HEBRON — Sixty students graduated from Hebron Academy Saturday, in a room filled with their family, friends, and teachers. The senior class boasted students from 11 different countries, including Finland, India and China, most with family there to congratulate them on their milestone. Tears were shed, jokes were made and students were proclaimed adults at […]
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Getting it done: 557 graduate from CMCC
LEWISTON — Wayne and Carol Heroux of Harrison are proud of their son, who graduated from Central Maine Community College on Thursday with a degree in electromechanical technology. It’s not just pride, though. They also admire the way 20-year-old Justin Wayne Heroux has been managing his life — charting out a plan and then getting […]
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Rotundo bill aims to secure funding for college aspirations program
LEWISTON — New legislation proposed by state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, aims to protect and secure funding for a local nonprofit that has been working to increase the number of people in Androscoggin County with college degrees. Rotundo said the bill is necessary because an intended $75,000 appropriation meant for the organization in 2015 was […]
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50 seniors graduate from Telstar Regional High School
BETHEL – Fifty seniors graduated from Telstar Regional High School on Friday, surrounded by hundreds of family members, friends and faculty eagerly waiting to see them receive their diplomas. Retired sixth-grade teachers Wayne Howe and Lenny Hoy were selected by the Class of 2015 as guest speakers. Howe and Hoy retired when the Class of […]
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Lewiston graduates say thank you, goodbye
Principal Shawn Chabot reported that 82 percent of the graduating class is enrolled in a degree program, four percent will serve in the military, and 32 are going to work or pursue personal dreams. Speeches during the ceremony reflected the diverse men and women in blue and white caps and gowns. While many grew up […]
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“Beauty in the small moments”: Hebron Academy graduates 86
HEBRON — Hebron Academy Class of 2015 President Rachel Hadley Jurek reminded her fellow graduates to “find the beauty in life’s small moments” during her graduation message at Saturday morning’s commencement. Beneath blue skies and in the midst of strong gusts of wind, the 86 graduating seniors marched from the George Winfield Treat Science Hall […]
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Moser, Samuelson to receive honorary Bates degrees
LEWISTON — Auburn-based furniture-maker Thomas Moser and Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will be two of the four people receiving honorary degrees from Bates College at its commencement in May. The other two receiving degrees at the 149th commencement ceremonies May 31 are: • Manjul Bhargava, winner of the 2014 Fields Medal for mathematics […]
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New program lets Maine students graduate early
SACO — Independent Sen. Angus King is praising a new partnership between a Maine high school and the University of New England that will allow some students to complete a bachelor’s degree in three years. The program will allow certain graduates of Thornton Academy to be considered sophomores when they enter the UNE’s College of […]
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Marine from New Hampshire killed in Afghanistan
CONCORD, N.H. — Federal and state officials say a Marine from New Hampshire has been killed in Afghanistan. Gov. Maggie Hassan says Lance Cpl. Brandon Garabrant was dedicated to service to his country and his death was a tragedy. She offered her condolences to his family, as did U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte. […]
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Rangeley graduation comes with personal touch
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Regional School celebrated the graduation of its senior class on June 14 with a new format for the ceremony that emphasized the personal relationships between the students and their teachers and community. In a theme that gained strength with each iteration, the seven graduating Seniors all referred to their classmates […]