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August 10, 2011

Regional Events, Aug. 10, 2011

CAMDEN Talk on Paris architecture Architectural historian Christopher Glass will present the illustrated talk “From Stone to Iron: The Architecture of Nineteenth Century Paris,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. For more details, call Ken Gross at 236-3440. Herbal-tea making program Merryspring’s AmeriCorps Environmental Educator Sarah Lambson will give […]
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August 10, 2011

Reunions, Aug. 10, 2011

Deering High School, Class of 1971, Saturday. Contact Susan Bisbing at 781-3387 or Jimmy Difillipo at 797-5477. Windham High School, Class of 1991, 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Italian Heritage Center, Portland. There will be a buffet, cash bar and music. The cost is $30 per person or $50 per couple. Contact Janice Callahan at […]
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August 10, 2011

School Notes. Aug. 10, 2011

Cristina Leake, a senior at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, was one of seven national scholarship winners for an essay sponsored by the National Foundation of Women Legislators and cosponsored by the NRA. She will attend the national convention this month in Des Moines, Iowa. Graduations Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass.: Terra Barton, Portland. […]
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August 10, 2011

Honor Roll: Biddeford High School, Aug. 10, 2011

Biddeford High School Term 4 Grade 12 – High Honors: Stephanie Ackerson, Justina Adams, Mireille Beaudoin, Megan Boisclair, Nicholas Canning, Megan Crepeau, Caitlyn DeMeule, Matthew Denger, Alyssa Drapeau, Kimberly Fortier, Nicole Handlen, Rian Haskell, Sophia Henri, Rachel Hubbell, Hilary Lariviere, Andrew Martens, Chelsea McCallum, Ashley McCauley, Ponet Meas, Mikel Nadeau, Vincent Papa, Samantha Prior, Joseph […]
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August 10, 2011

Honor Roll: Freeport High School, Aug. 10, 2011

Freeport High School Fourth Quarter Grade 9 – High Honors: Elly Bengtsson, Emma Egan, Julia Fosburg, Fiona Harbert, Emily Jennings, Natalie Jortner, Travis Libsack, Cody McEnery, Ellyn Pier, Catherine Price, Ethan Roney, Hayley Steckler, Emily Sturtevant, Gabriel Tilton; Honors: Clifford Anderson, Lee Brown, Molly Brown, Alexis Dietrich, Alec Fisher, Christopher Forest, Katie Harlow, Brooke Heathco, […]

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August 3, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: Autobiography translated to English by Norman Beaupre

As a professor emeritus, retired from the University of New England in Biddeford, Norman Beaupre has authored 14 books with another one coming out in August. Due to popular demand, his French language autobiographical novel is now available in English. Beaupre writes in French and in English. In fact, he is a rare writer who […]
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August 3, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: French language brushup for St. John Valley’s World Congress 2014

Speaking French is in the fabric of the St. John Valley history and culture. In fact, French has been the area’s primary language since the 1600s. Native French speakers inherited their language from colonial ancestors who first settled the once-remote Northern territories around Madawaska. Now, planners for the August 2014 World Acadian Congress (WAC) in […]
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August 3, 2011

Blood Drives, Aug. 3, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 1 to 6 p.m., St. Margaret’s Church, Old Orchard Beach 1 to 6 p.m., Massabesic Regional Medical Center, Waterboro Thursday Noon to 5 p.m., Point Sebago, Casco 1 to 6 p.m., YMCA, Boothbay 1 to 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ […]
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August 3, 2011

Biddeford’s Bike Doctor: out and about

A team from the Community Bicycle Center hits the road to teach the basics of maintenance.
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August 3, 2011

Briefly, Aug. 3, 2011

BRUNSWICK HILLARY MORIN has been awarded the Girl Scouts of Maine’s highest honor, the “Girl Scout Gold Award,” for her community service initiative Project L.O.V.E. (Lots of Varying Essentials), in which she created eight reusable collection boxes to amass basic necessities benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Portland. Morin is a member of Girl Scout […]