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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Immigrants take oath of citizenship at MSK

Forty one new citizens. Welcome! - - Donna Poisl

By Laura Dolce

KENNEBUNK — A living civics lesson took place at the Middle School of the Kennebunks on April 29, when 41 Maine residents took their oaths to become new citizens of the United States of America.

The ceremony, organized by MSK Spanish teacher Ellen McEnaney along with immigration officials, brought together people of all cultures and ages, along with their friends and family members, before hundreds of MSK students who helped make the day special.

Kurt Pelletier, an immigration officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the 41 candidates represented 14 different nations from Albania to the United Kingdom.
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