The Bates Dance Festival and the Lewiston Public Library will hold a screening of the documentary film “Making Mill Town” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. The program is free, open to the public and will be held in the library’s Callahan Hall. “Making Mill Town” delves into the four-year process of making the immersive dance […]
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Looking Back on July 13
100 Years ago: 1918 WANTED: 50 patriotic women or girls for stitching army shirts. The government must have shirts for our boys. Good pay and steady work. Experienced and inexperienced. Apply at Bates Street Shirt Company. 50 Years Ago: 1968 John and Meredith Zerillo called the police at 2:30 p.m. and said they would be […]
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Live jazz at Guthries
Guthries hosts local jazz quintet, featuring John Smedley on guitar, Tim Clough on bass, Dale Chapman on saxaphone, Mike Hanson on drums and Zane Omohundro on piano, at 8 p.m. Friday. There is no cover. For more information call 376-3344.
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Vietnam vets, Gold Star families to be recognized
AUGUSTA – The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services will host a recognition ceremony for Vietnam veterans and Gold Star families from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 20, on the Gardiner Common. The Wall that Heals, a mobile education center and replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be displayed on the common […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, July 13
ANTHONY — Carol D., 82, of Auburn passed away Wednesday, July 11. A committal service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn. Carol’s services are under the care of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Auburn. BROWN — Michael Norman of Auburn passed away […]
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Rene D. Cyr
SUDBURY, Mas. — Rene D. Cyr, 50, passed away peacefully at his home in Sudbury, Mass., Thursday, July 5. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 7, 1968, he was the oldest son of Rene Cyr and Flora (Berube) Cyr. He was a 1986 graduate of Gray-New Gloucester High School and Southern New Hampshire University, where he majored […]
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Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club raises funds for Alzheimer's
Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club raised more than $12,000 for the Maine Alzheimer’s Association on June 22 during three games in Oxford. Winners of the first game are, from left, front row, Ellie Wigton, Barbara Newcomb, Cindy Kirchherr, Carol Corread, Trudy Mulhern, Tim Goodwin, Fred Donald, Rudy Polli and Bob Kirchherr; and, back row, Lindy […]
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Crush on married boss
DEAR ABBY: I’m 20 years old and have a job in retail. I have been working here for a few years and am in a higher position than most associates. I’m in a relationship with my high school sweetheart, whom I truly love, but I am also crazy about my boss. She’s beautiful, funny, and […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors beats Pastime in extras
LEWISTON — Thursday’s American Legion baseball game had a different intensity to it than most regular season games, with Bessey Motors and Pastime entering the top of the ninth inning tied at six as the top two teams in Zone 2. The two teams aren’t new to extras — they played 16 innings to decide […]
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Ann McNeil Prentiss
AUGUSTA — Ann McNeil Prentiss, 86, died July 3, 2018, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 20, 1931, in Vermont to Lillian M. Winch and Phillip R. McNeil, Ann was later adopted and was greatly loved by Dr. Vincent and Mrs. Eunice Fischer of Concord, N.H. Ann had a fulfilling and accomplished career with the New […]