923 films with pianist Doug Protsik providing piano accompaniment from an original score. Being offered in conjunction […]

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  • Published
    July 8, 2013

    Drifters make special appearance

    Yvonne Gretta stood trembling on her front porch, clutching an original 45 record of The Drifters’ 1960 hit “Save the Last Dance For Me” that she’d purchased as a teenager. The ink on the just-autographed record was barely dry as the members of the legendary R&B group, founded in the 1950s, pulled away from Gretta’s […]

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    July 8, 2013

    Military notes

    Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Ian P. Hayes graduated from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. Hayes is the son of Carol Hayes of Buxton and Ken Hayes of Waterville, Ohio. He is a graduate of Gorham High School and the University of […]

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    July 8, 2013

    Potluck

    Monday Haddock chowder, soup, salad, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Adults: $9.50; children 5 to 12: $4.75; under 5: free. Reservations suggested: 882-7184.  Wednesday Ladies/Community breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., Gingerbread House, Main Street, Oquossoc. Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, […]

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    July 8, 2013

    Births

    Bridgton Hospital William M. Wakefield, born June 10 to Darren and Maie (Parsons) Wakefield, Harrison. Grandparents: Linda Twitchell, Newry; Bonnie Parsons, Waterford; Henry Parsons, Waterford. Great-grandparents: Muriel Kimball, South Paris; Dorothy Murray, Auburn. Elle Kathryn Peace Walker, born June 20 to Chad and Victoria (Hawk) Walker, Bridgton. Maine Medical Center Chase Thomas Rojas, born Feb. […]

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    July 8, 2013

    Briefs

    WELLS High school’s Class of 2012 dedicates its class gift The class officers of the 2012 Wells High School graduating class recently gathered at the Wells Junior High School’s “Garden of Hope,” near the athletic facilities, to dedicate a copper wind sculpture at the running track that hosts the annual York County Relay for Life. […]