CASTINE — Anthony Franchetti of Wilton, a student at Maine Maritime Academy, was recognized for his outstanding performance at the school, both in the classroom and as a member of the regiment of midshipmen, with the awarding of a $2,000 scholarship from the Portland Marine Society. Franchetti is majoring in marine transportation operations. The scholarship […]
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Dennis L. Barker
1963 – 2015 HEBRON — Dennis L. Barker, 52, of Hebron passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at his home following a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 16, 1963, the son of Bradley and Judith Barker of Greene. At the age of 9, he and his family moved […]
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Ruth Marie Wiles
1920 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — With the same grace and dignity that she exhibited throughout her life, Ruth Wiles, beloved mother of Kathryn Wiles Stevens and Thomas Wiles, passed from this life to the next on Monday, Oct. 19, three weeks shy of her 95th birthday. Ruth was born in Roxbury on Nov. 10, 1920, […]
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Missing cargo ship has 2 crew members from Maine
NASSAU, Bahamas – U.S. Coast Guard aircraft searched Saturday in the waters of the southeastern Bahamas for a cargo ship with 33 people on board that lost power and began taking on water as powerful Hurricane Joaquin roared across the sprawling archipelago. The crew of the El Faro, 28 from the U.S. and five from […]
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Bruce R. Poliquin
1949 – 2015 AUBURN — Bruce Ronald Poliquin, 66, went to heaven to join many loved ones there waiting for him on Sunday, July 26. Bruce, the oldest of four children, was born on April 5, 1949, to Rudy and Georgette (Giguere) Poliquin in Lewiston. He graduated from Edward Little High School in 1966 and […]
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MMA vessel to make four cross-Atlantic trips on cruise
CASTINE — The State of Maine, a ship used by Maine Maritime Academy to prepare its students for lives at sea, motored Tuesday afternoon out of Penobscot Bay for its first-ever 90-day training cruise. The 500-foot vessel will make four cross-Atlantic trips during the voyage, which is scheduled to last through late July, according to […]
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USM, Maine Maritime make list of most expensive public colleges
PORTLAND — A U.S. Department of Education report puts the University of Southern Maine and Maine Maritime Academy among the most expensive public colleges for in-state students. USM came in 23rd for four-year colleges with $18,177 a year in net costs, or the amount students paid after grants and scholarships. The report lists Maine Maritime […]
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Geraldo Rivera’s sailboat joins Maine Maritime Academy fleet
ELLSWORTH — Geraldo Rivera, the Fox News host and television personality, has donated his 68-foot sailboat to the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. “Not a sailboat, the sailboat,” Rivera said in a phone interview about Voyager, an aluminium ketch. The boat, which Rivera considers almost a member of his family, will be used to train […]
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Maine Maritime Academy dean’s list
CASTINE — The following students were named to the Maine Maritime Academy dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement in the second semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Auburn: Robert Cloutier, Power Engineering Technology, 2015; Cody Day, Marine Engineering Operations, 2016. Denmark: Gabriel Shubert, Marine Engineering Operations, 2014. Dixfield: Tyler Chiasson, Power Engineering Technology, 2016. Durham: […]