HARTFORD — All are welcome to the Free Community Goodwill Potluck Supper that is served at 6 p.m. the first Friday of the month at the Hartford Town Hall. For more information, call 207-388-2510. — OXFORD — An indoor yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, at Grace Fellowship […]
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New Auburn Seniors to meet AUBURN — The New Auburn Senior Citizens will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 7, for a business meeting and open bingo. The May dinner will be fried chicken served Monday, May 21. Cost is $6, and those attending must purchase dinner tickets at the May 7 meeting. Off Monday Bingo […]
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Community sales
AUBURN — The Barker Mill Arms Spring Rummage Sale and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at 143 Mill St. There will be a breakfast menu and the lunch menu will feature American chop suey, hamburgers, hot dogs and meat pie. — BUCKFIELD — A yard sale and car wash […]
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Community meals
TURNER — A roast pork supper will take place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Turner Center Universalist Church, Route 117, across from the gazebo. The supper is being sponsored by the Ladies Circle of the church, and donations are appreciated. — ANDOVER — The Andover Congregational Church will host the annual birthday supper, […]
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Local grant winners chosen by public ballot voting
BANGOR — The 2018 Community Matters More grant winners have been announced. Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 11th annual grant program awarded $117,000 to 45 Maine and New Hampshire nonprofit organizations chosen by a public ballot voting process. More than 76,000 votes were submitted during February for more than 3,400 nonprofits located in every Maine county and Rockingham […]
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Buckfield senior presented MPA award BUCKFIELD — Seneca Jacobs of Buckfield, a senior at Buckfield Junior Senior High School, has been selected to receive the 2018 Principal’s Award, Principal George Reuter has announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Throughout […]
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Registration open for AHCH’s Hospice House 5K, Remembrance Walks
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s annual Hospice House 5K and Remembrance Walks are coming soon. The first event will take place in Farmington on Sunday, May 6, and the Auburn event is scheduled for Sunday, May 20. Both events begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. and race at 9 a.m. In Farmington, the […]
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‘Lunch with a Purpose’ Tuesday OTISFIELD — A Lunch with a Purpose will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 232 Rayville Road off Route 121. Robin Greene, LCSW, Stephens Memorial Hospital, Martha McLain, attorney-at-law, Norway, and Pastor and RN Genise Stern will speak on “Advance […]
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Community meals
INDUSTRY — A vegan potluck and the movie, “Hope,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the Industry Town Hall. Those attending are asked to bring a vegan dish or a whole food plant-based dish to share. Everyone who is interested in learning the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet is welcome. For […]
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Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust seeks help in historic Mailbox Pool acquisition on Magalloway River
MAGALLOWAY PLANTATION — Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust received a phone call regarding a parcel of land for sale on the Magalloway River recently. After years of being on the market, the trust has entered in a purchase and sale contract to acquire Mailbox Pool. By acquiring the parcel, the trust will conserve access to the […]