The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program will hold fall training for volunteer advocates on Aug. 11 to 14. The online, four-day training is free, and participants learn about all aspects of child advocacy. Maine CASAs are community volunteers who are appointed to serve as guardians ad litem for children whose parents are involved […]

LEWISTON — Lewiston Municipal Federal Credit Union has announced that the 2020 scholarship recipient is Molly Chicoine, daughter of Jeffrey Chicoine and Kristin Chicoine. As the recipient of the scholarship, Chicoine will receive $1,000 for college. While attending Lewiston High School, Chicoine exceeded in her advanced classes. She plans to study nursing at Husson University […]

RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley High School honor roll for semester two is announced. High honors Grade 12: Damien Arsenault, Audra Bean, Skyler Bradeen, Mitchell Dunbar, Savannah Gallant, Saydie Garbarini, Abigail Gauvin, Sean Gould, Cody Hemingway, Kenneth Hill, Emily Inglis, Erin Landry, James LaPointe, MaryEllen LeDuc, Kierstyn Lyons, Kelsea Marston, Kaleb Noyes, Evrit Roy, Avery […]

GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park will present special virtual live programs on state wildlife at 9 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday, June 18, Maine’s Native Turtles: Take a look at a few of the native turtle species that live in Maine. With the help of some Maine Wildlife Park resident turtles, visitors will […]

STANDISH — Colby Ventresca of Norway has been named to the Saint Joseph’s College dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester. Ventresca is a sports management major. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better, successfully complete all courses for which the student is […]

Oxford Helping Hands Food Pantry reopens OXFORD — The Oxford Helping Hands Food Pantry at the Oxford Municipal Building, 85 Pleasant St., which has been closed due to the pandemic, is now open. New hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Thursday, operating on a drive-through basis. There are no eligibility requirements and there […]

No services at West Sumner Universalist Church SUMNER — The West Sumner Universalist Church announces the cancellation of all summer services in 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of the congregation. The church hopes to resume summer services in July of 2021.

PORTLAND — The Maine Catholic Youth Convention, traditionally a weekend gathering of Maine teens from Aroostook to York County, will move online for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Catholic Youth Leadership Team has been working hard at trying to create an event that has traditionally been a three-day gathering into a two-hour gathering,” […]

PORTLAND — A recipe challenge, sponsored by Catholic Charities Maine’s Parish Social Ministry, will provide an opportunity for all Mainers to put their recipes and cooking knowledge to the test while helping local parish food ministries in the process. The St. Hildegard Food Pantry Recipe Challenge will be held from June 17 to Aug. 15 […]

BRIDGTON — A collaborative trail project between Loon Echo Land Trust and Bridgton Historical Society is underway. The approximately one-mile universally accessible trail will be located at Narramissic Farm & Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. The gravel-surfaced trail will weave its way along rock walls, through woods and bring visitors to a viewpoint of the […]