Auburn Public Library is set to host the first Margery Eyer Schuler Silent Art Auction on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to noon in the library’s Androscoggin Community Room, 49 Spring St. There also will be live music and hors d’oeuvres. Bidding will conclude at 11:45 a.m. and winners must be present. Upon her […]
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United Way of Androscoggin County chosen for emergency food, shelter program
The deadline to submit applications for the grant is 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
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Winthrop society to celebrate Irish heritage with folk singer
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to host Irish folk singer Rob Roberts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. In between songs, Roberts will present a bit of the history. He began playing music at an early age and eventually settled into the Celtic […]
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Winthrop society to celebrate town’s Irish Heritage March 16
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host folk singer Rob Roberts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. The free one-hour concert will feature classic Irish songs with the history of each song presented in between. By the end of the 19th century, the immigrants […]
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Lewiston’s Trinity Commons to host contradance March 15
Lewiston’s third-Friday contradance at Trinity Commons, 247 Bates St., is scheduled for Friday, March 15. Live music will be provided by Maisy Newell, Eric Dayan and their fiddling children Elijah, Benton and Daisy. The evening’s caller will be Hannah Chamberlain. A family dance with music provided by the All-Comers Band begins at 6:30 p.m. Contradances (along […]
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Poet to read, discuss book at Auburn library March 15
AUBURN — Poet Lynne Schmidt plans to discuss the self-penned book “The Unaccounted for Circles of Hell” at 4 p.m. Friday, March 15, in the Androscoggin Community Room of Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. In Dante’s Inferno, he easily descends into Hell and explores circles reserved for traitors and betrayers, and liars and thieves. […]
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Lisbon group, parks and recreation announce 2024 trips
The Lisbon Sunshine Hill Neighbors and the Lisbon Parks and Recreation are offering several trips this year. The first is a bus trip to Newport, Rhode Island, set for Monday to Thursday, May 20-23. Next is a trip to Fenway Park in Boston to see the Red Sox play the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, June […]
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Franco Center to host Glow Dance Party March 15
LEWISTON — The Franco Center is set to host a Glow Dance Party at Heritage Hall Bar, 46 Cedar St., from 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 15. Disc jockey Jake Hodgkin, production manager at the Franco Center, will lead line dancing occasionally during the evening. A cash bar will be available in Heritage Hall. People should […]
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Retired state biologist to talk about bear monitoring program
CAMDEN — The Center for Wildlife Studies’ Wild Maine series, in partnership with the Camden Public Library, continues with a presentation by bear biologist Randy Cross, who will discuss American Black Bear monitoring in Maine. This event is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the Picker Room at 55 Main St., and on […]
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Maine Children’s Scholarship Fund adds hybrid scholarship
Since 2000, the Maine Children’s Scholarship Fund has been awarding scholarships to families who meet its income guidelines. The scholarships are for students in kindergarten through 12th grade for tuition for public or private school, or toward homeschooling expenses. The scholarship pays 75% of tuition up to $1,400 for private school or $500 toward homeschooling […]