By Cally Gudroe From left: Christine, Carmen Gawronski, and Dorothy—coordinators, board members, and long-time volunteers. PHOTO BY CALLY GUDROE In the Church Hall of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco, Maine, the smell of home-cooked food drifts through the air every Monday and Thursday afternoon. The sound of laughter mixes with the clatter of dishes as volunteers bustle between tables, serving steaming plates of food with a smile. For many guests, this warm, welcoming space is much more than a free meal, it’s a community. And for Carmen Gawronski, it’s deeply personal. “I got started in 2016, when I moved back to Maine to take care of my mom,” she…

By Cally Gudroe, Community News Fellow at Saco Bay News Lincoln Paquet is a 15-year-old dancer from Biddeford who specializes in breakdancing and power moves. PHOTO BY CALLY GUDROE The first time Lincoln Paquet flipped backward, he landed flat on his head. There was no coach, no mat, and no hesitation, just a twin mattress on the living room floor and a little sibling competition. His sister was trying to master a back handspring when Lincoln, unwilling to be outdone, decided to try it himself. “I just jumped back,” he said, laughing. “And I was like, okay, that’s not bad.” That fearless leap—equal parts curiosity and determination—has defined the 15-year-old…

Profile Broadcast on Khalil Cook 7-10 Interview Questions: Presentation Outline: [Intro / Hook]Today I want to share the story of Khalil Cook, a senior here at UNE whose journey in basketball has been shaped by resilience, family, and a deep love for the game. His path hasn’t always been easy, but it shows how sports can give someone not just competition, but identity, lessons, and community. [Background]Khalil grew up in Miami, Florida, surrounded by sports from the very beginning. His father, Jameel Cook, played in the NFL, and that brought both inspiration and pressure. As Khalil told me, “It was a gift and a curse… I learned his work ethic,…

Genetics and Inheritance A portion of DNA that codes for a protein.  Nitrogenous bases, ATGC.  A protein that expresses an organism’s characteristics or traits.  Different versions of a gene due to slight changes in DNA sequencing.  No there is not, there can be many different alleles as many people have different characteristics.  Because they inherit one copy of each gene from each parent.  Homozygous: both alleles are the same Heterozygous: alleles are different Genotype: genetic makeup of an individual or gamete, and written in pairs for a diploid organism.  Phenotype is the physical expression of that genotype.  New alleles are generated by mutations. Possible mutations are: Deletion: one nucleotide is…

Currently housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museum, The Dying Gaul (230-220 BCE) is a Roman marble copy of a lost Greek bronze. Originally displayed on the Altar of Pergamon, in what is now modern-day Turkey, The Dying Gaul is a powerful example of Greek Hellenism. Part of a larger sculptural series on the Altar of Pergamon that also included The Ludovisi Gaul, the work was created to commemorate the Pergamene victory over the Gauls, an intent reflected in its poignant portrayal of a defeated Celtic warrior moments before his death. By not portraying themselves or their god, but a dying enemy, the Greeks revealed a shift in cultural identity and artistic…

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