Last April, Emily Bastian saw a recruitment poster for the Maine Warden Service and thought it would be a good idea to apply. On Jan. 13, the New Gloucester native was sworn in at Augusta after finishing the 18-week Basic Law Enforcement Training Program at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro, the same training […]
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Potluck
Tuesday Dreams from the Hardt, 4 to 10 p.m., portion of proceeds benefits organization that grants wishes for those with disabilities. Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, 11 Brown St., Portland. Thursday Community Meal, 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 […]
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BIDDEFORD Language instruction workshop McArthur Library is holding an event to teach its patrons about Mango Languages, a free online program for language instruction that is geared to travelers. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the library. The library staff will give a demonstration of the Mango Languages […]
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Military Notes
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon has relieved Rear Adm. Samuel Perez as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1). A change of command ceremony was held in November on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at San Diego. Shannon graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield in 1978 and from Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, in […]
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Blood Drives
The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 1 to 6 p.m., Saint Matthew’s Church, Limerick Tuesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., YCCC, Wells 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Hyde School, Bath 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Joseph’s College, Standish Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Olympia Sports, Bradley […]
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Potluck
Thursday Ladies Community Breakfast, 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Moosely Bagels, Main Street, Rangeley. Community Meal, 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: $8; lobster roll: $7.50; egg salad: $4.50; other items available; […]
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Births
Central Maine Medical Center Ezra Gardner Caron, born Jan. 9 to Matthew and Sarah Caron, Lisbon. Grandparents: Anna and Thomas Smith, Minot; Dan and Dorene Caron, Gorham. Great-grandparents: Chris and Dave Smith, Mechanic Falls; Charlie and Brenda Swett, Poland. Maine Medical Center Graeme Ross Mosley, born Nov. 3 to Patrick Mosley and Natalie Grammer, South […]
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SCARBOROUGH Historical society sets meeting The Scarborough Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 647 Route 1. Bud Warren, co-founder of the Tide Mill Institute, will give a presentation about tidal mills that existed along Maine’s Coast. The monthly presentations are free and open to the public. For more information, […]
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Don Perkins: Chocolate, a taste-and-tell history
At 2 p.m. Sunday, you can get a chocolate fix in a heated circa-1830 carriage barn and learn a little something at Freeport Historical Society’s “Greetings from the Heart,” a historic romp through chocolate in American cookery. “It’s our valentine to the community,” says society director Christina White. “We want to make it rich and […]
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Briefs
WELLS McMahon wins geography bee Brian McMahon, a seventh-grader at Wells Junior High School, emerged the winner of the school’s annual geography bee. The 40-minute bee held earlier this month was attended by the entire student body, staff and parents. Tamar Cimenian, an eighth-grader and last year’s winner, finished second. Another eighth-grader, Olivia Holdsworth, came […]