Nominations sought for senior volunteer award / Deadline nears for young composers competition / Spay-neuter grant aims to thwart ‘kitten season’ … and other community news.

The following American Red Cross Blood Drives are open to the public: Monday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saint Joseph’s College, Alfond Center, Whites Bridge Road, Standish Noon to 6 p.m., North Parish Church, Main Street, Sanford 1 to 6 p.m., Ramada Conference Center, Pleasant Street, Lewiston Tuesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Public Safety […]

Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration by Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Center. Shepherds pie, salad, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Thursday Community meal, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 […]

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H. John Kennealy, grade 12, Cape Elizabeth, high honors. Griffin Py, grade 12, Portland, high honors. Madeline Logan, grade 11, Portland, highest honors. Sterling Weatherbie, grade 11, Cape Elizabeth, high honors. Westminster School, Simsbury, Conn. Timothy Daigler, Gorham, senior, honors Worcester, Mass., Academy Matthew Cimino, Falmouth, senior, honors.

Graduations Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, Mass.: Jade Boccia, Eliot. Clark University, Worcester, Mass. Audrey Seiz, Portland, summa cum laude; Erika Roth, Saco; Emily Powers, West Bath, magna cum laude; Nathan Oppenheim, Yarmouth; Katherine Horigan, York, magna cum laude; Dana Hanley, Cumberland, summa cum laude; Monika Szamalek, Brunswick, cum laude; Hudson Eakin, Cape […]

Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Bridgton Hospital Molly Barker, born Jan. 9 to Travis and Molly (Bell) Barker, Bridgton. Eliza Fern Roach, born Jan. 16 to Derek and Stephanie (Battishill) Roach, […]

SANFORD ‘Look Good’ session Monday A new session of “Look Good Feel Better” is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at the Cancer Care Center of York County at 27 Industrial Ave. This program, offered by the American Cancer Society, provides education, information and supportive material to help women look great and feel better […]

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Amanda J. Barlow graduated from basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Barlow is the daughter of Karen and Todd Barlow of Falmouth and is a 2013 graduate of Falmouth High School. Maine Army National Guard has announced the December promotions to the rank specified for […]

Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. At home Audrey Evelyn Wilcoxon, born Jan. 7 to Chris and Tiffany Wilcoxon, Georgetown.  Bridgton Hospital Sylas John Porter, born Jan. 7 to John Porter and […]