SANFORD, Maine – Aislynn Worden, Presidential Scholar.
Worden, a senior at Sanford High School, joins the ranks of just 161 fellow seniors nationwide who are now members of the 57th class of United States Presidential Scholars.
U.S. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona announced Thursday that Worden and another young Mainer, Devon Hunter of Orrington, had been selected for the distinction.
“Basically, when I found out, I was in disbelief,” Worden said.
The scholarship honors seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and the fields of career and technical education.
“The 2021 Presidential Scholars represent extraordinary achievements for our extraordinary times,” Cardona said in his announcement. “I am delighted to join President Biden in saluting these outstanding young people for their achievements, service, character and continued pursuit of excellence.”
Deputy News Director Susan Sharon is a reporter and editor whose on-air career in public radio began as a student at the University of Montana. Early on, she also worked in commercial television doing a variety of jobs. Susan first came to Maine Public Radio as a State House reporter whose reporting focused on politics, labor and the environment. More recently she s been covering corrections, social justice and human interest stories. Her work, which has been recognized by SPJ, SEJ, PRNDI and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has taken her all around the state deep into the woods, to remote lakes and ponds, to farms and factories and to the Maine State Prison. Over the past two decades, she s contributed more than 100 stories to NPR.
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Travis Mills, 2020 UMA Honorary Degree recipient, center, with Provost Joseph Szakas, left, and President Rebecca Wyke during an April 28 recording of commencement ceremonies at the University of Maine at Augusta. Photo courtesy of University of Maine at Augusta
AUGUSTA For Courtney Allen and Dylan Morin and other graduates, Saturday’s ceremonies for the University of Maine at Augusta bore all the hallmarks of commencement: speeches, awards and a recognition of the people who have completed their academic degrees.
But in this, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremonies were stamped with a mark of the times: the two ceremonies, one for the Class of 2020 and one for the Class of 2021, were both held virtually, debuting online Saturday at 10 a.m., and 2 p.m.
Obituary: Charles Longstaff
AUGUSTA - Charles Longstaff, 73, of Winthrop, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 26, 2021 following a brief illness.
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Charles Longstaff
AUGUSTA – Charles Longstaff, 73, of Winthrop, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 26, 2021 following a brief illness.
Charlie was raised in Fairfield, by his mother Edith C. Longstaff, having lost his father, Percy Longstaff, at a young age. He graduated from Lawrence High School and the University of Maine at Orono, and lived the majority of his life in central and southern Maine.
He worked in various sales positions including merchandise, finance and automobile sales. After retirement, he worked as a Job Coach at the local hardware store. Over the years he was strongly involved in many youth and outreach ministries of the Winthrop United Methodist Church, even making two trips to Red Bird Mission in the Appalachian Mountains in his 1970 Suburban with a parcel of teenagers.
Obituary: Richard Aurthur Beadreau
SIDNEY - Richard Arthur Boudreau, 89, died May 3, 2021, after living a faith-filled, compassionate, authentic life. He spent his final .
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Richard Aurthur Beadreau
SIDNEY – Richard Arthur Boudreau, 89, died May 3, 2021, after living a faith-filled, compassionate, authentic life. He spent his final days being tenderly cared for by his children, family, and very close friends. Richard is best remembered for his devotion to community, his deep faith in God, and as a loving father to his children.
Richard was born in Waterville on May 25, 1931, to Alphonse Boudreau and Grace (Pooler) Boudreau. After graduating from Waterville High School in 1949, he served for four years in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. During the Korean War, he was stationed in Japan. He was very proud of serving his country.