AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will offer programs featuring art, crafts and books through ZOOM nearly every Tuesday starting in September. One of the consequences of COVID-19 is the amount of plastic bags piling up. A virtual program will show how to make crafts using the unrecyclable bags. The programs will take place the […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) has announced the creation of the Maine Safer Homes Taskforce (MSHT). The task force’s main mission will be to promote firearm and medication safety in homes in an effort to prevent suicide in Maine. Nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, the task force will […]

FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area (UWTVA) will  kick off a new campaign year with a goal of setting a statewide food drive record and holding an evening of comedy on Tuesday, Sept. 15. UWTVA will start in a joint effort with the eight other United Ways of Maine to gather the most […]

LEWISTON — Baxter Brewing Co. of Lewiston is rallying around a Maine cancer survivor and his mission to help other men impacted by cancer. Trevor Maxwell of Cape Elizabeth recently launched Man Up to Cancer, a digital content company and online community built to inspire men to avoid isolation throughout their cancer journeys. Jenn Lever, […]

HARRISONBURG, Virginia — James Madison University welcomes the class of 2024 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 36 states, the District of Columbia and 10 countries around the world. The following area students are part of the class: Kacy Grijalva of Gray will […]

BRUNSWICK — Shining a spotlight on inspirational leaders who rose to the challenge of caring for other Mainers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Maine, the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) has announced that the Green Ladle of Lewiston is among its 2020 award honorees, who will be highlighted at the upcoming virtual Wisdom Summit — […]

WILTON — There will be a drive-by celebration between noon and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, in honor of the 100th birthday of Ferna Girardin. There will be cake and birthday well wishes for Girardin, first child of Illda and James Monroe Woodman of Wilton. She was born on Sept. 7, 1920, in Dixfield, graduated […]

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts welcomed all ages to take part in the Community Art Project in June. The RFA provided anyone interested in participating with a 24×24-inch board to decorate with paints or other media with each square expressing their idea of “happiness.” Thirty-six entries have been on display in the […]