Community News

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August 4, 2010

Briefly, Aug. 4, 2010

CAPE ELIZABETH ST. ALBAN’S Episcopal Church has dedicated a $74,000 grant from the United Thank Offering to the parish’s three-year effort to rebuild a crumbling school in northern Haiti. The grant, the first awarded to a Maine congregation in more than a decade, will be used to complete St. Luc’s School in Trou du Nord, […]
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August 4, 2010

Military Notes, Aug. 4, 2010

Cmdr. Jay A. Gagne recently took command of HSC-85, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron based at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, Calif. Gagne grew up in South Portland and on Cliff Island and graduated from Portland High School in 1988 and Maine Maritime Academy in 1992. He has served six tours of duty in […]
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August 4, 2010

Regional Events, Aug. 4, 2010

WISCASSET Students create art for town’s 250th As part of Wiscasset’s 250th anniversary, high school students created “Wiscasset: Then and Now,” pairing older images of familiar town landmarks with current images of those locales. It is on display at the library at 21 High St. Primary and Middle schools added another layer to that project […]
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August 4, 2010

Reunions, Aug. 4, 2010

Brunswick High School, Class of 1960, Friday and Saturday, Brunswick Golf Club, River Road, Brunswick. Friday social, 6-10 p.m.; Saturday buffet and dancing, 5-11 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. Call Lou Levesque at 841-9082 or 729-9082. Deering High School, Class of 1970, 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Eastland Hotel, Portland. Tickets […]
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August 4, 2010

Lakes Region: Celebrating Scribner’s Mill

Down by the old millstream in Harrison lays a piece of forgotten New England. Scribner’s Mill on the Crooked River opens its doors this weekend for its 18th annual Back to the Past celebration. This water-powered sawmill had a remarkable, nearly unheard of run from 1847 to 1962 in an idyllic hidden valley. You could […]

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August 4, 2010

College Notes, Aug. 4, 2010

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Standish Graduates Bath: Vanessa Brooks; Berwick: Kyle Dorr; Bethel: Travis Brooks; Biddeford: Michelle Cyr, Benjamin Grant-Roy, Andrew Moravick; Bristol: Ashley Reed; Brunswick: Allison Iles, Nathan Pinette; Buxton: Chelsea Northrop; Cape Elizabeth: Samuel Ratner; Denmark: Natalie Prox; East Baldwin: Charity Richards; Falmouth: Ashton Piers; Gorham: Emily Cole, Kathryn Cyr, Devin Flaherty, […]
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August 4, 2010

Births, Aug. 4, 2010

Mid Coast Hospital Sarah Alissa Shaw, born July 21 to Matthew and Melissa (Hanson) Shaw, Topsham. Grandparents: Albert and Rachel Hanson, Topsham; Sidney and Patricia Shaw, Bowdoinham. Tanner Nelson Hatch, born July 23 to Perry and Alexi (Fairservice) Hatch, Dresden. Grandparents: Robin and Franklin Fairservice, Dresden; Christine Hatch, Morrill. Brayden William Irons, born July 23 […]
Published
August 2, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux: Levesque continues cultural work in retirement

Some of this column’s best news leads over the past 21 years came from recently retired newspaper journalist Don Levesque. Levesque retired last January as publisher and managing editor of Maine’s St. John Valley Times weekly newspaper in Madawaska, after working for 25 years at almost every job in the organization. Although retired from his […]
Published
July 28, 2010

Regional Events

BIDDEFORD Festival on Bacon Street The Bacon Street Neighborhood Festival will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday. The festival, part of National Night Out, is open to everyone and is free. Last year, nearly 600 people turned out. This year’s event features music, an exotic animal exhibit, pony rides by Mustang Rescue, games, […]
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July 28, 2010

Appreciating veterans

A day out fishing -- and a meal from the catch -- say thanks to those who served in U.S. conflicts.