York High School Second Quarter Seniors – High Honors: Monique Boutin, Rebecca Cole, Katelyn Emerson, Michelle Gearin, Winfield Goodwin, Daniel Herbein, Joshua Herbein, Kelsey Heroux, Katherine Hird, Helen Sturgis-Bright, Paige Tewell, Megan Thomson, Erica Wagner, Lindsay Weigel, Kayla Weston; Honors: Aaron Bailey, Devin Battersby, Patrick Bond, Kylie Button, Matthew Campbell, John Carley, Elizabeth Cartier, Katherine […]
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Catherine McAuley High School, Portland: has awarded the four year, full-tuition Academic Excellence Scholarship to Brianna Heisler, daughter of Mark and Linda Heisler of Gray. Carolyn Liziewski, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Liziewski of Gray, was awarded the Academic Scholarship, receiving half tuition for the four years she attends McAuley. Deering High School, Portland: […]
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Juliana L’Heureux: Genealogist researching Sirrirs/Siroir
Genealogy researchers enjoy giving their children a complete family history. Evelyn King, 85, of Portland wants to finish her late husband’s genealogy. She needs one more piece of information — find her husband’s family origins in Quebec. “I want to complete my husband’s genealogy as a gift for his children and our child,” she says. […]
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Briefly Regional
BIDDEFORD BIDDEFORD REGIONAL CENTER of Technology has named Tyler Souliere, from the Cooperative Education program, and Lance Theriault, from the Building Trades program, as students of the month. Souliere and Theriault received gift awards, donated by TD Bank. Other students nominated for the honor were Jessica Antoine, Adam Barton, Ethan Forbes, Margaret Moore and Kaitlyn […]
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Don Perkins: Saint Joseph’s grows food all year long
Few can deny that it’s been a strange winter. Spring seems to be off to a rollicking start, much to the dismay of skiers and snow lovers and the jubilation of golfers. As a case in point, the temperature in one of the greenhouses at a small farm at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish hit […]
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Sojourn for science scholars
Two Maine students will spend four expense-paid weeks at an educational camp in the West Virginia mountains.
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Briefly Greater Portland
STATEWIDE SIX MAINERS participated in the National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., March 9 to 11. The delegation, organized by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, included Tony Barrett of Harpswell, Nancy Grant of Portland, Charley LaFlamme of Ogunquit, Fred and Cathy Robie of Freeport, and Allison Vogt, of Brunswick. The group met with Sen. Olympia […]
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College Notes
Dean’s list University of Maine at Machias: Charlotte Ridlon, Auburn; Ashley Couture, Lewiston; Skaidrite Kwasnick, Poland; Gregor Hall, Sabattus; Ryan Davis, Elizabeth Reynolds and Henry Sandelin Jr., all of Brunswick; John Di Majo, Portland; Mark Jochem, Scarborough; Paige Carter, South Portland; Whitney Eldridge, Camden; Sherri Grierson, and Taryn Grierson, both of Cushing; Brandy Dupper-Macy, North […]
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Military Notes
Marine Corps Pfc. Anthony L. Jenkins, Marine Corps Pvt. Ryan M. Spaulding, Marine Corps Pvt. Mark L. Mercer and Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Travis W. Flagg, have all recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Jenkins is a 2001 graduate of Marshwood High School, South Berwick. Spaulding […]
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Pet Pourri
HART OF MAINE The following cats are available from HART of Maine. Visit www.hartofme.com or call 829-4116. Spanky is a handsome black male, between 1 and 2 years old, found as a stray and brought in with other cats who were “dumped” at a caring person’s house in Gray. Spanky is adorable with soft fine […]