WORCESTER, Mass. — Cora Curtis of Leeds, an 11th-grade student, was named to the honor roll at Worcester Academy for the second trimester of the 2013-14 school year. Curtis was also among Advanced Chorus members earning Silver Medals at the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association State Choral Festival. The purpose of MICCA is to […]
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Civil War general from Leeds subject of museum program
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine State Museum in Augusta is hosting a program about Civil War general and Leeds, Maine, native Oliver Otis Howard. Author Gordon Weil will speak at the event. He wrote “The Good Man: The Civil War’s ‘Christian General’ and His Fight for Racial Equality” about Howard in 2013. Howard led the […]
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Area students named to Colby College dean’s list
WATERVILLE — Area students were named to the dean’s list at Colby College for their outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2013-14 year. Xiaojie Chen, a sophomore, is the son of Liting and Sumei Chen of Wilton, and attended Mount Blue High School. Anna M. Doyle, a junior, is the daughter of […]
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Kennebec Land Trust announces sessions
WINTHROP — Kennebec Land Trust has planned the following upcoming programs. Managing Woodlands for Wildlife at Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26: When habitat is changed through timber harvesting, hurricanes, controlled fires, haying or simply allowing forests to mature into late successional stands, some species of wildlife respond positively while others […]
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Leavitt Area High School honor roll
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the third-quarter honor roll. High honors Grade 12: Griffin Bourassa, Casey Brochu, Brandilynn Bubar, Annie Castonguay, Lucia Chiodino, Brianna Degone, Bailey Dow, Kendra Gilbert, Zachary Goulette, Rylee Knox, Jessica Koscinski, Giovanna Lisboa Peixoto Dias, Eliza Mae Miele, Dana Monbleau, Levi Morin, Taylor Ouellette, Matthew Powell, Ashley Richardson, […]
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Tripp Middle School honor roll
TURNER — Tripp Middle School has announced the second-trimester honor roll students. High honors Grade eight: Ashley Blouin, Alexandra Brooks, Samuel Buswell, Justin Cabral, Lily Comeau-Waite, Taylor Crosby, Nicole Daigle, Keragan Davis, Hailey Demascio, Isaac Dionne, Sophia Fournier, Seth Gagnon, Kayleigh Getty, Kayleigh Girouard, Elizabeth Goulette, Tanner Halverson, Madeline Hanscom, David Herman, Carly Jordan, Andrew […]
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute students return from intensive research projects
WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were among 189 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute who recently completed an intense, hands-on research project. Elliott Wiegman of Leeds, a junior majoring in biotechnical engineering, completed a project in Tirana. The project was titled “Park Management.” Luis Pernia-Rovayo of Auburn, a junior majoring in industrial engineering, completed […]
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Leavitt Area High School honor roll
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the second-quarter honor roll. High honors Grade 12: Brandilynn Bubar, Annie Castonguay, Abigail Chase, Tasha Cloutier, Brianna Degone, Bailey Dow, Zachary Goulette, Rylee Knox, Giovanna Lisboa Peixoto Dias, Kelsea Marschall, Dana Monbleau, Levi Morin, Taylor Ouellette, Emily Perkins, Melissa Richardson, Clay Rowland, Sierra Santomango, Emily Shaw, Isabel […]
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People You Know: Diane Biron, playing on and on
LEWISTON — Ida Vaillancourt began playing the organ at St. Mary’s Church in Little Canada in 1935 when she was just 14. In 1961, when her great-niece Diane Biron turned 14, she began subtly grooming her young student to take over. Vaillancourt had breast cancer and she was dying. Biron didn’t know she’d secretly made […]
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Dancing With Staff now March 19 LISBON FALLS – The Lisbon School Department’s grand finale of Dancing With The Staff has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 19. Postponed due to weather last Thursday, the final three couples will take to the gymnasium/ballroom dance floor at Lisbon High School, 2 Sugg Drive, to compete for the […]