WINSLOW — The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, located at the St. Joseph Center on 80 Garland Road, plans to run a Let’s Connect technology workshop this month. The free monthly technology workshops, for anyone older than 55, are focused on safely using technology in daily lives: dealing with malicious emails, web browsing, using […]
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Whitefield Lions Club names Peace Poster Contest winners
The Whitefield Lions Club has announced this year’s winners of its annual Peace Poster Contest. They are Madyson Glidden of Whitefield, Avery Childs of Palermo, Aurora Peabody of Jefferson Village, Skyler McColet of Chelsea and Zoie Elliot of Windsor. For more than three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have sponsored a special art contest […]
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Bridge clubs name recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Winners at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville on Nov. 1 were Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop. The pair of Lee Lenfest and Tom Nelson placed second, with Dick Quinlan and Jessie Gunther in third place. For more information, call Jessie Gunther at 207-487-7008. Capitol City Duplicate Bridge Club […]
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Mobile outreach harm reduction services available through Dec. 28
Sites are located in Wilton, Farmington, Phillips and Livermore Falls.
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Winthrop library to kick off poetry series Nov. 12
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library has announced that the Bookey Readings poetry series, formerly held at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, will continue at the library’s 39 Bowdoin St. The series will kick off with two Maine poets, Doug Rawlings and Terry Grasse, for a Veterans Day-themed reading scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions in December
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: Virtual: • Monday, Dec. 5, 9 and 10 a.m.; • Wednesday, Dec. 7, noon, 1, 6 and 7 p.m.; • Monday, Dec. 13, 9: […]
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Sidney society to hold Veterans Day event Nov. 11
The Sidney Historical Society plans to hold a Veterans Day event Friday, Nov. 11. The event will start at 11 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Town Hall’s memorial site. This will be followed by a short honors program inside the town’s Grange, according to a news release from Jeff Frost of the Sidney […]
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Readfield to hold Veterans Day event Nov. 11
READFIELD — An event honoring all veterans is set for Friday, Nov. 11, planned by members of Readfield’s historical society, select board, United Methodist Church and the 3rd Maine Infantry Civil War re-enactors. All are welcome to join in for this special remembrance and honoring of those who have served or currently serve in the […]
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SNAPSHOT: Pine Tree Camp Flutie 5K raises more than $10K
Pine Tree Camp’s fall foliage wasn’t the only thing showing off Oct. 22 in Rome. One hundred fourteen runners, walkers, wheelchair-rollers and even a team of dinosaurs showed their colors at the first-ever Flutie 5K at Pine Tree Camp, raising more than $10,000 to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out other upcoming area […]
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Hallowell Legion Post 6 to hold Veterans Day events Nov. 11
HALLOWELL — Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6 plans to hold Veterans Day events on Friday, Nov. 11. Veterans and their families can gather at 9 a.m. at the post hall at 114 Second St., where breakfast will be served by Boy Scout Troop 647. All veterans are invited. A Veterans Day raffle drawing will be […]