PORTLAND Animal Coalition food drive The Maine Animal Coalition will host a vegetarian food drive at its sixth annual Veg Fest to benefit the Wayside Kitchen and Food Rescue. The event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the East End Community Center, 195 North St., is free. Donations of food and cash will […]

Graduations Bates College, Lewiston: Michael Sherburne, Windham. Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vt.: Sharon Martel, Dayton; Todd Martin, magna cum laude, Portland; Toby Kobayashi, magna cum laude, South Portland. Keene, N.H., State College: Lauren Scannell, cum laude, Kennebunkport; Caitlyn Abbott, York; Stephanie Duplisea and Benjamin Garfield, both of Wells; Hannah Fluet, Brittni Wishart, Joshua Pulsifer, cum […]

Brunswick High School Third Quarter Grade 9 – High Honors: Elizabeth Arford, Corey Bayrd, Yee Chau, Sydney Escoe, Isabella Fasulo, Dakota Foster, Bradley Gannon, Michelle Ingram, Arianna Kasabian, Jimmy Kenyon, Paul Kousky, Alexander Nichols, Holli Parker, Burton Rabinowitz, Jamie Ross, Jessica Russell, Nathaniel Vilas. Honors: Kevin Allen, Leah Andreotti, Eleanor Black, Hannah Bobker, Ariel Bouchard, […]

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Thursday 1 to 6 p.m., American Legion, Rockland 1 to 6 p.m., Eureka Community Center, Durham 2 to 7 p.m., Jordan Small School, Raymond Friday Noon to 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Brunswick Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Patriot Subaru, Saco 8 […]

Army Pvt. Arianna M. Corkum has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. She is the daughter of Robin Doiron of Westbrook and Steven Corkum of Gorham and is a 2009 graduate of Westbrook High School.   Army National Guard Pfc. Johnathan A. Rutterford has graduated from basic combat training at Fort […]

Maine’s Franco-Americans are the focus of a new book by Dyke Hendrickson. “Images of America: Franco-Americans of Maine” is a photographic essay with historic narrative describing the Franco-American experience during the 20th century, published by Arcadia Press. Many of the book’s 1,000 photographs have never before been published. For Hendrickson, the book is a logical […]

Thursday Fish chowder supper, 5 p.m., sponsored by the School House Museum Committee and held at the Town House, Tenants Harbor. Suggested donation: $8 Twilight Dinner, 6 p.m., threecourse meal sponsored by Cultivating Community at Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. The price is $25, and several dates are available. For information […]