AUBURN — Edward Little High School graduates Christian Beliveau and Annabelle Soucie each received a $500 Auburn Ski Association scholarship at Lost Valley recently.  Beliveau is attending the University of Maine at Farmington and is enrolled in the elementary education program. He earned an A average while taking a mixture of honors and college preparatory […]

LEWISTON — Safe Voices is hosting a breakfast and panel from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, to mark the one-year anniversary of its emergency safe house for victims of sex trafficking and exploitation, the first and only resource of its kind in Maine. The event will be held at the Green Ladle, Lewiston […]

LISBON — Lisbon Parks & Rec is holding it 5th Annual WinterFest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. There will be the usual fun, Ultimate Dog Sledding rides (reserve a time slot), LL Bean snowshoeing, Sub Zero Ice Carving, McDonald’s on the grill, Riverside Wood Carvers, antique snowmobile display and lots of […]

Maine Yang Gang volunteers to meet LEWISTON — The Maine Yang Gang will gather at Sparetime Recreation from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, for an evening of food, fun and talking Andrew Yang, presidential candidate. Yang Gang members, the Yang curious and nonYangers are all welcome. The Yang Gang will have lanes reserves […]

AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will show a series of adventure movies on sled dogs Tuesday afternoons in February during the lead-up to the iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that starts March 7. The library will also have a reading challenge for adults, with all completed entries eligible to win an official Iditarod […]

ELLSWORTH — Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. A volunteer committee of Androscoggin County residents and community leaders reviews proposals and makes recommendations for funding. The deadline for applying is Saturday, Feb. 15. Application, guidelines and a list […]

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College recognized the following local students for making the Dean’s List during the 2019 fall semester: Cody Gullikson, Denmark, studying accounting; Chloe Hedrich, New Gloucester, environmental science; Russell Allen, Auburn, health science and pre-physical therapy; and Stephen Brousseau, Durham, sports management. Students must have a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 […]