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    September 15, 2010

    Regional Events, Sept. 15, 2010

    BOOTHBAY HARBOR Fiddler, cellist to perform Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 on the day of the show. For details, call 633-5159 or go to boothbayoperahouse.com. ROCKLAND Chamber holding auction Penobscot Bay Regional […]

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    September 15, 2010

    Reunions, Sept. 15, 2010

    South Portland High School, class of 1949, today, lunch at the Bridgeway, Ocean Street, South Portland. Call Peggy Lunt Carmichael at 767-3495 or Jan Fleming Ingalls at 776-5065. Waldoboro High School, Class of 1960, starting at 5 p.m. Sept. 18, at the Samoset Restaurant, New Harbor. For more information, call 563-5924. Thornton Academy, Class of […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Juliana L’Heureux: Franco-Americans prepare for canonization of Brother Andre

    Franco-Americans know Brother Andre Bessette by his religious name of Frere Andre. Many grew up learning about the humble traditions Frere Andre practiced as a prayerful man and a healer.  He was a French-Canadian religious with the Holy Cross order.  His pious life laid the foundation for the growth of the magnificent St. Joseph’s Oratory […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Lakes Region: Expansion means Camp Sunshine is bright

    Things are really happening at Camp Sunshine in Casco. This marks the 26th year for this one-of-a-kind lakeside retreat for families with children facing life-threatening illnesses. The spirit of growth and hope is alive, and Camp Sunshine is defying a national trend. Because of the long recession, many nonprofits and charitable organizations are scaling back […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Births, Sept. 8, 2010

    Maine Medical Center Owen William Quinn, born Aug. 6 to Dennis II and Lisa Quinn, Scarborough. Grandparents: Paul Gordon, Newburgh, N.Y.; Sharon Levesque, Limerick; Dennis Quinn and Dawn-Ellen Quinn, Scarborough.   Mercy Hospital Colin Nicholas Straetz, born July to Jason and Jenny Straetz, Saco. Grandparents: Lillian Hall, Biddeford; Lionel Bouffard, Saco; Janis Straetz and Nicholas […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Blood Drives, Sept. 8, 2010

    The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 1 to 6 p.m., American Red Cross Chapter, Topsham 1 to 6 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, Yarmouth Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Day of Remembrance at Augusta Civic Center Monday 1 to 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Lewiston 1 to […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Briefly, Sept. 8, 2010

    WALDOBORO ELIZABETH WELLS is the winner of an Apple iPad recently raffled off by the Waldoboro Public Library Board of Trustees. The limited-ticket raffle raised $3,000 to benefit the Waldoboro Public Library. PORTLAND FRIENDS OF THE EASTERN PROMENADE were awarded funding through the Quimby Family Foundation Grant for completion of the Loring Memorial Trail on […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Greater Portland Events, Sept. 8, 2010

    SCARBOROUGH March of Dimes truck benefit The third annual Touch a Truck to benefit the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gateway Shoppes in Scarborough, off Exit 42 of the Maine Turnpike. Admission is $5, with children younger than 2 years old […]

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    September 8, 2010

    Windham playground memorializes girl who died of brain cancer

    Kelli Hutchison, who died of brain cancer at age 10, is remembered at St. Ann's Episcopal Church.

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    September 8, 2010

    Military Notes, Sept. 8, 2010

    Army Pvt. Jake T. McDonough has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Cathrine McDonough of Arundel and Thomas McDonough of Scarborough. He graduated from Kennebunk High School in 2009.   Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew W. Emerson, son of Debra […]