LEWISTON — Oak Hill High School Senior Sarah Noel Carpenter has been honored as the recipient of the second Jordan Handy Scholarship. She was awarded a $500 scholarship. “She truly exemplifies my same passion for the culinary arts and seeks to encourage and foster this same passion in those who seek a career in the […]
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Colby-Sawyer grad receives nursing award
NEW LONDON, N.H. — The 2014 Grace Adella Sheldon Graves Baccalaureate Award in Nursing was awarded to Colby-Sawyer graduating senior, Brittnie Tardif. The award is the department’s highest honor and is given to the graduating senior who best exemplifies the qualities and characteristics of a Colby-Sawyer nurse. Tardif was chosen to receive the baccalaureate award […]
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UMFK students honored at academic banquet
FORT KENT — Thirty-four awards and 18 scholarships were presented to deserving University of Maine at Fort Kent students at the senior class banquet and awards convocation held on May 9. The annual event, held the evening prior to commencement, is designed to honor graduating students for outstanding achievement throughout their years at the university […]
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G-NG Class of 1984 reunion GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 1984 will hold its reunion on Saturday, July 12, at Cole Farms, upstairs banquet room. The official reunion time is from 4 to 9 p.m., but guests can stay until 11. Dinner will be served at 7. Music and a microphone will […]
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Well done – Student achievements
BALTIMORE — Joshua Charest, the son of John and Louise Charest of Lewiston, graduated from Johns Hopkins University with honors. Joshua was awarded the “Best Design” for his senior year design project. He designed a device that will assist leg amputees to improve the quality of an active lifestyle. The device has garnered the attention […]
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Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales approve school vote in first ballot
Schools in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield have a budget for 2014-15. Voters in all three towns approved RSU 4’s $18.1 million spending package Tuesday, sweeping away some of the bad feelings left by 2013’s summer-long budget controversy that ended after three votes. “I think the communities probably did some thinking and realized that investing in […]
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Lewiston Bridge Club winners LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners of the American Contract Bridge League Charity game at the Lewiston Armory on May 27 were as follows: first, Sue Kaluzynski and Donna Bartlett; second, Luke Merry and Mike Quinn; third, Paul Sherman and Mike True; fourth, Patricia Quinn and Richard Balian; fifth, Jeanine […]
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‘Wonders of Tofu’ cooking class LEWISTON — The Ark, 791 Lisbon St., will hold a free cooking class on “The Wonders of Tofu” at 6 p.m. Monday, May 26. Come and be amazed at the wonderful various ways of using tofu. For more information, call 207-333-3668 or visit www.lewistonark.com. Lewiston Bridge Club winners LEWISTON — […]
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Man convicted in Litchfield murder in 1973 seeks parole
WARREN (AP) — A Maine man convicted of killing an 18-year-old woman more than 40 years ago is scheduled to appear before the state parole board this week to seek his freedom. Michael Boucher was convicted of murder in 1991 of the 1973 slaying of Debra Dill. Authorities say he picked her at random, rammed […]
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RSU 4 voters to weigh $18.1 million budget
An $18.1 million school spending package will go to voters in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on June 10. That budget figure, approved by the RSU 4 school board on April 30, calls for a 2.8 percent increase over last year’s controversial budget. In 2013, the RSU 4 budget referendum failed twice before winning approval. “I […]