WEST PARIS — December events at the First Universalist Church of West Paris are announced. Worship services begin at 9 a.m. with refreshments afterward. All are welcome to attend. Dec. 1, Communion of Gratitude: Led by the Rev. Fayre Stephenson, the annual cornbread communion will be a celebration of life’s gifts and an expression of […]

WATERFORD — The North Waterford Congregational Church will decorate the annual Peace and Love Tree on the front lawn of the church. It will start with colored lights, but as people make donations in honor or in memory of loved ones, the tree slowly turns from Christmas colors to snowy white. In the meantime, decorations […]

WISCASSET — The Onion Foundation has awarded Chewonki a $15,000 grant to support an initiative to integrate citizen science into place-based science education at Chewonki and in nearby public schools. With the grant, Chewonki educators and science teachers from Regional School Unit 1, Bath and surrounding towns, and the Wiscasset School Department will collaborate in […]

Lewiston Bridge Club play results LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club met Nov. 26 with the following winners: First, Jeanine Kivus and Fred Letourneau; second, Rosemarie Goodwin and David Offer; tied for third and fourth, Norma and Rick Verrill and Roger Labbe and Paul Clement; fifth, Hazel Glazier and Dick Allen. The club meete at […]

BRIDGTON — The Rufus Porter Museum was one of 12 recognized organizations at Maine Preservation’s Honor Awards ceremony on Nov. 20. Maine Preservation, founded in 1972, is a nonprofit, member-based, preservation organization that promotes and preserves historic places, buildings, downtowns and neighborhoods. The Rufus Porter Museum received the award for revitalizing the John and Maria […]

AUGUSTA —  The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and the VA Maine Healthcare System will co-host the state’s first Wabanaki cultural awareness training focusing on the service of Maine’s Native American veterans and service members Thursday, Dec. 5. As part of the presentation, Donald Soctomah, tribal historic preservation officer for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, will speak […]

AUGUSTA — The Finance Authority of Maine celebrated successful business and educational partnerships at its annual meeting and awards event, Showcase Maine, on Nov. 21 at Portland’s Holiday Inn By The Bay. The Education at Work for Maine Award was presented to Ronald Milliken and the UMF Financial Literacy Peer Education Program. Milliken, longtime director […]

FARMINGTON — This holiday season there are three ways to help support Mt. Blue School libraries. The first is the annual Chester Greenwood Day In Store Book Fair at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Twenty percent of purchases will go the school library of choice. Special […]

FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce presents the 43rd celebration of Chester Greenwood Day in downtown Farmington. The celebration will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and continue all day Saturday, Dec. 7. The theme is Favorite Story Book Scene. Many favorite events will return this year, including the annual parade, gingerbread […]