LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice Volunteer Barbara Gavin of Turner received the Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year Award on Nov. 14. This award is presented to two outstanding volunteers (one in the home care setting and the other in the hospice setting) who support activities related […]
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Electric school bus discussion has social media firing on all cylinders
Arguments — in favor and against — dominated Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal Facebook pages after SAD 17 school board directors vote to apply for E/V transportation grant.
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Maine Dragon Boat Club to meet in Norway Feb. 7
Sherri Otterson, president of the Maine Dragon Boat Club, invites people who would like to join the Dragon Boat Club to meet weekly on Wednesdays in February and March. The first meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in the teen room at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Dragon Boating is the ultimate […]
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West Paris church lists February worship services
The First Universalist Church of West Paris at 208 Main St. has announced its 9 a.m. Sunday worship services for February. All are welcome. Guitarist Davy Sturtevant will perform. Refreshments follow the service, according to a news release from the church. Feb. 4, “About February” led by guest speaker Marilyn Hammond, who will take a […]
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Lewiston library to start Sadie’s Fiber Arts Club Feb. 7
Lewiston Public Library is set to host a children’s program, Sadie’s Fiber Arts Club, at 3:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the Children’s Department at 200 Lisbon St. For the Feb. 7 project, the club will be designing tote bags. Children can learn about textiles and how to use fabric paint and printing tools […]
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concert to be featured on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage
The second concert of the 51st season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival – performed at the Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on July 18, 2023 – will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage. The program features HAYDN: Divertissement in G Major for Flute, Violin and […]
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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to be presented at State Theatre
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return for its twenty-second year to Portland at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, at the State Theatre in Portland. There will be different lineups of films each night. The Banff program, including the intermission, is approximately […]
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Central Maine Healthcare encourages blood donations
LEWISTON — Lab analysts and technicians from Central Maine Healthcare, which includes Central Maine Medical Center, Rumford Hospital and Bridgton Hospital, are urging members of the public to consider giving blood. While CMH maintains an adequate supply of blood for its patients, the region is facing severe shortages. January is National Blood Donor Month. The […]
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North Korea says leader Kim supervised tests of cruise missiles designed to be fired from submarines
North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un has supervised test firings of new cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines and also reviewed efforts to build a nuclear-powered submarine
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Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City before a full crowd while activists protest outside
Opponents argue the practice violates animal welfare and affects people’s rights to a healthy environment.