AUBURN — The City of Auburn is cooking up some spooky, fun and safe ways for families to celebrate Halloween this year. The United New Auburn Association will host its annual “Hello-ween” event in Anniversary Park from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The event has been modified to comply with Maine CDC guidelines. […]
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MaineCF’s Community Broadband Program awards $117,000 in grants
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Broadband Grant Program has awarded $117,793 in grants to 13 communities across Maine. The program aims to increase the number of Maine people, communities and businesses with access to high-speed internet service and improve skills, knowledge and opportunity to effectively use the technology. Area 2020 grantees include: Opportunity […]
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Community briefs for Saturday, Oct. 24
United Way seeking applications from nonprofits FARMINGTON — The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is looking to help with the ongoing basic needs of Greater Franklin County residents. United Way is seeking applications to its Very Basics Fund. Applications are due Saturday, Oct. 31. The next opportunity for applications will be in April 2021. […]
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Ledoux to lead workshop on turning memories into memoirs
LEWISTON — The Franco-American Collection (FAC) at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will hold the last of its series of free online workshops exploring oral history, genealogy and memoir at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2. Denis Ledoux, director of The Memoir Network, who has been helping people to write personal and family history since […]
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Cancer center’s Turkey Trot 4 Hope event is going virtual
NORWAY — Turkey Trot 4 Hope is back and is going virtual. Organizers encourage all to join during the four days, Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 26 to 29, anytime, anywhere in support of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. This is an event for the family. The route can be a favorite trail, a […]
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Kora Temple Octoberfest drive-thru supper reported a success
LEWISTON — “It was another successful fundraising event for Kora Shriners this past weekend. On behalf of the 1,600-plus Kora Nobles that work hard to support our 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children, we are so very appreciative of the public support,” stated Kora’s leader for 2020 Potentate Sonny Jutras of the Octoberfest drive-thru meal. Over […]
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Local Foods Local Places Action Plan to launch at celebration
LEWISTON/AUBURN — The public is invited to the Celebration and Public Launch of the Local Foods Local Places (LFLP) Action Plan for Lewiston-Auburn during the lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, virtually via Zoom. The event was rescheduled from April. Finalized earlier this year, the LFLP Action Plan serves as a […]