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February 3, 2020

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WELLS Kim Yurga named Student-Athlete of the Month at Wells High Wells High senior student Kim Yurga was recognized as the school’s October Student-Athlete of the Month for her performance in academics and as a member of the girls’ volleyball team. “I was actually surprised that I got this because I play with a lot […]
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January 19, 2020

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January 13, 2020

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January 6, 2020

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December 30, 2019

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STANDISH Elementary school picked for WinterKids games Edna Libby Elementary will be participating in the WinterKids Winter Games, a four-week series of outdoor physical activity and nutrition challenges designed to help kids be active in the winter and learn healthy habits during January. Each school is encouraged to involve volunteers, parents, and community organizations and […]

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December 23, 2019

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FALMOUTH Myron Hager, 102, receives Falmouth’s Boston Post Cane Myron Hager, 102, Falmouth’s oldest living resident, received the Boston Post Gold Cane on Dec. 10 during a ceremony that was attended by friends and family at OceanView at Falmouth. This New England tradition dates to 1909, in Massachusetts, when the town’s oldest resident received a […]
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December 16, 2019

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MACHIAS Community Development Grants awarded to 22 groups Machias Savings Bank Foundation last month awarded more than $150,000 in Community Development Grants to 22 organizations, whose services have statewide reach and impact. The full list of recipients includes: • Aroostook County: Aroostook County Action Program, $7,500 • Cumberland County: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, […]
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December 9, 2019

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December 2, 2019

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SOUTH PORTLAND Nominations sought for football awards Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards for Maine high school football players. The awards are given to the top senior-class offensive and defensive linemen in the state based on their hard work on the field, in the […]
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November 25, 2019

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BRUNSWICK Wayfair ‘Way-cers’ wins annual bed race The Wayfair “Way-cers” took home the trophy for Fastest Bed recently during the Brunswick Downtown Association’s 9th annual Rolling Slumber Bed Race. Hundreds of spectators lined the racecourse, along Park Row, to witness the contest that asks participants to retrofit actual beds on wheels and include a theme […]

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