JAY — Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced the 2020 local winners of the Patroits Pen Essay Competition. Students in the Jay/Livermore/Livermore Falls area submitted essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme, this year being, “What is Patriotism to Me?” Receiving first place was Ophelia Hughes; second, Madison […]
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Cancer resource center to offer beginning ukulele lessons
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine has announced a new course opportunity by Dana Reed (aka, Capt’n Uke) of Windham, titled “The Joy of Uke: Beginner Ukulele Lessons.” The free six-week online class will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, and continuing weekly until Tuesday, Feb. 23. […]
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UMA Osher scholarships provide free spring classes
LEWISTON — University of Maine at Augusta’s Lewiston Center is offering the Osher New Beginnings Scholarship for the spring semester, to encourage more Maine people of all ages to give college a try. Courses can be completed at the Lewiston Center as well as online. The Osher Scholarship was established for first-time college students, or […]
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Foundation announces new endowed scholarship fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine State Society of Washington, D.C. Foundation has announced administrative changes to unite its scholarship program with its sister organization, the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., and the closure of the foundation. The changes include the establishment of a new endowed scholarship fund at the University of Maine Foundation, to […]
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Bridgton July 4th road race registration opens Jan. 15
BRIDGTON — Registration for Bridgton’s 45th annual “4 on the Fourth” Road Race and Kids’ Fun Run will open at midnight Friday, Jan. 15. Registration links can be accessed at fouronthefourth.com. Last year’s successful virtual race took place on the original course from 1977; however, the 45th annual race will return to its certified four-mile […]
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‘Hands Around the Capitol’ march, rally modified due to COVID-19
AUGUSTA — Traditionally, people brave frigid temperatures to participate in the “Hands Around the Capitol” rally and march each January in Augusta. The event has been held annually for 47 years since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Participants rally, march and encircle the statehouse to pray that all […]
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Rotary club supports food pantries through Bridgton library donation
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lakes Region Rotary Club on Dec. 29 contributed $500 to the Friends of the Bridgton Public Library. Rotarian Aaron Hagan, president-elect 2022-23, presented the ceremonial check to Library Director Amy Stone. The library was unable to hold its annual July Book Sale in 2020 due to COVID-19. With the loss of that […]
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Annual Quit & Win smoking cessation program goes virtual
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin, in partnership with the Dempsey Center, has announced the 22nd annual Quit & Win program. Participants from Maine have the opportunity to win up to $250 in cash and prizes for attending all three classes of the tobacco cessation program. Due to the pandemic, the program will be offered virtually, since […]
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Auburn library program to depict seal’s journey
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library will host a program on Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME), going through a seal’s journey, from stranding to release, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, online via Zoom. The program will start with seal basics, such as whether it’s normal for them to be out of the water […]
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Dixfield church pastor to retire
DIXFIELD — As the world was welcoming the 21st century, Dixfield Congregational Church members were welcoming their new pastor, the Rev. John Gensel. Twenty years later, and after 900-plus sermons, as well as numerous weddings, funerals and counseling sessions, they are wishing him farewell as he begins his journey into retirement. A drive-thru farewell will […]