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Monday, December 12, 2016Austin’s family. We had many students that were affected by his loss,” said Peter Stackhouse, the school’s executive director.Nelson was a 2015 graduate of Sanborn Regional High School.Principal Brian Stack said Monday that additional counselors were made available to grieving students.“Our school community is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our former students from the Class of 2015.Taylor developed many close connections with students and staff at Sanborn over the years. Our thoughts are with Taylor’s family in their time of need,” Stack said.A vigil is planned for Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the soccer fields on Route 107 in Fremont across from the public library.Like many who knew the teens, Wood struggled Monday to come to terms with the loss.She said she was putting up her Christmas tree Saturday when she learned of the crash.Nelson was rushed to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, where she died. Anderson was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He died early Sunday morning.“I got that phone call and my heart dropped into my stomach. I just couldn’t believe it,” Wood said.Since the deaths, she said many friends have come together to offer support.“We’ve all been here for each other,” she said.Wood recalled the time she spent with Anderson.“He was so fun to be around. His smile was just contagious,” she said.Anderson enjoyed cooking and spending time with friends. “He was crazy in the kitchen,” Wood said.Online fundraisers were established on the GoFundMe crowdfunding website to help pay funeral costs for the two teens.Nearly $7,500 was raised for Nelson’s funeral by Monday afternoon.“If you do not know this family I will be the first person to tell you that they are the most caring and thoughtful family that my son and I have ever had the opportunity to meet in our lifetime,” family friend and fundraising campaign organizer Cheryl Dunne wrote on ...
Monday, September 12, 2016Meanwhile, police in Kingston continue to investigate the death of Lillian Pease, an 18-year-old from Newton who died Aug. 17.Pease, who graduated from Sanborn Regional High School in June, died just hours after she attended a party in Kingston.State and local investigators are looking into whether drugs and/or alcohol were factors in her death.Police and fire personnel were called to the Shell gas station on Route 125 in Kingston shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 17 after receiving a report of an unconscious female in a car.Pease was rushed to Exeter Hospital where she later died.Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati said an overdose is one of the possibilities being considered as a cause of death.jschreiber@newstote.com..
Monday, August 29, 2016A friend of Lillian Pease posted this photo on his Facebook page showing the message he wrote on his car after the death of the Sanborn Regional High School graduate. (COURTESY)KINGSTON — State and local authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Sanborn Regional High School graduate who died hours after attending a party last week.The exact cause of Lillian Pease’s death is not known, but investigators are looking at several possibilities, including whether drugs or alcohol played a role, as they try to piece together what happened in the hours before she died.“This case is very complicated as it involves many people and different circumstances. The case stems from a party that occurred prior to her death,” Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said.Police and fire personnel were called to the Shell gas station on Route 125 shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 17 after receiving a report of an unconscious female in a car.“She was with friends who called 911,” Briggs said.Emergency responders arrived and tried to save the Newton teenager, but she was later pronounced dead at Exeter Hospital.Briggs sa...
Monday, August 01, 2016United States, William Rehnquist, also appointed Cyr to serve on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C., from 1987 to 1994.Cyr is survived by his wife, Diana Sanborn Cyr, of Hampton, New Hampshire; two sons, Keefe Cyr and Jeffrey Cyr, both of Winterport; three brothers; and several grandchildren, nephews and nieces.According to his obituary, visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 4-7 p.m. at the Brookings-Smith Funeral Home in Bangor. A second visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home in Fort Fairfield from 4-7 p.m.Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the St. Louis Church on Main Street in Limestone.
Monday, June 06, 2016Player Memorial ScholarshipAbigail K. Robinson - $1,000 Friendship ScholarshipKate E. Rogerson - $1,000 Florence and William McGrath Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipRemy P. Sanborn - $1,000 Electro Switch Corp Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipJacquelyn A. Schneider - $500 Weymouth Lions Club Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipElizabeth P. Sheridan - $500 Weymouth Lions Club Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipStephanie M. Smith - $3,000 Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Family Foundation ScholarshipEmma F. Sullivan - $1,000 Joseph P. and Rosemary Flynn Memorial ScholarshipAmelia S. Toye - $500 Richard W. Walsh III Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipColleen P. West - $1,000 William L. Concannon Memorial ScholarshipAmanda N. Whalen - $1,000 Michael J. Murphy Memorial ScholarshipSTUDENTS PRESENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE – Students who immediately enrolled in college after high school including those who continued on to graduate school after earning their degree:Patrick E. Coleman - $500 Weymouth Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipLaurel K. Gozzo - $1,000 Weymouth Garden Club ScholarshipPage 2 of 2 - Kristin P. Graham - $3,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipLauren R. Graham - $1,000 Joseph 'Joey' Lamm Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipMolly E. Griffin - $1,500 Jason G. MacKean Memorial ScholarshipBryan Huynh - $500 Dunkin Donuts Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipMark E. Mueller - $2,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipCashel O'Brien - $1,000 LStar Southfield ScholarshipRachel V. Ricciuti - $1,000 Connie G. Passero Memorial ScholarshipJulianne C. Smith - $1,000 David G. Noble Memorial ScholarshipBrandon A. Wencek - $3,000 The Susan Vincent ScholarshipSALVATORE AND MARIA PIZZI FAMILY FOUNDATION RENEWALSCHOLARSHIPS—The Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Family Foundation was established in memory of Salvatore and Maria Pizzi. The scholarships awarded can be renewed at the discretion of the Foundation and the Weymouth Scholarship Fund to students who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and meet the requirements of the Weymouth Scholarship Fund. The following 4 recipients maintained a 3.0 GPA and in some instances exceeded it for their first semester. Based on their final GPA score for the year, their award will be renewed.Anthony C. Byrne - $3,000 Renewal Award 2015 recipientErin M. Crowley - $3,000 Renewal Award—2014 recipientThomas M. Hickey - $2,000 Renewal Award 2013 recipientZachary W. Rush - $3,000 Renewal Award 2015 recipient...
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Monday, December 12, 2016Austin’s family. We had many students that were affected by his loss,” said Peter Stackhouse, the school’s executive director.Nelson was a 2015 graduate of Sanborn Regional High School.Principal Brian Stack said Monday that additional counselors were made available to grieving students.“Our school community is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our former students from the Class of 2015.Taylor developed many close connections with students and staff at Sanborn over the years. Our thoughts are with Taylor’s family in their time of need,” Stack said.A vigil is planned for Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the soccer fields on Route 107 in Fremont across from the public library.Like many who knew the teens, Wood struggled Monday to come to terms with the loss.She said she was putting up her Christmas tree Saturday when she learned of the crash.Nelson was rushed to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, where she died. Anderson was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He died early Sunday morning.“I got that phone call and my heart dropped into my stomach. I just couldn’t believe it,” Wood said.Since the deaths, she said many friends have come together to offer support.“We’ve all been here for each other,” she said.Wood recalled the time she spent with Anderson.“He was so fun to be around. His smile was just contagious,” she said.Anderson enjoyed cooking and spending time with friends. “He was crazy in the kitchen,” Wood said.Online fundraisers were established on the GoFundMe crowdfunding website to help pay funeral costs for the two teens.Nearly $7,500 was raised for Nelson’s funeral by Monday afternoon.“If you do not know this family I will be the first person to tell you that they are the most caring and thoughtful family that my son and I have ever had the opportunity to meet in our lifetime,” family friend and fundraising campaign organizer Cheryl Dunne wrote on ...
Monday, September 12, 2016Meanwhile, police in Kingston continue to investigate the death of Lillian Pease, an 18-year-old from Newton who died Aug. 17.Pease, who graduated from Sanborn Regional High School in June, died just hours after she attended a party in Kingston.State and local investigators are looking into whether drugs and/or alcohol were factors in her death.Police and fire personnel were called to the Shell gas station on Route 125 in Kingston shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 17 after receiving a report of an unconscious female in a car.Pease was rushed to Exeter Hospital where she later died.Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati said an overdose is one of the possibilities being considered as a cause of death.jschreiber@newstote.com..
Monday, August 29, 2016A friend of Lillian Pease posted this photo on his Facebook page showing the message he wrote on his car after the death of the Sanborn Regional High School graduate. (COURTESY)KINGSTON — State and local authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Sanborn Regional High School graduate who died hours after attending a party last week.The exact cause of Lillian Pease’s death is not known, but investigators are looking at several possibilities, including whether drugs or alcohol played a role, as they try to piece together what happened in the hours before she died.“This case is very complicated as it involves many people and different circumstances. The case stems from a party that occurred prior to her death,” Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said.Police and fire personnel were called to the Shell gas station on Route 125 shortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 17 after receiving a report of an unconscious female in a car.“She was with friends who called 911,” Briggs said.Emergency responders arrived and tried to save the Newton teenager, but she was later pronounced dead at Exeter Hospital.Briggs sa...
Monday, August 01, 2016United States, William Rehnquist, also appointed Cyr to serve on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C., from 1987 to 1994.Cyr is survived by his wife, Diana Sanborn Cyr, of Hampton, New Hampshire; two sons, Keefe Cyr and Jeffrey Cyr, both of Winterport; three brothers; and several grandchildren, nephews and nieces.According to his obituary, visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 4-7 p.m. at the Brookings-Smith Funeral Home in Bangor. A second visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home in Fort Fairfield from 4-7 p.m.Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the St. Louis Church on Main Street in Limestone.
Monday, June 06, 2016Player Memorial ScholarshipAbigail K. Robinson - $1,000 Friendship ScholarshipKate E. Rogerson - $1,000 Florence and William McGrath Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipRemy P. Sanborn - $1,000 Electro Switch Corp Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipJacquelyn A. Schneider - $500 Weymouth Lions Club Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipElizabeth P. Sheridan - $500 Weymouth Lions Club Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipStephanie M. Smith - $3,000 Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Family Foundation ScholarshipEmma F. Sullivan - $1,000 Joseph P. and Rosemary Flynn Memorial ScholarshipAmelia S. Toye - $500 Richard W. Walsh III Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipColleen P. West - $1,000 William L. Concannon Memorial ScholarshipAmanda N. Whalen - $1,000 Michael J. Murphy Memorial ScholarshipSTUDENTS PRESENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE – Students who immediately enrolled in college after high school including those who continued on to graduate school after earning their degree:Patrick E. Coleman - $500 Weymouth Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarship and $1,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipLaurel K. Gozzo - $1,000 Weymouth Garden Club ScholarshipPage 2 of 2 - Kristin P. Graham - $3,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipLauren R. Graham - $1,000 Joseph 'Joey' Lamm Memorial Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipMolly E. Griffin - $1,500 Jason G. MacKean Memorial ScholarshipBryan Huynh - $500 Dunkin Donuts Scholarship and $500 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipMark E. Mueller - $2,000 Town of Weymouth ScholarshipCashel O'Brien - $1,000 LStar Southfield ScholarshipRachel V. Ricciuti - $1,000 Connie G. Passero Memorial ScholarshipJulianne C. Smith - $1,000 David G. Noble Memorial ScholarshipBrandon A. Wencek - $3,000 The Susan Vincent ScholarshipSALVATORE AND MARIA PIZZI FAMILY FOUNDATION RENEWALSCHOLARSHIPS—The Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Family Foundation was established in memory of Salvatore and Maria Pizzi. The scholarships awarded can be renewed at the discretion of the Foundation and the Weymouth Scholarship Fund to students who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and meet the requirements of the Weymouth Scholarship Fund. The following 4 recipients maintained a 3.0 GPA and in some instances exceeded it for their first semester. Based on their final GPA score for the year, their award will be renewed.Anthony C. Byrne - $3,000 Renewal Award 2015 recipientErin M. Crowley - $3,000 Renewal Award—2014 recipientThomas M. Hickey - $2,000 Renewal Award 2013 recipientZachary W. Rush - $3,000 Renewal Award 2015 recipient...
