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Well done – Jessica Stocker

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Jessica Stocker was named to the dean’s list at Springfield College for the fall semester. She is a 2008 graduate of Lewiston High School. She is the daughter of Thomas H. and Sarah M. Stocker of Buckfield.

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Springfield College dean’s list

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2011 term.  Brandon Gruver of Auburn, studying applied exercise science. Kathryn Fitzgerald of Bowdoin, studying health sciences/pre-physical therapy.  Jessica Stocker of Buckfield, studying health sciences/general studies. Michael Castonguay of Lewiston, studying health sciences/pre-physical therapy.  […]

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J. Berg: Did consolidation save money?

The Sun Journal has finally given the public some information regarding school consolidation, forced upon us by the state in 2009. In Maine, with fewer than 188,000 students and with numbers dropping, the enrollment is equal to or smaller than that of single-district cities and counties. Consolidation makes sense. The top-heavy administration and lack of […]

Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal

Driver crashes twice in one day

PARIS — Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon crash in Paris that happened less than an hour after the same woman crashed the same car on the same road in Buckfield. Paris police officer Tim Gamache reported that Maria Alleano, 54, of Turner crashed about 2:30 p.m. on Route 117 in Paris near the intersection […]

Posted inLocal Sports

West D Girls Quarterfinal: Bobcats bomb Bucks

AUGUSTA — Seacoast Christian would be well-advised to follow Buckfield’s blueprint for defending Richmond 6-foot center Jamie Plummer when the two teams meet in Thursday’s semifinals. Of course, without an offensive game to complement that defense, Seacoast could lock Plummer in the locker room Thursday and it wouldn’t matter, as Buckfield knows all too well. […]

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Inez Blanchard-Berry

FRANKLIN, N.H. — Inez L. (Hill) Blanchard-Berry, 76, long-time resident of Northfield, N.H., died Friday, Feb. 17, at Mountain Ridge Genesis Center, after a period of failing health. She was born in Franklin, N.H., March 24, 1935, daughter of the late Clarence D. and Eleanor (Fenn) Hill. She lived most her life on Oak Hill […]