LEWISTON — For the second year in a row The Public Theatre has had to cancel its annual Father-Daughter Valentine Ball to protect the health and safety of the community. But the theater instead is planning Play in the Snow, a skiing, snowboarding and tubing event for the whole family. Play in the Snow will […]
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Lewiston parish to celebrate World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
LEWISTON — Fr. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, invites all to gather on Wednesday, Feb. 2, for a celebration on the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. The gathering at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on 122 Ash St. is scheduled to begin with witness talks at […]
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Brunswick association to kick off Fuel Your Love Month
The Maine Energy Marketers Association in Brunswick, in conjunction with Maine’s heating fuel retailers and WGME CBS 13, is putting the finishing touches on its annual Fuel Your Love Month which provides heating fuel to deserving Mainers. Running all of February, the association will invite Mainers to nominate someone in need to receive 100 gallons […]
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Auburn library to host pre-Camden Conference events
Auburn Public Library plans to host three events in February leading up to the 2022 Camden Conference “Europe: Challenged At Home and Abroad” and scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Feb. 25-27. The conference will be an entirely virtual event, live-streamed from Camden. According to a news release from the library, the conference was founded in […]
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West Paris church plans February worship services
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris plans to hold February worship services at 9 a.m. Sundays at 208 Main St. in West Paris. For the present, attendees are requested to wear masks during the worship service, but are still singing to the music of Tom Coolidge. The Feb. 6 service, “God […]
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Mid Maine Vettes Club elects 2022 officers
The Mid Maine Vettes Corvette Club held its annual Christmas party at the Village Inn restaurant in Auburn, where members planned upcoming events and elected officers. The new club officers for 2022 include Raymond Faucher, president; Chuck Mailhot, vice president; Richard Therrien, treasurer; Melody Fox, secretary; and Brent Fox, social director. Members scheduled several Corvette […]
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Local students make dean’s list at Pennsylvania university
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Mary Allen of Naples and Dillon McPherson of Rumford have been named to the 2021 spring dean’s list at Lehigh University. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses.
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Local students share research, presentation at symposium
NEWTON, Mass. — Two local Lasell University recently students shared original research and projects, and engaged with core competencies identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, at the annual Career Readiness Symposium. Iva Willis of New Vineyard presented an original research project on the intersection of sociology and criminology, “Drug and Alcohol Abuse.” […]
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Lewiston student makes dean’s list at NY college
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Amy Cote of Lewiston has been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Nazareth College. Students’ grade point average must be at least 3.5, and they must complete 12 credit hours of graded work that semester in order to be included on the dean’s list at Nazareth.
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Pennsylvania college names local students to dean’s list
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Three local students have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Grove City College. They are Lydia Bennett of Bethel, Kaylynn Johnson of Otisfield and Nicholas Sparks of Farmington. Students eligible for the dean’s list have a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59; for the dean’s list with distinction, […]