FARMINGTON — In September, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance is holding a new workshop on revising poetry with award-winning poet Colin Cheney. Cheney’s “Re(En)Vision Strategies” workshop will examine new strategies for improving the process of revising poetry, tailored to attendees’ poems and concerns. Additionally, attendees will receive feedback on their own manuscripts, exploring possible […]
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Opportunity Alliance seeks volunteers
The Opportunity Alliance has openings for Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Volunteers in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties. Those who are 55 or older and want to make a difference in the lives of others while having a great time and earning a little extra money may have what it takes to be a volunteer. […]
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Tucker to reminisce of Norway in the '50s, '60s
NORWAY — Today Benjamin Tucker III looks back on his childhood in Norway during the 1950s and 1960s as a golden time in the lives of what he calls the “luckiest generation of Americans” who were raised by the “greatest generation of Americans.” At the Norway Museum and Historical Society, on the corner of Main […]
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Community Little Theatre president to address Rotary Club
AUBURN — John Blanchette, president of Community Little Theatre, will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club on Thursday, Aug. 23 The meeting is from noon to 1 p.m. at Village Inn restaurant, 165 High St. In a theater career spanning 35 years, the Lewiston resident has appeared in plays, musicals, ballets, operas, TV and film, both […]
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Gravel road maintenance workshop offered in Roxbury
ROXBURY — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop to provide guidance on Best Management Practices and information on how to plan road maintenance on private gravel roads. This workshop is offered as part of the Ellis Pond Watershed Protection Project which is funded, in part, by the US […]
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Parish center renovations completed in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — Members of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish recently celebrated a milestone in the renovation of the parish center at Our Lady of Ransom Church. The project will eventually include creating a new worship site. The Rev. Edward Clifford, pastor, blessed the new hall that was created from a section of the center […]
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Trips for seniors announced by Joline Bell
SABATTUS — The following trips for Sabattus Seniors, New Auburn Seniors, First Auburn Seniors and Robin Dow Seniors are announced by planner Joline Bell. Aug. 21: A few seats left for Hollywood Slots casino. $30 for bus, $10 free slot play, driver gratuity and bingo on the bus. Oct. 15-16: A few seats left for […]
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Tyngtown Tee Time golf tournament announced
WILTON — The Tyngtown Club will hold its 9th Annual Tyngtown Tee Time Golf Tournament and picnic lunch Saturday, Aug. 25, at Wilson Lake Country Club. The 18-hole scramble is a 8 a.m. shotgun start. Proceeds will benefit the Wilton Public Library, Wilton Early Childhood Center, Downtown Flowers, Wilton Scholarship Fund, Fit Girls and the […]
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USM-LAC Senior College lists fall courses
LEWISTON — The Senior College program at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will offer 26 courses in the fall semester starting Sept. 24. Open to everyone age 50 and older, the courses are presented by peers, with no entrance requirements, grades or tests. An annual Senior College membership fee of $35, valid from […]
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FCAS: Adoptable pets can have new dispositions outside the shelter
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter is featuring Khai and Saxson as its Pets of the Week. Khai is a 3-year-old male American pitbull terrier. He is one of those dogs that looks and sounds fierce inside his kennel, but once he is out, he is as gentle as a lamb, according to shelter staff. […]