NEW LONDON, Conn. — Seana Siekman, a member of the class of 2013 at Connecticut College and a resident of Bethel, has been named to the dean’s honors list for the 2012 fall semester. — BOSTON, Mass. — The following local residents have been named to Emerson College’s dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester. […]
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Maine graduation rates rise for 3rd year
LEWISTON — Efforts to help more high schoolers graduate are working, even if year-to-year statistics have dipped, local school leaders said. On Monday, the state Department of Education announced that the four-year graduation rate for Maine schools rose for the third year in a row to an average of 85.34 percent. Locally, Lewiston High, Buckfield […]
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Candidates forum scheduled at Poland
POLAND — The Friends of Ricker Library have planned a Meet the Candidates Forum for voters. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the conference room of the Town Office. Seven candidates are vying for a total of three vacant seats on the Board of Selectmen. Walter Gallagher and […]
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Poland Regional High School honor roll
POLAND — Poland Regional High School has announced the first semester honor roll. Grade nine High honors: Elizabeth Bertrand, Erin Brewer, Paisley Keene, Hannah Kenison, Brooke Yorkey. Honors: Sarah Bolduc, Cody Burgess, Leah Desjardins, Arel Doyle, Isaiah Dubois, Thomas Flint, Kailey Fortin, Evan Gallagher, Nicholas Hodge, Aimee Horne, Cody Kalinka, Carly King, Patrick Kuklinski, Ethan […]
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Lorene Leah Edwards
1927 – 2013 WEST POLAND — Lorene Leah Edwards, 85, of West Poland, went to be with her husband and loved ones in heaven on Feb. 12 at her home. She was born in West Poland on July 14, 1927, the daughter of Silas and Junie Strout. She married Lovell H. Edwards on Sept. 30, […]
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John A. Kelleher
1933 – 2013 LEWISTON — John Anthony Kelleher, 79, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, at Russell Park Manor. John was born April 3, 1933, in Melrose, Mass., the son of Joseph T. Kelleher and Agatha V. Kelleher. He earned his B.S. in physics in 1959 from Boston College, an M.S. in mathematics from Boston University […]
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Tree ID snowshoe walk BUCKFIELD — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead and the Western Foothills Land Trust are co-sponsoring a winter tree identification snowshoe walk on Sunday, Feb. 17. Tish Carr, who is a forester and Norway’s tree warden, will lead the walk on the newly opened Packard Trail at the Virgil Parris Forest. The […]
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Cleveland to hold community forum in Poland
POLAND — State Sen. John Cleveland, D-Auburn, will host a community forum from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Poland Town Office, 1231 Maine St. The focus will be the governor’s proposed two-year budget. The forum will be co-facilitated with state Reps. Christine Powers, D-Naples, and Michael McClellan, R-Raymond. The purpose is to […]
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Ernest M. Kinney
POLAND — Ernest M. Kinney, 87, of Poland, died in Poland February 4, 2013. Services scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9 were canceled because of the weather. A service will be held later in the spring, time and date to be announced. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 26 W. […]
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Students honored for achievement
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Colby-Sawyer College has named the following students to the dean’s list for academic achievement during the 2012 fall semester. Kolby Adam Arnold, a member of the class of 2015, is an exercise science major from New Gloucester. Jillian R. Jacobs, a member of the class of 2016, is a business administration […]