HEBRON — Hebron Academy Head of School John King and Hebron Cum Laude Chapter secretary John Curtis have announced the 2014 Cum Laude Society inductees. The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence, justice and honor, according to its mission statement. Hebron Academy’s chapter was chartered in […]
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DEP begins collecting oil from spill next to Hebron school
“With the rain and warm temps, this has been a key week for Hebron,” DEP spokeswoman Jessamine Logan said. “Our attention is focused now on the collection of the oil in the wetland.” State and, more recently, federal environmental officials have been on site since late December, recovering as much as they could of the […]
Society topic was co-founder of academy, church
Next meeting is April 22 HEBRON — Hebron Grammar School teacher Sara Otterson recently briefed the Historical Society on the life of academy and church co-founder William Barrows. Through her Maine Humanities course on American history, she chose to write a biography on Barrows, whose ancestors from England settled in Plympton, Mass. in 1706. From […]
SAD 17 budget hearing in Hebron rescheduled
OXFORD — SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts has announced the public hearing on the 2014-15 school budget for Hebron and West Paris residents has been postponed to Thursday, April 17. It will be held at 7 p.m. at Hebron Station School. It was originally scheduled for April 16. The others hearings are: * 7 p.m. […]
Environmental officials staying course in Hebron oil spill
HEBRON — Federal environmental officials have reassured the state Department of Environmental Protection that the department’s analysis, strategy and plan to recover about 1,100 gallons of oil in the wetlands next to Hebron Station School is on target. Stephen Flannery, a DEP oil and hazardous materials specialist, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientific support […]
Oxford Hills School District announces kindergarten screening
OXFORD — Oxford Hills School District is holding kindergarten screening at all elementary schools. Children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 15. Parents should note the schedule below and call the school in the town in which they reside to schedule an appointment. Availability is limited for pre-K in most towns. […]
Abducted golden retriever returned to family
HEBRON — It sounded like a run-of-the-mill break-in: while the homeowner was out, thieves got into the house through an unlocked back door and carted off all the expensive electronics they could. But when culprits raided the Lane Road home of Stacey and Kevin Michaud on Friday, they also made off with a friendly, 2-year-old golden […]
Hebron girls’ hockey team held 6th annual Pink in the Rink fundraiser
HEBRON — Hebron Academy heralded the return of “Pink in the Rink” earlier this February when the young ladies of Lumberjack hockey raised funds and awareness for breast cancer at their annual “Pink Socks” game. Players sported pink uniforms and raised just under $1,000 in one single day for Maine Breast Cancer Coalition in Bangor. […]
Residents question new cemetery regulations, price of upkeep
HEBRON — Fifty residents gathered at the Hebron Station School last Saturday to attend the annual town meeting. Residents and selectmen had different views on how much should be spent to upkeep cemeteries for the 2014 to 2015 year. The Hebron Budget Committee recommended that $4,000 be allotted for maintenance and upkeep on cemeteries in […]
Culvert under Hebron bridge to be replaced this summer
HEBRON — The culvert under Bog Brook Bridge on Station Road will be replaced this summer using nearly $100,000 in grant and town funds. Annual town meeting voters Saturday approved using $20,000 from the town and $78,000 in block grant funds. The work is going out to bid, selectmen Chairman Richard Deans said Wednesday. The […]