Isabel Taylor, Windham’s eldest resident, was almost speechless at her home last week when she had a special visit from the town clerk and a few close family members. That’s because Taylor, who turned 101 in July, was presented with the Boston Post Cane, which is traditionally given to the town’s oldest resident. She was […]
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Boston Post Cane awarded to Windham’s oldest resident
Isabel Taylor, Windham’s eldest resident, was almost speechless at her home last week when she had a special visit from the town clerk and a few close family members. That’s because Taylor, who turned 101 in July, was presented with the Boston Post Cane, which is traditionally given to the town’s oldest resident. She was […]
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Raymond ballerina has principal talents
All eyes were on longtime ballerina Rhiannon Pelletier of Raymond as she twirled and leaped across the Maine State Ballet stage in rehearsal wearing a bright smile and pink tutu. Pelletier, a 20-year-old college student, is in her 12th year performing in the Maine State Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” though her extremely active dancing career began […]
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Gorham author's new work ‘captures the spirit’ of early women’s basketball
Gorhamite Joanne Lannin has a love affair with writing: Lannin wrote sports and features for the Portland Press Herald for 22 years, has taught English and journalism at Bonny Eagle since 2003, writes a monthly column for Maine Women magazine and has just self-published her third book, “Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit […]
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Gorham author's new work ‘captures the spirit’ of early women’s basketball
Gorhamite Joanne Lannin has a love affair with writing: Lannin wrote sports and features for the Portland Press Herald for 22 years, has taught English and journalism at Bonny Eagle since 2003, writes a monthly column for Maine Women magazine and has just self-published her third book, “Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit […]
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Season Review: Bonny Eagle
The Scots of Bonny Eagle looked especially sharp on the football field and the cross country trails this autumn. Kevin Cooper’s gridiron boys continue to vie for dominance in A South, compiling a 5-3 regular-season record in 2015 and earning the playoffs three-seed. They trounced No. 6 South Portland in the quarters, 47-7, then inched […]
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Season Review: Bonny Eagle
The Scots of Bonny Eagle looked especially sharp on the football field and the cross country trails this autumn. Kevin Cooper’s gridiron boys continue to vie for dominance in A South, compiling a 5-3 regular-season record in 2015 and earning the playoffs three-seed. They trounced No. 6 South Portland in the quarters, 47-7, then inched […]
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Season Review: Lake Region
Lake Region faced a tough autumn in 2015, but good news did come on the field hockey front: Pauline Webb’s girls went 9-5 through the regular season to enter the B South playoffs ranked fifth; they even earned a bye through the prelims. In the quarters, though, the Lady Lakers fell 8-0 to No. 4 […]
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Season Review: Gray-New Gloucester
The Patriots have a lot to be proud of, following autumn sports. Consider Mark Renna’s football squad, which until the first game of 2015 hadn’t won since the current crop of seniors were freshmen. That all changed on Sept. 4, however, when Gray-New Gloucester edged past Mountain Valley, 44-37. The squad then turned in two […]
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Season Review: Gray-New Gloucester
The Patriots have a lot to be proud of, following autumn sports. Consider Mark Renna’s football squad, which until the first game of 2015 hadn’t won since the current crop of seniors were freshmen. That all changed on Sept. 4, however, when Gray-New Gloucester edged past Mountain Valley, 44-37. The squad then turned in two […]