OLD ORCHARD BEACH Chronic pain support group Jonathan Drummey will talk about pain, trauma and somatic experiencing, a therapy that uses the body’s ability to readjust itself as a way to treat pain and trauma, at the Thursday meeting of the Chronic Pain Support Group of Southern Maine. The group will meet at 6 p.m. […]
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Lakes Region: Ferry captains provide a Frye Island lifeline
It’s another “high season” for the Frye Island Ferry. June 25 kicked off the 42nd year of a busy summer ferrying residents to and from Maine’s newest town. Located in Sebago Lake, Frye Island seceded from Standish in 1998. For 20 years, Captain Ross Graham has been piloting the two nearly identical 64-foot-long ferries across […]
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Military Notes, June 30, 2010
Army Pvt. Jordan M. Bassett has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Peter Bassett and Susan Ruel of Portland and is a 2009 graduate of Deering High School. Army Reserve Pfc. Mark D. Small has been mobilized at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to […]
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Births, June 30, 2010
Maine Medical Center Madeline Jean Mayo, born June 2 to Eric and Lisa Mayo, South Portland. Grandparent: Floyd Lenfest, Carmel. Southern Maine Medical Center Haven Allen Hanson, born June 13 to Steven Hanson and Kayla Gagne, Biddeford. Grandparents: Paul and Brenda Gagne, Waterboro; Terri Hayes, Biddeford. Korrah Marie Seavey, born June 15 to John and […]
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Les Franco Americains: Bowdoin’s name goes back to Huguenot Pierre Baudouin
Claire Gobeil Leduc of Brunswick wants to learn as much as she can about Maine’s French because she is proud to be a Franco-American. When discussing herheritage with her father, Amadee Gobeil, he told her about the French name of the benefactor who helped to establish Bowdoin College. Leduc later learned from her sister, a […]
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College Notes, June 30, 2010
Graduations Bates College, Lewiston: Matthew Sherburne, Windham. University of Maine at Farmington Alfred: Sonja Lund; Alna: Laura-Kate Averill; Arundel: Kayla Nunan, Ashley Perrone; Bath: William Butler, Darlene Compton, Ashlea Dorrington, Benjamin Helinski, Christina Lessard; Berwick: Kimberly Boucher, Ashley Holshouser, Chelsea Knight; Biddeford: Marissa Boucher, Ashley Rochefort; Boothbay: Jamie Sprague, Allison Wood; Bowdoin: Olivia Schmidt; […]
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Lakes Region: Old map display to reveal history at Windham open house
When Windham Historical Society holds its open house Saturday, a detailed collection of early maps will be featured. The oldest chart is a hand-drawn depiction from 1771 when Windham was named “New Marblehead,” reflecting those first settlers from Massachusetts. The map shows much of Cumberland County and is a copy of one at the Library […]
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Pet Pourri, June 23, 2010
Tall Tails Beagle Rescue The following dogs are available for adoption from Tall Tails Beagle Rescue in Falmouth. Please visit www.talltailsbeaglerescue.petfinder.org or call 797-5392. Tall Tails will be at the Kennel Shop on Payne Road, Scarborough in the Cabela’s Shopping Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the “Dock Dogs” event. […]
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Regional Events, June 23, 2010
SCARBOROUGH Belinda’s Ride a benefit The 2010 Belinda’s Ride will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lifestyle Fitness Center, 29 Pleasant Hill Road. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and riders will travel to Bentley’s Saloon in Arundel and The Backstreet Grill in Sanford before ending at Memory Lane Music Hall in Standish. Saturday’s motorcycle […]
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Births, June 23, 2010
Maine Medical Center Madeline Jean Mayo, born June 2 to Eric and Lisa May, South Portland. Grandparent; Floyd Lenfest, Carmel. Emsley Irene Hepburn, born June 6 to Harry Hepburn IV and Jill Callahan-Hepburn, Cumberland. Grandparents: James Callahan and Irene Callahan, both of Billerica, Mass.; Harry Hepburn III and Barbara Hepburn. Great-grandparent: Dorothy Callahan, Billerica. […]