A take out only benefit dinner for Kathy and Joey Gregory, who lost their home and possessions to fire, is set for 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Chesterville Town Office, 409 Dutch Gap Road in Chesterville. The meal will consist of baked beans, two hot dogs, coleslaw, homemade biscuit, and a slice of […]
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Katharine Wattles, 96, has knit over 250 hats for her community
After providing a hat to everyone around her, Wattles looked to her former employer at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Spanky, a Wilton cat missing for two weeks is home again
An improbable series of events leads the feline back to his family.
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Three new national scenic byways designated in Maine
The federal government has designated three new National Scenic Byways in Maine in an attempt to draw tourism dollars
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Community briefs for Thursday, Feb. 18
Youth group to put scarves in park for homeless LEWISTON — St. Michael’s Church Youth Group of Auburn will be in Kennedy Park at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, to hang scarfs around for the homeless. YWCA to hold lifeguard review course LEWISTON — The YWCA will offer a lifeguard review course for those […]
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Mexico vaccination clinic almost loses license after offering vaccines to RSU 10 school staff
Med-Care Ambulance offered 30 doses that were set to expire Thursday.
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Comedy returns to Craft Brew Underground
Stand-up comedy is back at Craft Brew Underground with Maine Event Comedy’s weekly physically-distanced, socially-awkward COVID Comedy Series. Maine Event Comedy founder Mark Turcotte credits Craft Brew Underground owner Mike Williams with finding a way to make it work. “Mike configured tables and chairs in the back room to allow for the recommended physical distancing […]
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Blanco to keynote ‘Fill the Plate Breakfast’ to benefit Meals on Wheels
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging for Western Maine, will hold a virtual fundraiser to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program. The 2021 Fill the Plate Breakfast will be held virtually from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 19. The event will honor Don Harden with the Ikaria Award for his […]
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Maine prisons will expand treatment for opioid use disorder
The state prisons will provide access to medication-assisted treatment for all inmates who need it, something advocates have long pushed the state to do.
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Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.