FRYEBURG, Maine — Andrew Matarese of Kearsarge became the first student pilot to do a solo flight at the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in Fryeburg, Maine on Dec. 9.
Matarese, 16, a sophomore at Fryeburg Academy and the son of Brooke and James Matarese, has been training three days a week since August, according to Academy President Ed Bergeron.
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