President Barack Obama approaches the end of his first term without any significant progress on his report card. I am sure the American people have suffered enough and another dispiriting four years of deceitful promises will have half the country filing bankruptcy. With election 2012 rapidly approaching, it will be very discouraging for voters to […]
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Modern Woodmen of America list October events
LEWISTON — Modern Woodmen of America have listed their October activities. Chapter 10929: Saturdays and Sundays Oct. 6 through 31 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pumpkin Land, Harvest Hill Farm, Route 26, Poland. Chapter 12907: Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Member Appreciation Day, Modern Woodmen Office, 184 Webster St. Chapter 12749: […]
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Public Works wearing pink AUBURN — The City of Auburn’s Public Works Department would like to announce that its crew members will be wearing pink T-shirts every Friday throughout the month of October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to the shirts the Public Works trucks will have pink ribbons attached to […]
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gregory Sawyer, M.D., son of Julie and Alan Sawyer of East Wilton and 1999 graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, graduated from his five-year orthopaedic residency at the Brown University Program in Orthopaedics/Rhode Island Hospital on June 22. He was honored as a recipient of the Haffenreffer House Staff Excellence Award. […]
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Danville Grange officer installation AUBURN — Installation of Officers will be observed at Danville Junction Grange on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. Present will be Installing Master Victoria Huff, Overseer of the Maine State Grange, and her suite of officers. A 6 p.m. supper will precede the meeting. All grange members and guests are […]
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Pinning ceremony for USM occupational therapy students
LEWISTON — The Master of Occupational Therapy program at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College recently graduated 21 students. A pinning ceremony was held on campus where each student was recognized for his or her unique contributions and received a pin identifying the profession of occupational therapy. All of the graduates are from Maine and are currently completing […]
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Edwin G. Hackel
AUBURN — Edwin G. Hackel, 82, of Sabattus died Monday, Sept. 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin following a long illness. He was born in Honesdale, Pa., Feb. 21, 1930, the son of Andrew and Doris (Carey) Hackel and had been a resident of this community since 1975. He was a veteran of the […]
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L. Carrier: Nation’s survival at stake
With the election looming in our headlights in less then two months, it is incredible to me that so many people still cleave to President Obama as the presumed redeemer who will finally rescue the nation’s flagging economy from doldrums and recreate millions of badly-needed jobs, even when it is painfully clear that his policies […]
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Southern New Hampshire University dean’s list
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following students have been named to the president’s list or dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Southern New Hampshire University. President’s list Auburn: Brandy Fulcher, Associate of Science business administration; Cameron Robichaud, Bachelor of Science sport management; Daniel Warner, Bachelor of Arts communication in public relations. Bridgton: Jennifer Laurent, […]
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LEWISTON — Claude Mailhot graduated cum laude on June 1 from Kaplan University with a 3.66 grade point average. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting, going to school full time while working full time. While at Kaplan, he was inducted into the Golden Key Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He is […]