Lewiston Adult Education and Auburn Adult & Community Education has put together it’s Winter-Spring 2022 brochure which features Chair Zumba, basket weaving, chickens, and conversational Somali classes among its new schedule. The brochure is dedicated in the memory of Edward Little High School teacher Larry Gordon, who died last fall. Gordon did the design and […]
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Workshop on living with chronic pain to be held in Norway
NORWAY — SeniorsPlus, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, plans to present Living Well with Chronic Pain, a free six-week workshop to help individuals manage a wide range of chronic pain conditions. The program will be offered Wednesdays Jan. 26 through March 2. Workshops participants will meet weekly from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at […]
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Monmouth library to present ‘Maine Burning: The Ku Klux Klan Invasion’
MONMOUTH — Author Mark Leslie plans to talk about the Ku Klux Klan in Maine at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, via Zoom. When about 15,000 Ku Klux Klan members from around the state gathered outside Waterville in September 1923 for their first annual gathering and lit the forest “ablaze with burning crosses,” the event […]
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Catholics invited to participate in prayer vigil
PORTLAND — Maine Catholics are invited to join thousands of Catholics across the country in nine days of prayer for life and human dignity. The event, “9 Days for Life,” is scheduled to run from Wednesday, Jan. 19, through Thursday, Jan. 27, and is a novena for the protection of life, according to a news […]
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Lewiston-area YWCA to hold ‘Galentine’s Day’ fundraiser
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine plans to celebrate “Galentine’s Day” on Friday, Feb. 11. The YWCA invites community members to surprise special people in their life with a Galentine’s Basket. YWCA staff will deliver baskets of treats and well-wishes to people throughout the Lewiston-Auburn community, according to a news release from the YWCA. People can […]
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Lewiston library to host Portland native’s talk on Black history in Maine
Bob Greene, 2021 recipient of the Maine Historical Society’s Neal Allen Award, plans to present his talk, “Black History of Maine,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Lewiston Public Library. This free, public program will be held on Zoom and livestreamed to the library’s Facebook page. Registration is required. It is frequently said […]
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Raymond student makes CT university dean’s list
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Kiana Webster of Raymond has been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Eastern Connecticut State University. Webster majors in new media studies. To qualify for dean’s list, full-time students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in letter-graded courses with an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the […]
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Buckfield school announces 1st trimester honor roll
Buckfield Junior/Senior High School has announced its trimester one honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. High Honors Grade 12: Zachary Shields. Grade 11: Abigail Prokey and Emma Stevens-Belanger. Grade 9: Brittany Carrier, Carmen Crockett, Jonas Culleton, Audrey Stimson and Annabelle Thone. Grade 8: Charlotte McGreevy. Honor Roll Grade 12: Giulia Battistella, Kailie Bernard, Olivia […]
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Temple student makes SC university dean’s list
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jessie Johnson of Temple, a freshman culinary arts major, was named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at Bob Jones University. The dean’s list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.
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Camden library to offer cardboard portraits workshop
The Camden Public Library plans to offer a free online class that will teach participants how to turn cardboard into art at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. Librarian Amy Hand will provide step-by-step instructions for upcycling cardboard scraps into self-portraits in a 90-minute workshop on Zoom. “People tend to have a lot of cardboard at […]