Donald L. McCormack of Windham, was recently promoted to brigadier general of the Maine Air National Guard at a ceremony in Lewiston. McCormack will be the new Assistant Adjutant General of the Maine Air National Guard. He is a 1980 graduate of the Air Force Academy and flew search and rescue helicopters before being assigned […]

  A new online bibliography library about French history and culture is the result of an effort between the Franco-American Center  at the University of Maine in Orono and Quebec’s Centre de la Francophonie des Ameriques. “This is an interesting international effort between Quebec and the University to finally place the Franco-American, French-Acadian, French histories […]

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. Saturday All-you-can-eat breakfast, with blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage, 8 to 10 a.m., Acton-Shapleigh Lions Club, at the Acton […]

Honors and awards Among 2011 Presidential Scholars Program honorees are: William Records, Kennebunk High School; Peter Bailinson and Leah Wilcox, Greely High School, Cumberland. Cheverus High School students, senior Cecile Day and sophomore Samantha SaVaun, were honored with the school’s President’s Volunteer Service Award. Three Portland public school seniors have been selected to receive a […]

PORTLAND SEXUAL ASSAULT Response Services of Southern Maine is looking for volunteers to train as advocates for its 24-hour crisis and support line serving York and Cumberland counties. The free training will be from 6-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from May 4-25; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 7 and 21. The 40-hour […]

Ted Ellis of Scarborough wants to support others with the incurable hereditary malady.