WATERVILLE — Margo MacKenzie recently graduated magna cum laude from Thomas College with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education. She is the daughter of Michelle MacKenzie of Waterville and Jerry MacKenzie of Sidney.
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New Farmers Market to open June 1
OAKLAND — A farmers market will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. Fridays, starting June 1, and will run weekly through the summer. The market will be open at 895 Kennedy Memorial Drive, in the Pine Acres Parking lot.
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Police academy announces graduates
VASSALBORO — Maine’s 40 newest police officers recently graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. The officers received their badges following 18 weeks of study and training at the Vassalboro training facility. According to press release, Maine Attorney General William Schneider told the graduates, “The Maine Criminal Justice Academy consistently turns outstanding young cadets into modern law enforcement officers whose courage, commitment and daily efforts keep our citizens safe. These are Maine’s finest and I am pleased to join the Academy staff, families and friends in welcoming them to our law enforcement community.” Many of the new officers will be begin patrolling immediately, including during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
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Central Maine artists win illustration awards
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Russ Cox of Pittsfield, and Hazel Mitchell of Detroit, two children’s book illustrators working from their studios in central Maine, recently received top honors for their artwork at the New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ conference held in Springfield.
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United Way launches video contest
FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area seeks creative individuals of all ages to create a short video as part its 2012-13 Campaign Video Contest.
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Students earn recognition
LEWISTON — Six students from the Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology at Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions won academic awards at the annual meeting of the Maine Society of Radiologic Technologists.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES: Skowhegan pitcher thankful for new bats
We can debate for hours the decline in power numbers due to the new BBCOR bats in high school baseball this season. One thing that’s not up for debate is the increased safety, particularly for pitchers, and as evidence we have what happened last Friday when Skowhegan played Mt. Ararat.
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Road closure notification in Starks
STARKS — N.F. Luce, Incorporated, under a contract with the town, will replace Lemon Stream Bridge at Lemon Stream on Sawyers Mills Road (a.k.a. W. Mills Road).
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Feds move to curb food stamp abuse
WASHINGTON — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.