Richie Philbrick, left, past exalted ruler of Rumford Elks Lodge 862, makes a $225 donation to Area Youth Football President Mark Small. The Elks also donate to the Greater Rumford Community Center.
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SeniorsPlus presenting Senior Resource Fair
FARMINGTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Western Maine Agency on Aging, will present the third annual Senior Resource Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 29, at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. The fair is free and open to the public. Featuring workshops and information booths, the event is a learning opportunity for adults. […]
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Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Canton society to hold talk on community group development
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society will host a talk titled “Building and Funding your Community Group” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in its building at 25 Turner St. The speaker will be Christopher Schario, executive/artistic director of The Public Theatre. On the topic of fundraising, he will discuss what works and what doesn’t; […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Boxberry School adds sustainability curriculum
HARRISON — The Boxberry School is utilizing a new curriculum framework this year as staff work toward educating for sustainability. Seal Rossignol, administrative coordinator for the school, attended a weeklong summer institute at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, in July. She received training in understanding the tenets of educating for sustainability, which include place-based education, project […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Local organizations receive children's health grants
BELFAST — The Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation has awarded grants to 10 Maine organizations through its Children’s Health Small Grants Program. The awards total $95,000. The list of local recipients and their children’s health projects are: • Community Clinical Services, Lewiston, $14,000.Increasing Childhood Immunizations: To partner with Healthy Androscoggin to increase immunization rates for 2-year-old children in central […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn library receives Great Stories Club grant
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has been selected as one of 100 libraries nationwide to take part in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens. The competitive grant is offered by the American Library Association with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. For the next year, the […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn seeks 'perfect holiday tree' for Festival Plaza
AUBURN — The City of Auburn and the Auburn Public Services Department are seeking a local tree to use in Festival Plaza this holiday season. The ideal tree will be a spruce or fir evergreen in Auburn, is at least 25 feet tall, relatively “accessible” and not close power lines or other obstructions. The winning […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Year of the Bird and Migratory Bird Treaty Act centennial recognized
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and the Stanton Bird Club recently received a joint resolution from the Maine State Legislature recognizing 2018 as the International Year of the Bird and the centennial of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. With this designation by National Geographic and the National Audubon Society, the Year of the […]
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Club to hold final cruise-in of the season
OXFORD — The Uptown Cruizahs Car Club will hold its end-of-season cruise-in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Tractor Supply, Route 26. Club members will provide food and hold a 50/50 pot and more than $500 in other prizes. People can see the display of antique, classic or customized vehicles. The family-friendly event is held […]
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Stanton Bird Club announces October events
The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn has eight events planned in October. Monday, Oct. 1. Auburn Public Library, 6 p.m. A joint program with the Auburn Public Library featuring Melissa Kim, author of the children’s book “Snowy Owl,” a true story about a snowy owl in Maine. Jada Smith, an artist and birder from […]