AUBURN — A program started by the Auburn Police Department to help students who got into trouble made a difference for Clifford Griffin III. Griffin, 18, is a member of the Edward Little High School Class of 2017 who graduated Saturday. When he was a sophomore, Griffin said he wasn’t a good student. He joked […]
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Angus King tells Edward Little grads to take risks, always be honest
AUBURN — Red Eddie pride was overflowing Saturday night at the Edward Little High School Class of 2017 graduation, and the fresh-faced excitement of 230 new high school graduates going on to the next chapters of their lives was captured in endless photos taken by family and friends. State Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, delivered the […]
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Gray-New Gloucester grad finds healing — and future — in art
GRAY — High school hasn’t always been easy for Gray-New Gloucester High School graduating senior Caitlin Gora, particularly between her sophomore and junior years, when she was briefly hospitalized after harming herself through cutting. “I struggled really bad, and I hid it from my parents. I wore bracelets, I was wearing long-sleeved shirts. I tried […]
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Twins go from preemies to top Edward Little scholars
AUBURN — When identical twins Austin and Noah Dumont, 18, were born, Noah weighed 2 pounds, 7.5 ounces; Austin weighed 3 pounds, 3 ounces. Flash forward nearly 19 years — their birthday is the Fourth of July — the once-preemies are fine. More than fine. The two are graduating Saturday from Edward Little High School […]
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Hebron Academy graduates 83
HEBRON — The theme of Hebron Academy’s 213th graduation ceremony on Saturday was Laughter — and there was plenty of it. The ceremony began with the sound of bagpipes, and as the audience got their first glimpse of the underclassmen making their way along the top of the Athletic Center, they began to cheer. When […]
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UMF graduates are ‘off to change the world’
FARMINGTON — In Lucas Small’s room, a calendar hangs on his wall, sporting the words: “Do it for Nana.” Those words have been his motto during the four years he spent at the University of Maine at Farmington. On Saturday at UMF’s graduation ceremony, all of his and his classmates’ hard work paid off, and […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston school budget vote
Martel Elementary School students leave school on a March afternoon last year. This year’s school budget will be decided by voters during a referendum on Tuesday. Voting will be held at Longley Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. LEWISTON — Voters will decide the proposed Lewiston school budget for 2017-18 Tuesday at Longley […]
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ORONO — The Maine Association of Broadcasters have announced the awarding of scholarship support to local University of Maine undergraduates: Jonathan Petrie of Rumford; and Samuel Wheeler, Greenwood. — FINDLAY, OH — Erika Thibault of Lewiston has been awarded the Dr. Michael T. Homsher Memorial Scholarship at the University of Findlay for the 2016-2017 academic year. — CANTON, N.Y. — Bryanna L. Sult of Lisbon Falls is participating in a St. Lawrence University off-campus study […]
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Tossing of the tassels signals Mount Abram graduation
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Mount Abram High School graduates Friday evening gave advice, bid each other farewell and offered appreciation for those who encouraged and inspired them along the way. The 62 seniors shared laughs, tears and a few adventures during commencement exercises. They were ushered by Class Marshals Tiernnan Tooker and Risa Marble through the rows […]