Greene
Police log
Charges Lewiston * Jason Marc Bouchard, 28, of 272 Main St., Auburn, on charges of operating under the influence, violating condition of release and operating after habitual offender revocation, 12:46 a.m. Saturday on River Road. * Sherri Lynn Batchelder, 42, of 85 Horton St., on a charge of disorderly conduct, 2:32 a.m. Saturday at that […]
Sawyer Memorial will offer two substitute programs
GREENE — Sawyer Memorial has had to change its programming for Friday, Sept. 30. Famed filmmaker Marlin Darrah had to cancel his “Pakistan & Afghanistan” film presentation, due to a family emergency. In his place, at 2 p.m. ,Mary Morton Cowan will take audience members on an imaginary trip to many parts of the world […]
Well done – Sarah Elizabeth Gardner
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Sarah Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Elizabeth and David Gondek of Auburn and Carlton and Kim Gardner of Greene, has graduated with a doctorate of physical therapy from Clarkson University. Gardner is currently applying for a residency to earn a specialization in orthopedics. Gardner is an active member of the American Physical Therapy […]
Famed travel filmmaker to give program at Sawyer
GREENE — Marlin Darrah, one of the most experienced and widely traveled filmmakers in America, will give a presentation at Sawyer Memorial on Friday, Sept. 30. His program is titled “Pakistan & Afghanistan: A photographer’s journey from Kabul to the Khyber Pass and the Tribal Zone.” Darrah is the award-winning executive director of International Film […]
Well done – Morgan Smith
NEWPORT, R.I. — Morgan Smith of Greene has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at Salve Regina University. Smith is a junior. To qualify for the dean’s list, full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.6 with no grade below a “B” in that semester.
Motorcyclist hurt in Greene crash
GREENE — A Lewiston man was injured Friday afternoon when he crashed his motorcycle into the back of an SUV on Route 202. Kenneth Allen, 61, suffered leg and possible head injuries after he laid down his 2004 Harley-Davidson in an attempt to avoid the collision. Police said Allen was driving east on Route 202, […]
Skillet toss
The Grand Champion ladies skillet thrower at the Waterford World’s Fair was Jenn McMahon of Otisfield with a distance of 55 feet. McMahon, left, is pictured with Faylene McKeen presenting the award, which included a $50 prize. Second place was Alysaa Senecal of Norway with a distance of 53 feet 1 inch; 3rd, Bonnie Boomsma-Hall […]
Vocalist will bring folk, original songs to Sawyer
GREENE — Singer-songwriter Larry Irwin will present a program of folk and original songs on Friday, Sept. 9, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial. Voted Maine’s Best Solo Performer in the mid-1980s, Irwin left the music business behind so he could spend less time on the road and more time with his family. This year […]