DEAR SUN SPOTS: In January I bought a new TV capable of directly receiving digital channels with decimals, such as 87.1, 98.1, 98.4, 96.3, 99.1, etc. It’s been great getting lots of different PBS channels, weather and so on. The first week of May, most of them mysteriously “disappeared.” I have Time Warner basic cable. […]
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Merrimack College dean’s list
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The following local students were recently named to the Merrimack College fall 2011 semester deans’ list: Melissa Mathieu, Greene; Kayla Hodgkins, Lewiston; and Samantha Ricker, Lewiston.
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Well done – Jeannine Adele DeSoi
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jeannine Adele DeSoi, a senior majoring in psychology and English at the University of Rochester, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester. DeSoi, a resident of Greene, is the daughter of Cynthia Allen DeSoi, M.D., and William E. DeSoi, Ph.D. She is a graduate of Leavitt Area […]
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S. Goulet: Converse with the people
Maybe the fact that the SAD 52 (Turner, Greene, Leeds) school budget was rejected in Greene and Leeds could be an eye opener for the wage and package negotiations that go on every three years for the teachers. Allow the local taxpayers to be involved during the negotiations and maybe the school administration would not […]
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Wildlife photographer will narrate film on Iceland
GREENE — Wildlife film producer and photographer John Wilson will narrate his film “Europe’s Wild Gem — Iceland” Friday, May 25, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial. Wilson began his photographic career at age 21, when he set out on a voyage of discovery from Canada to Panama by motorcycle, and then on to Ecuador and the […]
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SAD 52 residents speak out about failed budget
GREENE — Residents told SAD 52 directors Thursday night that the 2012-13 budget was defeated last week, in part, because it was too high and positions were eliminated at the same time raises were handed out. Approximately 50 residents attended the school board meeting at Greene Central School Gym to discuss why the $23 million-plus […]
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Richard Arthur Perry
KENANSVILLE, N.C. — Richard Arthur Perry, 76, of Jacksonville, N.C., died May 12, at the Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Dover, N.H., on May 27, 1935, the son of Arthur and Anita Dorian Perry. Richard grew up in Greene and Turner and graduated from Leavitt […]
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Stamp out hunger
On Saturday, May 12, Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest single-day food drive, will take place. This is the 20th year of this effort, which is hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service and sponsored by AARP, United Way and other organizations. On May 12, letter carriers across the […]
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Filmmaker will take viewers to’Majestic Montana’
GREENE — On Friday, May 11, Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial will present “Majestic Montana,” a travelogue narrated by Steve Gonser, who has led long-distance bicycle tours, wilderness mountaineering expeditions and cave exploring adventures. The 85-minute film features ranching at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, an Indian powwow, tours of Yellowstone and Glacier National parks, […]