AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will offer a one-hour workshop utilizing Zoom’s online group meeting technology to introduce young library patrons, ages 7 to 14, to the fun, excitement and challenge of Chinese martial arts practice at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21. The workshop will include warm-up exercises and stretching, learning some basic unarmed […]

PORTLAND — In its second round of COVID Response Grants, the John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded $500,000 in grants to protect child and family safety during the pandemic. Half of the funding will go to organizations working to provide shelter and support to victims of domestic violence. The other $250,000 will help organizations continue […]

AUBURN — Benjamin James Hallett is the 2020 winner of the Donald M. Gay Scholarship which is awarded to an Edward Little senior who has made outstanding contributions to the school’s arts programs during her/his four-year high school career. Ranked seventh in his Edward Little High School graduating class, Hallett has been accepted at Rensselaer […]

Church to offer lobster roll bag lunches DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church will sell lobster roll bag lunches in the Opera House parking lot on Main Street from 5 p.m. until sold out Thursday, July 16. The bag lunch includes a roll with 100 percent lobster meat, chips, dessert and a drink. The cost […]

Fire company cancels barbecue, lawn sale FARMINGTON — The Farmington Falls Fire Company Inc. had canceled the annual chicken barbecue and lawn sale that had been set for Saturday, July 11, to err on the side of caution due to the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that the May 2020 income over feed cost margin was $5.37 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment of 2020 for dairy producers who purchased the appropriate level of coverage under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. Authorized by the 2018 […]

AUBURN — Providing a framework for self-reflection and understanding, the Auburn and Lewiston public libraries encourage community members to take part in the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge starting Monday, July 13. The challenge, ending Sunday, Aug. 2, can be found on the web at https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/21daychallenge. The challenge asks participant to do one action […]

CASTLETON, Vermont — Jayna M. Ryan of Norway, a junior student-athlete majoring in sports management, was named to the president’s list for the spring semester at Castleton University. To qualify for the highest academic honor, the student must maintain a full-time status and a semester grade point average of 4.0.   DURANGO, Colorado — Tate […]