READFIELD — Maranacook Community High School has announced the class of 2011 class night scholarship awards. The Augusta Elks Scholarship (in name of Ricky Gibson): $300, Anthony Salpietro. The Augusta Kiwanis Scholarship: $1200, Harry Lanphear. The AXA Achievement Scholarship in association with U.S. News & World Report: $10,000, Tyler DeAngelis. The Bank of Maine Scholarship: […]
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Well done – Kyle Marvinney
CANTON, N.Y. — Kyle Marvinney, class of 2011, of Readfield, has been elected to St. Lawrence University’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the national academic honor society. Marvinney majored in geology and is a graduate of Maranacook Community. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is one of the highest distinctions of academic achievement a student can […]
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EMT teaches Girl Scouts
Heather Rhinhart, not pictured, of NorthStar EMS and an AmeriCorps volunteer, recently attended the annual Girl Scout Jamboree in Readfield. She taught 140 females, ages 5-20, from all over Maine about bleeding control, splinting and the Heimlich maneuver, influencing some to aspire to become an EMT. At the end of the day Rhinhart said, “I […]
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Suspect in Readfield murder pleads not guilty
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A former Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty to murder, arson and other charges for allegedly fatally shooting a man who had taken him into his Maine home and then setting his house on fire. David Silva Jr. entered his plea while being arraigned Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court. The […]
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Well done – Ashley Whittemore
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Ashley Whittemore, daughter of John Whittemore of Hollis, N.H., and Katherine Taylor of Readfield, is spending the spring 2011 semester studying abroad in Switzerland, India, China and South Africa through a program run by Saint Michael’s College. Whittemore is a student at International Honors Program. Whittemore, a junior sociology major at Saint […]
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Readfield youngster born without hands honored for penmanship
READFIELD, Maine (AP) — A Maine youngster who entered a national penmanship contest is getting a category all his own. That’s because fifth-grader Nicholas Maxim’s neat handwriting comes without the use of hands. The student at Readfield Elementary School is known for his penmanship, even though he was born without hands or lower arms. The […]
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Well done
Ashley Whittemore, daughter of John Whittemore of Hollis, N.H., and Katherine Taylor of Readfield, was named a resident assistant for the Office of Student Life at Saint Michael’s College for the 2010-2011 academic year. Whittemore is a junior, sociology major at the liberal arts residential Catholic college located in Burlington, Vt. She graduated from Maranacook […]
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String of fires keeps local departments busy
Volunteer fire departments have been running full steam over the last week as a string of fires in Western and Central Maine. At least six buildings have been destroyed by fire since last Tuesday, including homes in Readfield, Wilton, Otisfield, Harrison and West Paris, and commercial buildings in Norway and Bridgton. Fire crews have also […]
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Woman confirms husband died in fire
READFIELD, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman has confirmed that her husband’s body was discovered in their Readfield home after a fire. The body was burned beyond recognition Wednesday, and state police are awaiting DNA tests to confirm the victim’s identity. But Janet Orr says there’s little doubt it was her husband, Robert. A man […]
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Maine man charged in fatal Readfield fire
READFIELD — A Readfield man who became subject of a manhunt after the discovery of a body in a burned-out home he’d been living in was arrested Thursday in Massachusetts, police said. David Silva Jr., 32, of Readfield, surrendered to a state police tactical team that surrounded a home in Carver, Mass., where he faced […]