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Polly Pearce and Gabe McKenney are seen at Fryeburg Academy commencement this year with the academy's 2022 Mitchell Scholar Bobby Hallam. (COURTESY PHOTO)

PORTLAND, Maine — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based non-profit scholarship and research organization founded by former Sen. George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community in Maine, recently announced its 2023 cohort of Mitchell Scholars.

The 166 recipients of the Mitchell Scholarship, representing every public high school in Maine, will each receive a scholarship award of $10,000 to be paid out in four equal installments of $2,500, as well as ongoing personal, academic and professional support.

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