APPLETON, Wisconsin — Samara Morris of Bridgton has earned dean’s list honors at Lawrence University. Morris is a member of the Class of 2021. To make the dean’s list, a student must have earned at least 36 units in Lawrence courses during the academic year and have earned a GPA of at least 3.5.   SALT […]

Rumford Grange to hold outdoor market RUMFORD — Rumford Grange Hall in Rumford Center will hold an outdoor market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday until fall. Members hope to add Sunday if vendors wish to do so. They will have at least four vendors with two possibilities. Members are looking for more […]

Durham lodge to hold take-out bean supper DURHAM — Acacia Lodge, Rte. 136, is sponsoring another take-out baked bean supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. It will be the usual supper with two kinds of beans, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, chop suey and cookies. The lodge will accept donations and will […]

RUMFORD — UMA’s Rumford Center, after closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen Monday, Aug. 3, with new safety protocols in place. The “Safe Return Plan” was developed in coordination with University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and University of Maine System (UMS) policies and procedures to ensure the safety of students, […]

Outdoor market in Dixfield is canceled DIXFIELD — Due to COVID-19, the Outdoor Market Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel Dixfield’s Outdoor Market for 2020.

GREENE — Morse Library has resumed its full schedule of Tuesday through Saturday hours. “After six weeks of a limited re-opening, we found our patrons very cooperative with following CDC guidelines for masks and social distancing. Now that more people are comfortable coming back into the building, rather than using curbside pick-up, it made sense […]

LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society has joined NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations’ Clear the Shelters™ 2020 pet adoption campaign. To help individuals and communities continue to practice safe social distancing measures, this year’s initiative will run from Aug. 1 through 31, feature virtual pet adoptions and make it easy for people to donate online to […]

AUGUSTA — In Maine and across the U.S., people are reporting receiving unsolicited packages containing seeds from China in the mail. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Bureau of Agriculture is advising anyone who gets these packages to not open or plant the seeds. Recipients are asked to contact either DACF’s Division of […]