The annual New Gloucester Tiny Timber Tree Lighting is set for 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at the New Gloucester Town Hall, 385 Intervale Road, Route 231. The Gray-New Gloucester High School chorus will perform. Open houses are planned at the library and History Barn. The evening is sponsored by the New Gloucester Historical Society. […]
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3 partners to host Lewiston’s Best Day Event event Nov. 3
Lewiston’s Best Day Ever is part of a collective of events taking place across the country to generate 100,000 acts of kindness for the Best Day Ever event. This is the first-time community banks and credit unions have come together for a nationwide event, demonstrating their local impact and the scale of their network. Community […]
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Veterans’ Day observance held in Leeds
Approximately two dozen people gathered in Leeds Center by the Veterans’ Memorial on Veterans Day to express their gratitude for the men and women who were in the Armed Services over the years. Members of the Leeds Central School “Eagle Ambassadors” raised the flag and lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. After singing […]
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Lewiston Bridge Club names winners
Roger Labbe of Lisbon and Pat Quinn of Otisfield were the Lewiston Bridge Club’s Nov. 14 game day winners. Tied for second were Brian Kelly and Joan Quinn of Wilton, Teresa O’Clair of Lewiston, and Linda Smith of Oxford and Ron Reynolds of Auburn. The organization meets regularly at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at the Lewiston […]
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Literacy Volunteers to host Free Book Saturdays in Farmington
The next Free Books Saturdays event, hosted by Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties, is set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, the same day as Small Business Saturday. It will be held at the Literacy Volunteers Book Central, located in the basement of the Arthur D. Ingalls Center at […]
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Lewiston Christmas Tree to arrive at Dufresne Plaza Nov. 21
The city of Lewiston’s Christmas tree is set to arrive Tuesday, Nov. 21. Lewiston Public Works crews will transport the 25-foot spruce, found in Lewiston, to Dufresne Plaza on the Park Street side. The tree will serve as the centerpiece for Lewiston’s Holiday at the Plaza, which runs from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. […]
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Postcard initiative seeks participants for upcoming exhibit
LA Arts has launched its “To Lewiston, With Love” postcard initiative. Developed as a way for the community to work together towards collective healing, the organization is opening the call for individuals at the local, state and national levels to express their thoughts in the form of a postcard and send their messages of love […]
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Lewiston’s Trinity Commons to host contradance Nov. 24
LEWISTON — Trinity Commons is set to host a public contradance at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at 247 Bates St. Ellen Hodgkin will be the caller for the evening, leading the dancers through some traditional figures to fiddle music. From 7-8 p.m., the music will be provided by the All Comers Band, for which […]
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Program encourages National Wild Game Meat Donation Month participation
As hunting season kicks into high gear and with November designated National Wild Game Meat Donation Month, the Maine Hunters for the Hungry Program (H4H) encourages hunters, landowners and meat processors to contribute to the cause of alleviating hunger across the state. Administered by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in collaboration with […]
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans winter fundraiser
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is holding a See’s Candies winter fundraiser online. All proceeds from this fundraiser will be used towards operating expenses. Friday, Dec. 1, is the final day to order Christmas- and Hanukkah-themed wrapped boxes and candy items. People can purchase online from any state and have the product shipped to anywhere […]