KENNEBUNK Janet Mills to give talk Janet Mills, vice chairwoman of the Maine Democratic Party and former state attorney general, will address Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Democrats at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 301 at the Kennebunk Town Hall. For details, call Diane Denk at 967-8302. Road race for senior center Registration is open for the […]
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Honor Roll: Windham High School, May 25, 2011
Windham High School Third Quarter Grade 12 — High honors: Amanda Brasier, Kelsey Bubar, Christopher Frost, John Gagliano, Jillian Gamache, Evan Gardner, Shaina Metivier, Brian Reina, Angela Ruggiero, Jenna Strumph, Katherine Susbury. Honors: Hannah Adams, Danielle Bellavance, Alexandria Braverman, Tyler Brennick, Halley Burnell, Nicholas Burton, Shannon Busque, Kyle Carpentier, Kevin Cidre, Gina Cirillo, Abigail Clarke, […]
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Potluck, May 25, 2011
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. Roast beef supper, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Masonic Hall, Route 4 (Portland Street), South Berwick. Adults, $8; […]
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Briefly Regional, May 25, 2011
STANDISH THE BONNY EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL Student Council recently raised $450 to benefit the people of Japan via the Save the Children fund. The students held Operation Paper Crane, hanging a crane in the school lobby for each $1 raised. They mailed 700 cranes to Students Rebuild, an initiative that mobilizes young people worldwide to […]
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Pet Pourri, May 25, 2011
HART OF MAINE The HART cat shelter and adoption center in Cumberland has more than 130 cats available, as well as kittens and adult cats in foster care. HART is open every Saturday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. The all-volunteer, no-kill shelter features an open environment where the cats […]
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College Notes, May 25, 2011
Graduations Central Maine Medical Center School of Nuclear Medicine Technology, Lewiston: Steven Lewis, Windham. Clearwater (Fla.) Christian College: Anna Grace Lufkin, Warren. Huntington (Ind.) University: Amy Gould, Dixfield, cum laude. State University of New York, Oswego: Chelsea Colton, Saco. Xavier University, Cincinnati: Thomas Gainey, Portland, summa cum laude. University of Maine at Farmington: Arundel: Megan […]
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Greater Portland events, May 25, 2011
PORTLAND Tate House herb sale The Tate House Museum is holding an herb sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at 1270 Westbrook St. There will be a selection of perennials and herbs available for purchase. For information, call 774-6177 or go to www.tatehouse.org. Evergreen Cemetery party The Friends of Evergreen Cemetery will celebrate its […]
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Lakes Region: Map maker Greenleaf left mark on Maine
For nearly four years now, Holly Hurd, education outreach coordinator at the Osher Map Library in Portland, has been researching Maine’s greatest map maker, Moses Greenleaf (1777-1834). Greenleaf did most of his groundbreaking work around the time of our Pine Tree State’s birth, from 1815 to 1830. Hurd said Maine would have significantly less territory […]
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Briefly Greater Portland, May 25, 2011
SCARBOROUGH BRIMWIN PEABODY, a second-grader at Pleasant Hill School, was recognized recently for his efforts to raise money for victims of last year’s earthquake in Haiti. Peabody was recognized at the State House by Rep. Amy Volk of Scarborough. He has collected more than $700 for the people of Haiti. FREEPORT CADETTE GIRL SCOUT Troop […]
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Military Notes, May 25, 2011
A public global war on terrorism ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Hall of Flags at the Capitol in Augusta to recognize the following Mainers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror since Sept. 11, 2001: Capt. Christopher S. Cash, Old Orchard Beach, died June 24, 2004, […]