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Well done

LEWISTON — Claude Mailhot graduated cum laude on June 1 from Kaplan University with a 3.66 grade point average. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting, going to school full time while working full time. While at Kaplan, he was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He is […]

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Merrymeeting Arts will celebrate with Carlofest

BOWDOINHAM — As part of its ongoing exhibit “Three Town Artists: Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir & Carter Smith,” the Merrymeeting Arts Center will hold a Carlofest on Sunday, Aug. 26. A series of events will honor the late Pittore, a longtime Bowdoinham resident and maestro of the Carlo Pittore Academy, which continues to offer the figure drawing classes he started […]

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Briefly

Scholarship disc golf tourney BOWDOINHAM — The third annual Aaron Farmer Memorial Scholarship Disc Golf Tournament will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Acker’s Acres, 180 Dingley Road. Contact Jarrod Church or Nicole Dubay at 740-6354 or 713-3145 for more information. YWCA starts Aqua Zumba LEWISTON — The YWCA will offer Aqua […]

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Rare viewing of Muir sculptures will benefit Merrymeeting Arts Center

BOWDOINHAM — On Sunday, July 22, Merrymeeting Arts Center will host a Bryce Muir portrait reunion as part of the “Three Town Artists: Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir & Carter Smith” show at the Town Hall. More than 35 of Muir’s unique portrait sculptures in wood will be on view with their models/owners accompanying them. This is […]

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Body of missing canoeist found

BOWDOINHAM — The body of a missing canoeist from Portland was found shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Channel 6 news reported Sunday that Sgt. Daniel White with the Maine Marine Patrol confirmed that the body of 32-year-old Santana Dubon had been located. Dubon went missing Saturday night after the canoe he was in with two […]

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Police log

Charges Lewiston * Travis Poulin-Adams, 22, transient, theft, 11:30 p.m. Saturday on Bartlett Street. * Alexis Hamann, 22, of 54 Rosedale St. No. 2, domestic violence assault, 2:10 p.m. Sunday at that address. * Rene Emile Cloutier, 35, of 51 Pierce St. No. 1, criminal trespass and refusing to submit to arrest or detention, 1 […]

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Seth Berry announces re-election bid

BOWDOINHAM — Rep. Seth Berry has announced his bid for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Berry represents House District 67, which serves Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Richmond and the historic nature preserve of Swan Island. “I hope next session we can stop rolling back people’s rights and protections in Augusta, and instead focus on creating […]

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Merrymeeting Arts seeking pieces for exhibit

BOWDOINHAM — The Merrymeeting Arts Center is seeking artwork for its next exhibit, “Vernal Pools and the First Signs of Spring.” Artists of all ages and experience are encouraged to create works in any genre depicting the arrival of spring. Works may relate to vernal pools and anything springlike from fiddle heads, tree buds and […]

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Two held after Bowdoinham home invasion

Two men arrested after a Bowdoinham home invasion Saturday are being held in jail on bail. Jorge Santiago, 30, and Miguel Rodriguez, 29, both of Lawrence, Mass., were arrested after 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Police say the men broke into the home of Rodney Skipper on Carding Machine Road at about that time, demanded money, drugs, […]