LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis from 7:45 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Instead of eating on-site in the cafeteria, each child can receive a […]

OTISFIELD — The Oxford Hills Bridge Club announces that the American Contract Bridge League and Alzheimer’s Association are partnering again on Sunday, June 21, to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. Bridge tournaments will take place all over the United States and Canada. All games will be played online. In Maine, there will be two games, […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Historic Preservation Commission invites the public to take an online survey and provide data for the next edition of the statewide historic preservation plan, which will cover the years 2021-2026. The plan summarizes the current opportunities and challenges for preserving and promoting historic places in the state and lays out a […]

WORCESTER/LEICESTER, Massachusetts — Becker College announces that Kaylin Beck of Livermore Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester. Beck is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in interactive media, game arts concentration. The Becker College dean’s list recognizes all full-time students (24 or more credit hours earned for the […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Comprehensive High School Class of 1974 recently placed a granite bench in the LHS Memorial Garden. The bench includes the words “Friends, I will remember you,” from the John Denver song “Friends,” which was the class graduation song. It also includes “Comprehensive” in the school name, and states the class was, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday, June 15. Elections will occur in Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in […]

WEST GARDINER — The Maine Crafts Association (MCA), a nonprofit serving approximately 600 craft artist members, has launched a new social media campaign — “SOURCE + BUY” — to drive traffic directly to artist e-commerce sites as a way to increase their sales income during the COVID-19 crisis. While the MCA’s two galleries are closed […]

W. Paris Historical Society cancels meetings WEST PARIS — Because of the severity of regulations on holding public meetings due to COVID-19, the West Paris Historical Society has cancelled all meetings until further notice. Anyone wishing to get into the museum for any reason should call Diana Abbott at 207-515-1998.

Take-out bean supper to benefit LACO DURHAM — Acacia Lodge, Rte. 136, is sponsoring a take-out baked bean supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, with all proceeds going to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach. It will be the usual supper with two kinds of beans, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, chop suey and […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced Kristen Case, associate professor of English, and Linda Britt, professor of Spanish, were recently honored as winners of this year’s Maine Literary Awards by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Case won the Book Award for Poetry for “Principles of Economics,” a collection of poems […]