A First Parish Church knitting group donates its work to cancer patients.

Maine Medical Center Ellen Elizabeth Clifford, born Feb. 12 to James Clifford and Rachel Williams. Grandparents: William and Marguerite Ryan of Falmouth Bella Anne Pelletier, born Feb. 21 to Kyle Pelletier and Amanda Olmstead, Poland. Grandparents: Angela and Alan Smith, Raymond; Craig Olmstead, Freeport; Stewart and Kim Pelletier, Hebron; Sue Keithan, Lewiston. Great-grandparents: Peter Bushey […]

Army Reserve Pfc. Charles W. Butler has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky. He is the son of Glen and Bonnie Butler of Hollis Center. His wife, Angela, is the daughter of William and Florinda Franklin of Buxton. Butler is a 2006 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School, Buxton.   Army Pvt. […]

Columns about the French language generate interesting feedback. Father Richard Bertrand is a Franco-American Jesuit priest who lives in Portland. He offered expert advice about the Creole and the French languages spoken in Haiti. Bertrand grew up in Biddeford speaking French. He attended Boston College where he earned a master’s degree in French. Later, he […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH THE SALVATION ARMY Advisory Board has named Gary Curtis of Old Orchard Beach to its board of directors. Curtis is retired from management careers in sports and property sales and served as a crisis intervention councilor at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. He is a former Dirigo Boys State director and a […]

Dean’s List Bates College, Lewiston: Jenna Finegold, Portland. Bentley University, Waltham, Mass.: Anthony Villandry, Biddeford; Matthew Allen, Cape Elizabeth; Alexandra Johnston, Cumberland; Samuel Maher, Cumberland Center; Courtney Gallagher, Falmouth; Matthew Fenton, Monique King, Maura Brady and Tristen Sullivan, all of Gorham; Molly Marr, Ryan Salvo, Calum Barnes, Erich Bobinsky and Monika Czurylo, all of Portland; […]

PORTLAND DEERING HIGH SCHOOL students Jean McCabe, Keleigh O’Neil and Brian Pedro have been named candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Of the 3,000 candidates chosen nationwide, up to 141 will be selected for the program. Also, McCabe, Nicholas Delving of Deering High School and Maggie Eismeier of Casco Bay High School have been […]

Freeport High School Second quarter Grade 9 – High Honors: Sarah Bonney, Bennett Brainard, Taylor Enrico, Kelsie Humphrey, Luke Macdonald, Gemma McElroy, Josephine Moore, John Munroe, Caroline Rowell, Lia Wellen, Ciera Wentworth; Honors: Abrin Berkemeyer, Dan Burke, Mason Cyr, Jocelyn Davee, Brady Davis, Connor Dietrich, Jack Doughty, Landon Easler, Olivia Fowler, Dayze Gaulin, Abigel Gyorgy, […]