Stories about Greene

Merrimack College dean's list

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The following local students were recently named to the Merrimack College fall 2011 semester deans' list: Melissa Mathieu, Greene; Kayla Hodgkins, Lewiston; and Samantha Ricker, Lewiston.

Well done - Jeannine Adele DeSoi

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jeannine Adele DeSoi, a senior majoring in psychology and English at the University of Rochester, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester. DeSoi, a resident of Greene, is the daughter of Cynthia Allen DeSoi, M.D...

S. Goulet: Converse with the people

Maybe the fact that the SAD 52 (Turner, Greene, Leeds) school budget was rejected in Greene and Leeds could be an eye opener for the wage and package negotiations that go on every three years for the teachers. Allow the local taxpayers to be involved during the negotiations and maybe the s...

Wildlife photographer will narrate film on Iceland

GREENE — Wildlife film producer and photographer John Wilson will narrate his film "Europe's Wild Gem — Iceland" Friday, May 25, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial. Wilson began his photographic career at age 21, when he set out on a voyage of discovery from Canad...

SAD 52 residents speak out about failed budget

GREENE — Residents told SAD 52 directors Thursday night that the 2012-13 budget was defeated last week, in part, because it was too high and positions were eliminated at the same time raises were handed out. Approximately 50 residents attended the school board meeting at Greene Centr... 2

Richard Arthur Perry

KENANSVILLE, N.C. — Richard Arthur Perry, 76, of Jacksonville, N.C., died May 12, at the Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Dover, N.H., on May 27, 1935, the son of Arthur and Anita Dorian Perry. Richard grew up in Greene and Tu...

Splitting decision

Lou McCarthy, right, helps his neighbor Paul Monier split wood on Lane Road in Greene Monday afternoon. "We're getting ready for next year's wood supply," McCarthy said. "We figured it was a good morning, well now afternoon, for it. Get it before it gets too wet."

Stamp out hunger

On Saturday, May 12, Stamp Out Hunger, the nation’s largest single-day food drive, will take place. This is the 20th year of this effort, which is hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service and sponsored by AARP, United Way and other organizations....

Perron — Jordan

Robert Jordan and Debrah Perron GREENE — Robert and Rolande Perron of Greene are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Debrah Eva Perron of Decatur, Ga., to Robert Owen Jordan of Gainesville, Ga., son of the late C.M. and Ann Jordan of Vidalia, Ga. Miss Perron is...