GORHAM — Olivia Halle, the daughter of Chris and Melissa Halle of Shelburne, will be leaving soon to attend The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to study for a graduate degree in canon law.
Halle graduated from St. Anselm College in Manchester with degrees in theology and history recently and was awarded a full academic scholarship to the university in the nation’s capital.
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