Socrates Cafe: ‘Automation in Our Lives’ BRIDGTON — The Socrates Cafe will meet Monday, June 4, at the Bridgton Community Center. A meet and greet will be held from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. with the discussion to follow until 8:30 p.m. The topic will be “Automation in Our Lives” with Moderator Ted Gerber. Light refreshments will […]
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New Gloucester Dems to hold 'Rooting for Democracy' plant sale
NEW GLOUCESTER — The 11th annual “Rooting for Democracy” plant sale, sponsored by the New Gloucester Democratic Committee, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2, at Lil’ Mart, 1026 Lewiston Road, Route 100. Plants of all varieties including perennials, annuals, house plants, vegetables and herbs will be offered. A raffle to […]
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East Raymond Chapel to open for summer
RAYMOND — The East Raymond Chapel United Church of Christ will open for the summer season on Sunday, June 3. The 14 Sundays, June through Labor Day, is for anyone who would like to attend worship in the little pink-walled chapel built in 1890. It is on the National History List. There will be an open […]
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Bridge club to support Longest Day, play games
OXFORD — On June 21, the longest day of the year and summer solstice, thousands of people will join together to show their love for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. For the sixth year in a row, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club is sponsoring three bridge games on Friday, June 22, to raise money […]
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Class gatherings
RUMFORD — Mexico High School Class of 1949 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Dick’s Restaurant. Spouses and friends are welcome. — ANDOVER — Mexico High School Class of 1972 will hold the monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Little Red Hen Restaurant. All classmates, spouses and guests are welcome. For more […]
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See Jupiter at Observatory Night PARIS — The free Monthly Open Observatory Night will be held from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Twitchell Observatory, featuring “Gigantic Jupiter,” weather/cloud cover-permitting. The rain date will be Saturday, June 2. Observatory volunteers will show visitors many spring night sky wonders, including the planet Jupiter with four […]
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Auburn Public Library online auction begins May 30
AUBURN — The public is invited to join the fourth annual Auburn Public Library Spring Auction, taking place online from May 30 to June 8, with lots of items available for bidding. All proceeds from the auction support the everyday programs of the library. This year’s items can be viewed on the auction website, www.32auctions.com/apl2018. […]
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Litchfield students ready for Memorial Day
Students and parent volunteers from Carrie Ricker School of Litchfield volunteer their Sunday morning to attend a Memorial Day prepping opportunity led by their teacher and Sabattus American Legion Auxiliary officer Jennifer Caron. The group, led by Sabattus American Legion member Ron Caron, planted flowers at the Sabattus Monument, seen here, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery […]
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OCMHS awarded grant to address health disparities
RUMFORD — Oxford County Mental Health Services has been awarded a grant of $30,000 from the Maine Health Access Foundation to partner with local organizations to identify a major health concern in the River Valley area. The grant affords the opportunity for community members to make their voices and concerns heard through a survey. Once […]
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Dirigo High School recognizes students
Spring fever didn’t prevent these Dirigo High School students from earning a classroom award for in the month of May. Award winners are, from left, Nick Staffier, English; Nathan Child, forensic science; Fran Depalma, English 9 and world language seminar-Spanish; Arianna Ham, science; and Tori Bellegarde, Holocaust Course. Absent is Dimitri Harvey, alternative education; and […]