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January 12, 2011

Events, Jan. 12, 2011

KENNEBUNK Writer group, author visit The Kennebunk Free Library’s new writers group begins meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday in Hank’s Room. David Morse will head the sessions, providing feedback for attendees current writing projects. Space is limited to eight. To register, call Morse at 251-4847. The library, 112 Main St., also will […]
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January 12, 2011

Retired Portland firefighter has stories to tell

Bob Beane's heart attack in 1989 and cancer diagnosis in 2008 pushed him to start writing.
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January 12, 2011

Potluck, Jan. 12, 2011

Thursday Community Meal with shepherd’s pie, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Per person: $4. 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. Haddock chowder, […]
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January 5, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: Denis Ledoux records Franco-American heritage

Franco-Americans are often surprised by how easy it is to create a family genealogy. Denis Ledoux is a writer from Lisbon Falls who was amazed by how easy it was to fill in the roughly 6,000 names on his Franco-American family tree. He is writing a book about his ancestors. Ledoux’s genealogy research began in […]
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January 5, 2011

Lakes Region: A new kindergarten unfurls

There’s a new option for parents of kindergarten-aged children in Gray-New Gloucester and the surrounding area. With only a handful of students, Fiddlehead Art & Science Center is about halfway through its first year, which is a natural extension of its well-established preschool offering. “We want people in the area to know what we’re doing,” […]

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January 5, 2011

Births, Jan. 5, 2011

Mid Coast Hospital Christian Beck Wenger, born Dec. 21 to Roy and Sheila Wenger, Durham. Brinley Michael Garlick, born Dec. 22 to Colby Thompson and Michaela Garlick, Freeport. Grandparents: Gale Garlick, Freeport; Rick Thompson, North Yarmouth; Karen Thompson, McKinney, Texas. Grayson Noah Reith, born Dec. 27 to James and Hesper Fairservice Reith, Dresden. Gunner […]
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January 5, 2011

Blood Drives, Jan. 5, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., TD Bank, One Portland Square, Portland 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dunkin Donuts, East Waterboro 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Buxton 1 to 6 p.m., St. Christopher’s Church, York 1 to 6 p.m., Most Holy […]
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January 5, 2011

Briefly, Jan. 5, 2011

PORTLAND THE PORTLAND EAGLES Club hosted a Christmas celebration last month and provided gifts to about 150 people served by Port Resources. For the past few years, the Eagles Club has bought Christmas presents for individuals at Port Resources, an organization dedicated to empowering people with developmental disabilities to live rich and fulfilling lives in […]
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January 5, 2011

Greater Portland Events, Jan. 5, 2011

SOUTH PORTLAND LEGO, Habitat building event Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland is hosting the YOUth Can Build LEGO House Buildathon from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Maine Mall. The annual event will help Habitat put the finishing touches on a house in Westbrook, the future home of a single mother and her three […]
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January 5, 2011

Maine homeopath off to Tanzania to help AIDS patients

Dr. Wendy Pollock of Portland will work in an area near Kilimanjaro.

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