Oak Hill High School presenting play WALES — Oak Hill High School’s Little Theatre in the Woods will present “Honk! The Musical” with performances at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. The play is under the direction of Lucy Rioux with technical direction by David […]

Pickwick Club to discuss ‘David Copperfield’ AUBURN — The Pickwick Club, Maine’s Dickens and other Victorian reading and discussion group, will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Auburn Public Library. Members will discuss Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield,” Ch. 32 to the end. This is a substitute for the cancelled December […]

MANCHESTER — Three local graduates were selected to receive the 2019 Alva S. Appleby Scholarship from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation. They are: Greta-Anne Castonguay, a graduate of Leavitt Area High School, Turner, who attends the University of New England College of Dental Medicine. She is the daughter of David and Gisele Castonguay of […]

NORWAY — The Table at the Norway Grange continues to offer Free Friday Night activities from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grange. The activities are chemical-free family/community focused. Free pizza, popcorn and drinks are available each week. On Jan. 17, the Table Free Friday Fun Night will hold an open mic and games; Jan. […]

LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education’s Adult Learning Center has headed upstairs in Longley Elementary School. Adult education teachers moved desks and chairs from the basement to spaces once occupied by the elementary school. The rooms and the library became vacant last fall after the closure of Longley and Martel schools and the opening of Connors […]

Care And Share Food Closet remaining open FARMINGTON — The Care And Share Food Closet Inc., 508 Fairbanks Road, serving the greater Farmington area, will remain open for regular service hours: noon to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Tuesday. The closet will hand out extra food to clients and […]

Mexico High School Class of 1960 to gather for lunch RUMFORD — The Mexico High School Class of 1960 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Gatch’s Restaurant.  Spouses and guests are always welcome.  For more information, contact Jeanne at 207-364-8841.   ELHS Class of ‘51 to meet for lunch AUBURN […]

NEWTON, Mass. — Area students at Lasell University, listed below, were named to the Dean’s List for their strong academic performance in fall 2019. Trevor Lachance, Minot; Sarah Walton, Mechanic Falls; Wyatt Edwards, Gray; Kiara Fournier, Caleb Roberts-Yarnevich and Alexis Gatto, all of Auburn.

Lewiston Senior Cribbage League results LEWISTON — Results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Jan. 9 are: First place, Dick Champagne and Henry Maheux; second, Cecile Bussiere and Terry Parent; third, Edith Chambers and Ron Maheux; fourth, Cindy Boyd and Bob Cielinski; and fifth, Bert Cloutier and Pauline Quimby . The […]

The Fresh Air Fund is looking for volunteer host families in Central Maine to invite New York City children to spend a vacation. Each summer, thousands of children from New York City’s low-income communities visit suburban, rural and small town communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada. The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit […]