Cat show, adoptable pets AUGUSTA — A cat show this weekend at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., will include local shelters and rescues that will have many cats that need to be adopted immediately. Donations are also desperately needed to assist the shelters and rescue groups in their ongoing efforts. The show is Friday, […]
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Juried student art exhibit GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery on the Gorham campus presents the annual Juried Student Exhibition. It will run from Thursday, March 14, through Wednesday, April 3. The gallery will be closed during spring break, Monday, March 25, to Sunday, March 31. The opening reception takes place from […]
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Owner of 7 embattled Maine nursing homes gets last chance before state takeover
PENOBSCOT — The owners of Penobscot Nursing Home have been given 18 months to demonstrate the viability of their company. It’s the last chance the owners will have before the state takes over, which could mean the facility’s closure. Penobscot Nursing Home, as well as six other nursing homes operated by Connecticut-based Eagle Landing Residential […]
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Plymouth State University dean’s, president’s lists
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — The following students have been named to Plymouth State University’s president’s list and dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester. President’s list Auburn: Nicolas Keene Gray: Cassandra Stokes Fryeburg: Kaitlyn Horan, Kristin Horan Strong: Allison Dubois Dean’s list Auburn: Shawn Handler Carrabassett Valley: Eliza Whatley Fryeburg: Jason Stefano Greenwood: Kira Szalma Livermore: […]
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Jeannine G. Hotham
1936 – 2013 PORTLAND — Jeannine G. Hotham, 76, passed on Feb. 15. Born April 15, 1936, to Liliane and Joseph Bolduc. Jeannine and Floyd Hotham were married Oct. 1, 1956. She was predeceased by five children; and a grandson, Joshua; and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, […]
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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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Well done – students honored
WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were among 1,337 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2012 semester. Olivia Doane of Durham, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering. Emily Johnson of Gray, a senior majoring in biochemistry. Neil Pomerleau of Auburn, a senior majoring […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievement
PARIS — Kelly Laplante has been selected as the 2012-13 recipient of the Central Maine Community College Aspire Higher scholarship. This scholarship enables her to take up to 15 credits of CMCC courses tuition free at the Western Maine Community College Center in South Paris. Laplante is an Oxford native and attended Oxford Hills Comprehensive […]
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F. Emerson Mitchell
LEWISTON — F. Emerson Mitchell, 99, of Gray, died Jan. 15, at Marshwood Center, following a brief illness. He was born in 1913, into a large family on a farm in Litchfield, son of Frederick and Mabel (Benson) Mitchell. Emerson learned early the traditional values of hard work, personal honor and love of family. He […]