Community News

Published
April 21, 2010

School Notes

Falmouth High School has received an Honorable Mention Team Prize and $1,000 in the recent Moody’s Mega Math Challenge 2010. The Internet-based math competition is open to high school juniors and seniors living in the 18 states along the East Coast. The six finalists will make formal presentations at Moody’s Corporation headquarters in Manhattan on […]
Published
April 21, 2010

Willowbrook to auction surplus items

The historical museum in Newfield is selling items not central to its mission.
Published
April 14, 2010

Potters aid sustainability:Flaws for a Cause

A sale of Maine Potters Market seconds will benefit Cultivating Community.
Published
April 14, 2010

Couples will square off with four days of dancing

More than 1,000 people are expected for four days of dances at the school complex in Biddeford.
Published
April 14, 2010

Corner will honor longtime Waldoboro library volunteer

Randall Gross did historical research and assisted others with genealogy at the Waldoboro Public Library.

Published
April 14, 2010

Don Perkins: Master Gardeners create market, garden

Laura Campbell of New Gloucester got bored with supermarket food a long time ago and is now enrolled in a master gardening course. One requirement is to donate 40 hours of horticulture for the community. Thus, she and two other New Gloucester master gardening students Bob Fowler and Deb Fralich are set to begin an […]
Published
April 14, 2010

Les Franco Americains: Genealogy enthusiast answers reader’s question

Maine genealogy researcher Russell “Bud” Dorr quickly found information about a reader’s recent query. Dorr, 69, is a genealogy enthusiast, Maine native and resident of Casco. Referencing the Drouin files, he found the place where the Maine World War II fighter pilot Herman E. King’s family originated from in Quebec. This information was requested by […]
Published
April 14, 2010

Births

Miles Memorial Hospital Hannah Marie Jasinski, born April 2 to Dale Jasinski and Jeanna Gustafson, Boothbay. Out of Town Ezzilin Nestor Murton Amato, born Feb. 16 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass., to Galen Murton and Addrienne Amato, Somerville, Mass. Grandparents: John and Pamela Murton, Portland; Craig and Ellen Amato, Key West, Fla. Southern Maine […]
Published
April 14, 2010

Blood Drives

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Andover College, South Portland 11 to 4 p.m., Central Maine Community College, Auburn 1 to 6 p.m., Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Mechanic Falls Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moody’s Collision, Gorham Monday Noon to 6 p.m., St. […]
Published
April 14, 2010

Briefly

LETTER CARRIERS across Maine on May 8 will conduct the annual Stamp Out Hunger drive. Last year, letter carriers nationally collected more than 73.4 million pounds of food. People who wish to donate should leave a sturdy bag with nonperishable foods, such as canned soup or vegetables, pasta or cereal, next to a mailbox before […]