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Archive for June 2016
MECA exhibit features makers of Lewiston-Auburn
Running through July 31, the exhibit features the work of the growing number of makers and manufacturers setting up shop in Lewiston-Auburn.
A special, interactive exhibit on display at Maine College of Art in Portland through July will showcase the thriving but often hidden creative makers of Lewiston-Auburn. “Made in L-A” will open with a reception on Friday, July 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the college’s Fitzpatrick Gallery at 522 Congress Street. Part of Portland’s First Friday Art Walk, the event is free and open to the public.
Community Credit Union hires Hogan as President/CEO
Jennifer Hogan
Community Credit Union has announced the hiring of Jennifer Hogan as its new President/CEO. Hogan previously worked for Community Credit Union for five years as Marketing Director and four years as Executive Vice President. She also has experience in business-to-business sales prior to entering the Credit Union industry.
MSAD 52 Adult Ed students graduate
The ceremony honored 30 adults who earned their high school diploma or Hiset this year.
MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education recently honored 30 adults who earned their high school diploma or Hiset this year. The graduates were Susan Bornstein, Eliza Brooks, Keenan Caldwell, Philip Castonguay, Seth Caron, Cameron Childs, Dalton Decoster, William Estabrook, Abdilgani Farah, Brigette A. Henderson, Emily M. Hunt, Adar Abdi Hussein, Tazz M. Lavoie, Ashley Martel, Jonathan Mattingly, Hannah N. Plummer, Dustin G. Shedd, Jessica Shumway, Caleb Shuck, Lindsay B. Swearingen, and Chelsea Rose Vincent.
Also honored as CNA graduates were Filsan Abdillahi, Iris Aguilar, Mariah Duval, Maribel Ramirez, Deka Adaweh, Angeir Chan, Ian Hutchinson, Heather Jamison and Elizabeth Stover.
Governor’s Address: Maine does not need New York-style gun control
The proposal for Universal Background Checks on the November ballot seems simple, but it’s not. First of all, according to Constitutions of the United States and Maine, it is likely unconstitutional.
Only Steps Forward Attracting investment and raising real estate value takes strategy
By Jonathan P. LaBonté
Mayor of Auburn
Enough is Enough Local polls, defining our enemy and gun control
By Robert E. Macdonald
Governor’s Address: A Trip to Disney isn’t Likely;
Why Legislators Must Come Back to Augusta
Enough is Enough It’s time to focus on industrial arts in our schools
By Robert E. Macdonald
Mayor of Lewiston
Only Steps Forward L-A is fortunate to have water sources for recreation, drinking and wildlife
By Jonathan P. LaBonte
Mayor of Auburn
Local students take first, second place in NYC poetry slam
Competitors and coaches from Edward Little High School pose on stage after the competition.
Two Edward Little High School students took first and second place in the recent 2016 Global Writes poetry slam competition in the Bronx, New York.
“I heard the cheering. It felt euphoric. It was amazing!” recalled first-place winner Ahmed Mohamed of his final performance. “People like me get to tell the world our stories.”
“With poetry, you are able to put how you feel into words and share it with others,” added second-place winner Khadro Adow. “It gives you confidence in who you are and where you come from.”
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