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November 18, 2019

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November 11, 2019

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SACO Teddy Buddies program seeking toy donations The “Teddy Buddies” program began in 2012 with a few basic repairs to one stuffed animal and the belief that every child should have toys to play with. Seven years later, the program’s founder, Marguerite Desrochers, has refurbished and distributed more than 12,000 toys to children in need […]
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November 4, 2019

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October 28, 2019

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SANFORD Bank awards addiction treatment center $500 Partners Bank has awarded Crossroads behavioral health and addiction treatment center with $500 as the October recipient of the bank’s monthly Employee Donation Program. Since the program’s inception in 2015, Maine organizations have received more than $21,000. Crossroads was chosen by Kate Johnson, who was randomly selected as […]
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October 21, 2019

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PORTLAND The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has named Kristine Snow Millard of Saco and Jill McLaughlin of Portland as the fall recipients of the 2019 Martin Dibner Memorial Fellowship for Maine Writers, a partnership between the Maine Community Foundation and the MWPA. The two attended the MWPA’s 2019 Harvest Writers Retreat last week at […]

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October 14, 2019

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KENNEBUNKPORT Seacoast Garden Club invites new members The Seacoast Garden Club of Kennebunkport invites new members to join them for monthly meetings and projects detailing all aspects of horticulture. Established nearly 40 years ago, the group is revving up for the 2019-20 season. Founded by eight local women, there are now 87 members, representing Kennebunk, […]
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October 7, 2019

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WELLS Junior high students celebrate literacy Wells Junior High School students started the school year by celebrating their achievements as participants of the Wells-Ogunquit Community School District’s Summer Reading Program. The reading program was begun in 2016 to help motivate and support students to continue reading throughout the summer months and beyond. Originally proposed by […]
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September 30, 2019

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STATEWIDE Maine semifinalists listed for national scholarships The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has named some 16,000 semifinalists to its 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including more than 70 Maine high school seniors. The 2020 National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced between April and July of 2020. Maine semifinalists for the 2020 National Merit […]
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September 16, 2019

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GORHAM Tree dedication honors former student Friends and family of the late Nicholas John Leon gathered at the University of Maine’s Gorham campus center recently to dedicate a tree in his memory. Leon, a graduate of Calais High School, was a freshman who’d been on campus just one week when he died after an accidental […]
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September 9, 2019

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STATEWIDE Dollar General awards youth literacy grants The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded $6,500 for youth literacy grants in Maine to help students and educators reach their literacy goals throughout the academic year. Grants of $1,500 each were awarded to Kennebec Valley YMCA of Augusta, Leonard Middle School of Old Town and G.D. Cushing […]