Community News

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October 6, 2010

Briefly, Oct. 6, 2010

BIDDEFORD A FOOD AND WINTER CLOTHING drive sponsored by the Southern Maine Medical Center in September yielded 85 boxes of clothing and 110 bags of non-perishable food. Those goods will be donated to the Salvation Army, York County Food Rescue, Bon App?t Meal Program, Stone Soup Food Pantry and the food pantries of Biddeford, Saco […]
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October 6, 2010

College Notes, Oct. 6, 2010

Graduations Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.: Max Bass, Gorham; Victoria Baker, Portland. Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vt.: Danielle Gagnon, Shapleigh. University of Wisconsin, Madison Spring: Luke McCaslin Cummiskey, Bachelor of Arts, Portland. Advanced Degrees Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass.: Denise Sullivan, Cape Elizabeth, Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies; Megan Hevenor, Peaks Island, Master of Education […]
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October 6, 2010

Military Notes, Oct. 6, 2010

Casten J. Wayne, son of Kye Paradise of Windham, Conn., and Jon Wayne, of Shapleigh, recently enlisted in the Marine Corps under the Delayed Entry Program. Wayne is a 2009 graduate of Windham High School, Willimantic, Conn. Bryan A. Kelley has received an early promotion to senior airman in the Air Force. Kelley is an […]
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October 6, 2010

Regional Events, Oct. 6, 2010

Home-brew competition Sign-ups are being accepted through Friday for home brewers who wish to participate in the Fifth annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition set for Oct. 23 in Manchester, N.H. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and The Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine. For more details, go to www.bfd.org/NERHBC. BIDDEFORD Dinners with […]
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October 6, 2010

Reunions, Oct. 6, 2010

Westbrook High School, Class of 1970, Oct. 8 to 10, with banquet at 6 p.m. Oct. 9, at Holiday Inn West, Portland. The cost is $40 per person. Other events will be held all three days. For reservations call Tom Dyhrberg at 329-5432. Portland High School, Class of 1944, Oct. 27 at Parker’s Restaurant, 1349 […]

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October 6, 2010

Lakes Region: Society seeks to expand

Windham Historical Society is quickly taking advantage of a rare opportunity. The society heard a historic property that abuts the society’s headquarters in the old town hall on Windham Center Road was going to auction and acted quickly to negotiate with the family who holds the property in trust. “We didn’t want to wait for […]
Published
October 5, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux: Franco-American programs at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center

A group of Maine’s Franco-Americans came together recently to discuss their special experiences in the context of human rights around the world.
Published
September 29, 2010

Births, Sept. 29, 2010

Mercy Hospital Colin Nicholas Straetz, born July 8 to Jason and Jenny Straetz, Saco. Grandparents: Lillian Hall, Biddeford; Lionel Bouffard, Saco; Janis Straetz and Nicholas Straets, Mapleton. Great-grandparents: John Straetz and Michaeline Straetz, Gliddin, Wis. Taylor Alexis Levesque, born Aug. 28 to Ian Levesque and Tiffany Maguire, South Portland. Grandparents: Pauline Williams, South Portland; […]
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September 29, 2010

Briefly, Sept. 29, 2010

PORTLAND BJ’S IS HOSTING a Welcome Event on Saturday, to kick off their Adopt-A-School Partnership with Saccarappa Elementary School in Westbrook. The event takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. at BJ’s Wholesale Club, 513 Warren Ave., Portland. Activities include a Giant Pumpkin Guess-the-Weight contest and the chance to make a spooky Halloween-themed ice cream […]
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September 29, 2010

College Notes, Sept. 29, 2010

Graduations Simmons College, Boston: Kaitlynn Garon, Biddeford; Abigail Delahanty, Cape Elizabeth; Elizabeth Marble, Portland; Amber Bond and Rachel Brady, both of Scarborough; Anna Meuse, South Portland. Advanced Degrees Simmons College, Boston: Julie Pease, Cumberland Foreside, Master of Science in Education; Charles Remy, Gorham, Master of Science from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science; […]