Friendship News

UNION : The newly elected school board members of Maine School Administrative District 40 convened July 2 and elected longtime Chairwoman Bonnie Davis Micue of Warren to another term.

CUSHING : The Cushing Historical Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary with musical and social events from July 9-12. Beverly DalPozzal, chairman of the Anniversary Committee, said the focus on music is a reminder that Cushing is a oean extraordinarily diverse town that includes many musicians as well as writers and artists." The celebration ...

WARREN : Tom "Tommy Gun" Goodwin of Warren has wanted to make a gangster movie ever since he was in fifth grade a ' actually, he did make one in middle school, taping schoolmates dressed in trench coats and wielding cap guns on the village's downtown bridge.

ROCKLAND : The results of today 's duplicate bridge game of the Knox County DBC are as follows: First, North-South, Anne Ayers of Union and Essie Dondis of Rockland.

Kat Logan, former owner of Maine Street Art, an art retail/gallery in Brunswick has announced her opening of a new studio/gallery in Friendship, Maine.

Jose Leiva/Sun Journal Lisbon's Marcus Bubar right, in his wrestling match with Nick Ridgewy of Columbus , Nebraska during the Friendship Wrestling Series between Maine and Nebraska held at Oak Hill High School; Bubar lost his match to Ridgewy of Nebraska in the 145 lb class.

ROCKLAND : Schools and parents made the following announcements. To contact VillageSoup, e-mail news@villagesoup.com. Husson University dean's list BANGOR a ' The following students were named to the deana TMs list at Husson University for the spring semester: Amberlie Rose Gibson of Appleton; Elizabeth M. Dickey, Joseph F. Lynch, Jacqueline M.

FRIENDSHIP : The Friendship Museum, 1 Martin Point Road, will open for a lively and active season Saturday, June 27.

ROCKLAND : More than 100 farms in Maine will participate in Open Farm Day on Sunday, July 26 by opening their doors to the public.

THOMASTON : Pastel paintings by Friendship artist Pam Cabanas are on view through early July at Thomaston Cafe, 154 Main St.

ROCKLAND : After three days of review, a Knox County grand jury has indicted 34 individuals with 81 counts for charges ranging from burglaries, drugs and assaults to motor vehicle violations.

WALDOBORO : Maine School Administrative District 40 is offering a six-week Summer Reading Challenge for students from July 6 to Aug.

CUSHING : Corrie Melissa Simmons was born May 16, 2009, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport to Andrew Simmons and Elizabeth Minzy of Cushing.

At 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, the Advent Christian Church on Turner Street in Auburn will hold a barbecue to show off the improvements.

WALDOBORO : Dancers, musicians, ecologists, massage therapists, suicide survivors, joyful and depressed people alike a ' all are invited to help create the Flannel Shirt Festival Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28.

SANFORD : Casey Dana Neal was born Aug. 23, 2008, at Goodall Hospital in Sanford to Richard and Kerry Neal of Sanford.

FRIENDSHIP : Craig Beal of Friendship laughed when he described what it was like for him at 6 feet 1 inch tall to spend five nights sleeping in his Volkswagen Jetta outside the Friendship Town Office.

WALDOBORO : At the midway point in its travels through the region, the Muscongus Bay Atlas Exhibit will be on display in Waldoboro during June.

THOMASTON : Wea TMd like to thank all of the wonderful volunteers who generously gave up their free time to pitch in at our annual Clean Up and Cook Out this past Saturday.

THOMASTON : Our pet pick of the week is Speedwagon. This pretty girl was at the shelter once before but a set of unfortunate circumstances resulted in her return.