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Poland Food Bank volunteers honored by Grange
POLAND — Volunteers from the Poland Food Bank received the Grange Community Service Award from Excelsior Grange Aug. 17 at the Grange hall in Poland. The food bank, founded by the Poland Community Church in 1988, serves 80-100 families each month that live in Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. They offer Thanksgiving and Christmas meal […]
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University of Southern Maine names local spring dean’s list students
The following Maine University of Southern Maine students were named to the 2024 spring dean’s list. Androscoggin County Auburn: Matthew Begin, Ella Boucher, Ava Braunscheidel, Cammie Breakfield, Joshua Brobst, Izabelle Bullock, Dylan Campbell, Scarlet Carlton, Lydia Chapman, Jocelyn Coffin, Emily Cook, Graison Cote, Jordan Cummings, Delia Demers, Emma Drysdale, Keith Edgecomb, Phoebe Edwards, Christopher Galvan, […]
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Local high school students receive Worthington Scholarship
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has announced the local recipients of the 2024 Worthington Scholarship. This year’s local scholarship recipients are: Buckfield Junior-Senior High School graduate Kyen Teixeira. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduates Zackary Braun, Madison Brown, Devin Day, Meredith Harthorne, Michaela Holbrook, Dakota Morgan, Cameron Sherbinski, Kaeli Spofford, Katelyn Touchette, and Amber Walker-Goodrich. Mountain […]
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Neighbors Driving Neighbors honors co-founders
MT. VERNON — Neighbors Driving Neighbors, the volunteer ride service, honor its co-founders Sandy Wright and Dr. Dan Onion at a ceremony held Aug. 3 at the Mt. Vernon Community Center. A bronze plaque, mounted on a granite stone and installed on the Community Center grounds, was dedicated to Wright and Onion in recognition of […]
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2 Poland school students win Whittier scholarship
The winners of the annual Bruce M. Whittier Scholarship were recently announced with two Poland Regional High School seniors each receiving a $1,000 award. They are Dawson Ferguson, son of Mark and Valerie Ferguson of Poland, who plans to attend the University of Maine in Orono; and Maya Balkir, daughter of Alpay Balkir of Cumberland […]
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Birth announcements
Central Maine Medical Center Nova Lynn Caroleen Klemanski, a girl was born to Tayla McGarey and Devon Klemanski of West Gardiner, July 15. Her grandparents are Edgar and Vicki Ouellette of West Gardiner, Randy and Linda Klemanski of East Boothbay; her great-grandmothers are Carolyn Ritchie of Auburn and Wanda Klemanski of Lewiston. Vince Ce Vasquez, […]
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Rome camp holds 1st Sensory Sensitive Week
ROME — Pine Tree Camp held its first Sensory Sensitive Week July 22-26, hosting 30 youths for an overnight summer camp designed especially for them. The week was made possible by a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. “Having less visual and auditory stimulation as well as a smaller group size helped […]
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Rome camp holds 1st Sensory Sensitive Week
ROME — Pine Tree Camp held its first Sensory Sensitive Week July 22-26, hosting 30 youths for an overnight summer camp designed especially for them. The week was made possible by a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. “Having less visual and auditory stimulation as well as a smaller group size helped […]
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Butterfield is fourth brother to earn Eagle Scout rank
STRONG — Robert Butterfield IV became the fourth Butterfield brother to earn Eagle Scout status. All four were members of Troop 500 in Strong who led challenging service projects to improve their community. They are sons of Zeke and Sheila Butterfield. Robert Butterfield IV, 17, who will be a senior this fall at Mt. Abram […]