WINTHROP — A community forum to explore the uses and control of guns will be co-hosted and co-sponsored by the Winthrop Center Friends (Quaker) and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Winthrop at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Winthrop Center Friends Church, 219 Winthrop Center Road. Leslie Manning, president of the Maine Council of Churches […]
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State Skiing Championships: Eastman wins 3rd classical; Mt. Blue boys 2nd; Dirigo girls 4th
RUMFORD — Silas Eastman prepared for Monday’s Class A classical 5k the same way he geared-up for his last big race at Black Mountain, the Sassi Memorial. The result was the same for the Fryeburg Academy star on Monday — a threepeat. Twenty-three days after winning his third Sassi in a row, Eastman collected his […]
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Donald K. Schrock
1959 – 2013 Donald K. Schrock 1959 – 2013 LEWISTON — Donald K. Schrock, Jr., 53, formerly of Jay, passed away at Central Maine Medical Center following complications from life-long hypogammaglobulinemia. Don was born on July 27, 1959, in N. Tonawanda, N.Y., son of Don and Jan Schrock of Winthrop. He moved to Jay in […]
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Robert A. Sokolowski:
1943 – 2013 PORTLAND — Robert A. Sokolowski, 69, a resident of Plains Road in Leeds, died Tuesday Feb. 12 at Maine Medical Center in Portland with all of his family surrounding him. He was born on June 21, 1943, in Flushing, N.Y., the son of William and Veronica Godomski Sokolowski. Robert attended school in […]
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Kents Hill School honor roll
KENTS HILL — The following area students were named to the Honor Roll for the Fall Trimester at Kents Hill School. Names marked with an asterisk also received effort honors recognition. Highest honors: Luke D. Arsenault, Manchester*; Laura M. MacDonald, Hallowell*; Anne A. McKee, Hallowell*; Natalie A. Palmer, Manchester*; Benjamin G. Rodriguez, Readfield*. High honors: […]
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Roberta E. “Bobbie” Veilleux
1942 – 2013 LEWISTON — Roberta E. “Bobbie” Veilleux passed away on Feb. 6 in Lewiston, after a period of declining health. The daughter of Everett B. Kaherl and Elizabeth L. (Garland) Kaherl, Bobbie was born Aug. 23, 1942. After residing in Winthrop for several years and attending Winthrop schools, the family moved to North […]
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H.S. Skiing: Mt. Abram, Oxford Hills bring home conference gold
Ski teams in the KVAC and MVC shared the wealth Tuesday at their conference championships at Farmington’s Titcomb Mountain on Tuesday. The Oxford Hills girls and Maranacook boys won the overall KVAC championships. Mt. Abram won the boys and girls overall team titles in the MVC. In the KVAC, the Edward Little girls and Maranacook […]
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Olivia C. Fernandes
1925 – 2013 PITTSFIELD — Olivia C. Fernandes, 88, died Feb. 7, at the Pittsfield hospital. She was born Jan. 11, 1925, in Dexter, a daughter of Lawson and Clara (Arsenault) Reeves. Olivia studied at Wilton Academy and graduated from Winthrop High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music […]
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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 […]
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Boys’ Basketball Tournament: EL, Dirigo in title hunt again
Next weekend marks the beginning of the eighth Eastern Class A basketball tournament since it moved from the old, reliable Bangor Auditorium to the more centrally located Augusta Civic Center. Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Speaking of merriment and cheer, it’s worth noting that the Edward Little boys have qualified for the quarterfinal […]