BOSTON — Boston University awarded academic degrees to 6,321 students in May 2014. Kacie A. Rioux of Minot received a Bachelor of Arts in political science, magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Science in journalism, summa cum laude. William E. Jones of Greene received a Master of Education in educational leadership and policy studies. […]
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Strong woman banned from Walmart, Sam’s Club for year
FARMINGTON — A Strong woman was banned Wednesday from going to any Walmart or Sam’s Club store for the next year after she was charged with trying to steal $95 worth of food items and clothing from the Farmington Walmart, Farmington police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said. Officer Ryan Rosie arrested Edith Green, 35, on a […]
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Lewiston-Auburn groups agree to coordinate housing help
LEWISTON — Lewiston-Auburn residents often have to spend a lot of time getting help for their homes. They go to this agency for lead abatement, that office for weatherization, this agency for mold. Each place has different guidelines, different applications. Residents could spend days going from one to the other. A dozen community groups and […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford clock going green for Lyme Disease Awareness month
RUMFORD — Don’t be alarmed at the green glow coming from the Municipal Building clock next month. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and selectmen approved a request Thursday night from the Mountain Valley Lyme Disease Awareness Coalition to light Rumford’s clock tower green for the month. In an April 10 letter to Town Manager John […]
Posted inNew England, sj-web
Northern New England colleges get green ranking for commitment to sustainability on campus
Northern New England has made a strong showing in the Princeton Review’s 2014 guide to “green colleges,” with 18 colleges and universities receiving recognition. Vermont has six colleges that received the green ranking. Two of them, Middlebury College and Green Mountain College, earned the highest possible score. Maine has seven green colleges, including the College […]
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Central Maine Community College dean’s list
AUBURN — The following area students were named to the Central Maine Community College dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Students on the president’s list earned a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher. High honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3. President’s […]
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Police seek suspect in connection with Bangor shooting after alleged bar brawl
BANGOR — Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot at another man after an altercation at a bar early Sunday morning. According to Lt. Paul Edwards, police arrived at the area of Main and Water streets around 12:45 a.m. after it was reported there was a gunshot victim in the street. When Officer […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
No place like this home: Greene entrepreneur says he’s designed new, improved home concept
GREENE — Details are sparse, and almost sound like a riddle — it’s not underground, it does have a roof, there are no load-bearing walls, foam is somehow involved — but out of that mishmash of clues, Thom Labrie hopes he’s designed a house of the future. He said his invention has been driven by […]
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TD Bank 250 Notebook: School project puts Sessions back on track
It’s a time and a social climate in which school teachers, administrators and communities have never been forced to exercise more creativity in their quest to reach and teach students. With their brainstorm two years ago, Oxford Hills Middle School principal Troy Eastman and Crazy Horse Racing owner Mitch Green put themselves at the front […]