MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Raymond J. Landry, age 53, died unexpectedly at home May 17, 2018. Ray was born to Joseph R. and Lorraine P. Landry in Lewiston on April 7, 1965, the fourth in line of six brothers. The family moved to Jay when he was just a year old, where he was raised and educated […]
culinary arts
Malcolm W. Porter Sr.
FARMINGTON — Malcolm W. Porter Sr., 71, of West Farmington, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Malcolm graduated from New Sharon High School in 1964. He excelled in athletics, being a four-letter man in his sophomore year. He really liked track and field, winning many first-place ribbons, even against his rival, Farmington. His interest […]
Food from around the world
Lewiston Regional Technical Center culinary arts student Sabrina Frechette, background, watches fellow student Julia Ricker flip a crepe at the center’s restaurant, The Green Ladle, Thursday morning during their Food from Around the World presentation. Recipes such as the Hungarian dobos torte (sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel) in the foreground, were […]
New culinary arts teacher tastes success
MEXICO — It’s been a little over six months since the Region 9 School of Applied Technology’s board unanimously hired former office administrator Deborah Nokes as the instructor for its new culinary arts program. As the program heads into the second half of its first year, Nokes said it has been extremely successful and she […]
Region 9 budget vote to be held May 6 in Mexico
MEXICO — Next week’s vote on the Region 9 School of Applied Technology budget is expected to take all of 15 minutes, Director Brenda Gammon said Friday morning. After the districtwide budget meeting and vote at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the cafeteria, the vocational school’s board of directors will meet upstairs to ratify […]
Visiting instructor dishes out culinary arts lessons at Mexico school
MEXICO — A culinary arts instructor from Lake Region Vocational Center in Naples dished out a taste of the course Thursday afternoon to sophomores from Mountain Valley and Dirigo high schools. Career Awareness Day at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology brought more than 350 students from the two Regional School Unit 10 high schools […]