QUEENS, N.Y. — Michael W. St. Pierre recently graduated with honors from St. Johns University. He received a master’s degree in business administration.
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Hospice ceremony planned in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County, Inc. invites community members to attend its annual Remembrance Ceremony at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Hospice Memorial Garden at Coburn Park.
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Annual Home, Leisure Show in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will host its 18th annual Home and Leisure Show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Farmington Fairgrounds. Admission is free via the Maple Avenue entrance.
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Sidney’s Kramer earns degree in Ohio
MARIETTA, OHIO — Allison Kramer of Sidney recently graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education at Marietta College.
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Children seal time capsule in Skowhegan library basement
SKOWHEGAN — More than a dozen children were read a story called “The Busy Building” at the Skowhegan Free Public Library on Tuesday before descending the old winding stairs to the basement, where a time capsule was being assembled.
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‘Maine Mothers Who Murdered’are revealed
Most people don’t realize that scores of women and girls in bygone years were incarcerated in the prison at Thomaston, much less that several dozen were murderers.
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‘The Cove’Hardship, gloom mingle in Appalachia
BY AMANDA ST. AMAND St. Louis Post-Dispatch THE COVE By Ron Rash, Ecco ($25.99) Setting a story in Appalachia during the dark days of World War I promises a certain gloominess to the tale. And while Ron Rash delivers that in “The Cove,” he also spins a moving tale of the hardships faced by two […]
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Cultural event in Farmington Saturday
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Grange will sponsor a Middle Eastern Cultural event at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants can experience a traditional Lebanese Hafli-music, dinner, dancing and a show.
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BIRDSEYE:In praise of curiosity
The author who told us more than we ever thought there was to know about cod (“Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World”) and salt (“Salt: A World History”) is back with a more traditional biography.
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Williams earns honor at annual ceremony
BIDDEFORD — Margaret Williams recently received the Sophomore Year Award for academic excellence at the University of New England’s annual awards ceremony.