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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Palermo foundation nets $1,970 at fundraiser
PALERMO — The Community barbecue cookout held Aug. 3 at the Palermo Community Garden. Anthony Semenovich, on violin and guitar, inspiring some to dance as people finished their desserts and relaxed under the canopies and in the grape arbor. Many local businesses contributed to the success of the cookout, including Hussey’s, Lakeview Lumber, Bass Pro […]
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Albion teens achieve Eagle Scout rank
A ceremony honoring three who made Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, took place July 5 at Albion Middle School to recognize Troop 446’s Matix Ward, Preston Roy and Nash Corson. All three are Albion residents. Each of them had to lead a significant project to benefit the community. In March, Corson organized a […]
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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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Manchester Scout receives Eagle rank
MANCHESTER — Silas Francis Moss Bartol earned Eagle Scout rank at a ceremony held Aug. 4 at the Manchester Fire Station. Twelve Eagle Scouts and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows were in attendance. Bartol, 18, is the son of Thomas Bartol and Barbara Moss, both of Manchester. He graduated from Maranacook High School earlier this […]
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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 […]
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Birth announcement
Central Maine Medical Center Nova Lynn Caroleen Klemanski, a girl, was born to Tayla McGarey and Devon Klemanski of West Gardiner on July 15. Grandparents are Ed and Vicki Ouellette of West Gardiner and Randy and Linda Klemanski of Boothbay; great grandparents Carolyn Ritchie of Auburn and Wanda Klemanski of Lewiston. To submit a birth […]
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Leavitt Institute class of 1963 celebrates 60th reunion
The Leavitt Institute class of 1963 celebrated its 60th reunion on July 22, 2023, at the home of Dale Talbot in Turner. In attendance were Marion Emerson Bubier, Mary Mann Richardson, Roseann Rucker Newton, Karen Mann Poulin, Dale Talbot, Gary Jordan, teacher Blaine Plummer, Joel Irish, Hibbert Lowell and Linwood Gilbert. Absent was teacher Mr. […]