Church collecting mother, baby items SUMNER — The Congregational Church of East Sumner will be collecting mother and baby items for local Native Americans during January. New and almost new items will be delivered to the Maine tribal communities most in need. Items may be dropped off at the church from 8:30 to 11 a.m. […]
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Immigration Officer Drop-in Hours LEWISTON — Lewiston Public Library will host Immigration Services Officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. The officers will hold a free open office session for individuals from the community with any questions about the U.S. immigration process. The officers will be available […]
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AHCH makes special holiday deliveries to local families
LEWISTON — The holiday season is much brighter for several area families this year thanks to the generosity of employees at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice. Santa delivered nearly 50 gifts to children and families who otherwise would have gone without this Christmas in the Lewiston-Auburn area on Dec. 21. The gifts were mostly given […]
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Children’s books delivered to jail
The Auburn Public Library staff delivered two bags of children’s books to the Androscoggin County Jail recently as a part of its ReadingConnects! Family Literacy Program for jail inmates and their children. The book bags are brought to the jail on a monthly rotating basis. Pictured below at the delivery are Capt. Jeff Chute, jail […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times
Boy Scouts holding Christmas tree disposal fundraiser
RUMFORD — Boy Scout Troop 580 of Rumford will have a Christmas tree disposal fundraiser in early January. The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, for the Dixfield and Peru areas, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 6, for the Rumford-Mexico area. People have until Jan. 3 […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Franklin Journal
Raffle to benefit Healthy Community Coalition
FARMINGTON — Tickets for the Healthy Community Coalition eighth annual Winter Windfall raffle are now available until the end of January. The raffle is sponsored by Franklin Community Health Network, and proceeds will benefit the Healthy Community Coalition. By donating $10 per ticket to HCC, the donor will be eligible for 31 prizes to be […]
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Community meals
NORWAY — The Second Congregational Church will serve its monthly supper, a holiday ham dinner, from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at 205 Main St. Suppers have been served on the third Friday of each month for seven years. Last year, more than 150 people attended the turkey dinner. All are welcome. Cost: Free. FMI: 207-743-2290, seconch@megalink.net. […]
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Health center holds food drive KINGFIELD — During its Thanksgiving food drive, Mt. Abram Regional Health Center provided six complete holiday dinners to local families, and the center’s on-site food closet, which is available whenever the center is open, has been restocked. In total, the health center received more than $600 in monetary donations, $400 […]
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Eighth-grader's service project helps pets
Isabella Gendron holds Shep, a cat awaiting adoption at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. Gendron, an eighth-grader at St. Dominic’s Academy in Auburn, presented GAHS with the donations from her community service project, a component of the Miss Holly Pageant held in Kennebunk. She organized the donation drive to collect pet […]
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Donations sought for YWCA women’s clothing swap
LEWISTON — The YWCA’s Positive Ethnic And Cultural Exchange (PEACE) program will host a women’s clothing swap for the New Year from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the YWCA. The clothing swap is free, and participants are invited to take clothes, as well as bring clothes to donate. The YWCA will accept […]