OXFORD — Agriculture & Conservation Day at Oxford County Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Oxford County Fairgrounds on Pottle Road. The day is traditionally set aside for children up to sixth grade and home-school families to learn about the many aspects of agriculture and conservation. […]
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Auburn Fire to host 9/11 blood drive AUBURN — The Auburn Fire Department will host its annual 9/11 Roll Up Your Sleeve and Remember Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 550 Minot Avenue. “This blood drive is a chance for Auburn residents to gather together and honor the heroes […]
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Food for Thought luncheon to present Bill Hiss
LEWISTON — Bill Hiss, who retired from Bates as dean of admissions and financial aid, he traveled to Vietnam last March to help create the first liberal arts college in the country at the new Fulbright University. Hiss will share his experience during a Food For Thought luncheon Friday, Sept. 14, at the USM-LAC Senior […]
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Phyllis Briggs celebrates 93rd birthday DIXFIELD — Phyllis M. Briggs celebrated her 93rd birthday with a family trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Briggs, a daughter of Pearl L. and William M. Jordan, was born July 5, 1925. She married Dale Briggs in 1965. Briggs has 10 children and has been blessed with a posterity of 33 grandchildren, […]
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Blue Mass to be celebrated at Basilica Sept. 16
LEWISTON — Hundreds of active and retired local, state and federal law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency personnel will be recognized for their faithful commitment and self-sacrifice at the Blue Mass, celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Deeley, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on 122 Ash St. at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. […]
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Lisbon Historical Society sponsoring talk on DNA testing
LISBON — The Lisbon Historical Society will present a talk on DNA testing as it relates to genealogy at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the MTM Center, 18 School Street in Lisbon Falls. Society member Kathy Clavette, who has extensive training and experience in such testing regarding genealogy, will present “Exploring DNA testing – is […]
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Canton dedicates Susan R. Gammon walking trails
CANTON — A founding visionary of the Heritage Garden and Whitney Brook Trail will be honored at a ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. The Parks and Trails Committee voted to commemorate Susan Gammon’s contribution by placing a plaque at the trailhead on Cross Street and one across from the Park and Ride on […]
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Franco Center hosting French classes for adults
LEWISTON — The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will host French classes for adults starting Monday, Sept. 10. The 10-week session will be held Mondays from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. through late November. The classes are intended for those who want to improve their proficiency in French. Varied topics will be used as a guide […]
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Norway golf tourney raises $8,000 plus for cancer center
NORWAY — The Norway Country Club hosted the Fifth Annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament organized by the Ladies Golf Association to benefit the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine on Aug. 16. Forty players participated in the 18-hole scramble. Members of the community and area businesses donated money to sponsor the tournament or a […]
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Manufacturing students tour Lewiston, Auburn plants
LEWISTON — Students enrolled in the Northeast Technical Institute Manufacturing Training Program recently toured Elmet Technologies in Lewiston, as well as International Paper’s corrugated box plant and Modula, both in Auburn. Students were accompanied by training partners NTI classroom teacher Scott Moran; and Christina King, Lisa Hartnett and Monica Millhime of Western Maine Community Action (WMCA). […]