LEWISTON — The Franco Center is set to host a baked bean supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in its Heritage Hall at 46 Cedar St. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the […]
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Auburn theater to start theatrical makeup workshops Oct. 14
The Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre plans to host a Theatrical Makeup Workshop Series starting Saturday, Oct. 14. Three separate workshops will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 14, 21 and 28. All workshops will be held at the 30 Academy St. theater in Auburn. The Gender Bender workshop will lead off the series […]
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Housing Resources for Youth expands services to Auburn
AUBURN — Housing Resources for Youth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting homeless students in the midcoast region, is expanding its services to Auburn. With an alarming increase in the number of homeless teenagers in the area, the organization is seeking host families within the Auburn school system to provide a safe and nurturing environment […]
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Auburn department shares cooking safety tips
Fire Prevention Weeks 2023 is Oct. 8-14.
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SeniorsPlus to start Medicare counseling Oct. 15
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus is set to offer free, unbiased health insurance counseling during Medicare open enrollment and throughout the year. Open enrollment for Medicare health plans runs Sunday, Oct. 15, to Thursday, Dec. 7, as does the Medicare Part D drug plan open enrollment. Open Enrollment is the time to enroll and make changes to […]
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Auburn library to hold crowd-sourced archive on Oct. 12
Auburn Public Library plans to host The Ephemera Project, a crowd-sourced archive of the people one loves and the objects that hold them together. The library staff and artist Tanja Hollander will photograph objects and gather stories from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the 49 Spring St. library. Historically, […]
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Sumner farm to host fall farm tour Oct. 13
SUMNER — An on-farm program is set for 3-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, 106 Black Mountain Road. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District are offering the program in partnership with the farm in Sumner. When Marty Elkin and Mary Ann Haxton started, […]
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Ag department begins issuing $1.75B to producers through relief programs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022, according to a news release from Maryanne Coffin of the Bangor-based Farm Service Agency. […]
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Lewiston adult ed honors 1st nursing apprenticeship grads
Lewiston Adult Education Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathway — a six-month series of courses designed for multilingual learners, resulting in multiple certificates for employment in the healthcare industry — has announced the graduation and employment of its first CNA Apprenticeship students. The graduation ceremony was held at Lewiston Adult Education Learning Center on Sept. 7. The pathway […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to host Our Power co-founder Oct. 11 via Zoom
Former State Rep. Seth Berry is the first speaker of 27th annual Winter Speaker Series.