CARTHAGE — Carthage Generations Club will sponsor a community-wide yard sale Saturday, June 16. The club is seeking Carthage residents to participate. The club will do some advertising, but participants are encouraged to individually advertise, using a specific address to increase traffic. Call 207-357-6456 to participate. — LEWISTON — Bates College will host the 18th annual Clean Sweep, […]
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Robin Dow Seniors to meet AUBURN — Robin Dow Senior Citizens met Wednesday, May 23, for a meeting and memorial service with 32 members present. Winners of attendance were Leigh Whittle and Diane Vincent; red tickets, Carmela Hewitt, Callie Adams and Bea Brooks; white, Lucy Cowles, Dolores Danforth and Bruce Macomber; and blue, Norma Bouthot, […]
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Lewiston Adult Education grad stresses determination to class
LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education graduate Joao Massela stressed the importance of determination to 26 fellow graduates at ceremonies June 6 at Lewiston High School. He urged them and the audience to think of themselves as strong as an elephant and to take on new challenges. “Being strong and determined means facing the problem, working […]
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Mysticism class offered in Hartford
HARTFORD — A class exploring the five levels of mysticism will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at the Pinpoint of Light Spiritualist Camp at the Town Hall, 1190 Main St. A mystic is someone whose existence is an immersion in the divine mysteries of life. Laura Lee Perkins will present […]
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Seniors' groups plan trips
SABATTUS — Joline Bell, trip representative for Sabattus Seniors, New Auburn Seniors, First Auburn Seniors and Robin Dow Seniors, has announced the following excursions. Aug. 21 — Hollywood Slots in Bangor, cost $30. Receive $10 back in free slot play. Sept. 11 — Tribute to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, Danvers, Massachusetts, cost $107 all […]
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USDA resumes Conservation Reserve Program enrollment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Eligible farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can sign up at their local Farm Service Agency office between […]
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Franklin County senior resource fair to be held in Jay
JAY — The Senior Resource Collective will hold Franklin County’s fifth annual Senior, Caregivers and Family Resource Fair from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at St. Rose Parish Hall, 1 Church St. District Attorney Andrew Robinson will give the welcome. There will be presentations on fire safety and safety awareness for seniors […]
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Rangeley group continues battle against crayfish invasion
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust is continuing its investigations into the invasive rusty crayfish this summer. The focus will be on determining how far they have traveled along the shoreline. “Unlike other organisms in the lake, crayfish must literally crawl to expand their populations,” said Amanda Laliberte, Headwaters Lake Protection Program manager for […]
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Women pilots ready for Air Race Classic in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Fifty-three teams of women pilots will race across the country this month to see who is the first to land at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport here. The Air Race Classic starts Tuesday, June 19, and ends Friday, June 22. The four-day transcontinental race will cover more than 2,656 miles from Sweetwater, Texas. The […]
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Pettingill School Park has handicapped-accessible table
Matt Pelletier and Thomas Couillard of the Lewiston Public Works Department install a handicapped-accessible picnic table at Pettingill School Park in Lewiston. It will accommodate up to three people with wheelchairs. It was purchased by the Friends of Pettingill with money raised in remembrance of Jim Craven. Craven’s wife, Margaret, is a member of the […]