The residents of Montello Manor/Commons, 540 College St., Lewiston, invite all princesses, superheroes, ghosts and goblins to come trick-or-treating Halloween night, Tuesday, Oct. 31, between 6 and 7 p.m. From left are Joan Letourneau, Claudette Lessard, Jackie Reust and Marielle St. Hilaire.
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Kids to engineer at APL AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will host Mad Science of Maine at 6 p.m. Monday, June 26, in the Androscoggin Community Room as staff kicks off the 2017 summer reading program, “Engineering a Better World.” Kids will step into the shoes of an engineer and learn how to design things […]
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Susan Collins seeks to help grandparents raising their grandchildren
AUGUSTA — One of the many fallouts from the opioid epidemic is that thousands of children are winding up in the care of grandparents, including many in Maine. With parents in prison, strung out or dead, these youngsters are among the 2.7 million nationally who count on grandparents to raise them, sometimes on limited incomes […]
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Paris Public Library daffodils
Joshua, Emma, and Kaleb Hodgkin, appearing from left, display blooming daffodils that they made on April 17 at the Paris Public Library. The craft project was among several events the library held during school vacation week.
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Vacation Lego Club, bugs among children’s activities at Auburn Public Library in April
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has announced its upcoming children’s programs for the month of April. Sprouts Program: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, April 8, 15, 22 and 29, in the Children’s room. The library will host a lap-sit program for newborns through 36 months and their caregivers. Attendees will gather on the story quilt […]
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Auburn Public Library children's programming to include physics, music
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library has announced its children’s programming for March. Events are held at the library, 49 Spring St. Sprouts: 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Saturdays, March 11, 18 and 25, in the Children’s Room. This is a rousing lap-sit program for babies through 36 months of age and their caregivers. Participants will gather on the […]
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Meteorites, origami for kids at Auburn Public Library
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library has announced its upcoming children’s events. The library is at 49 Spring St. Sprouts: 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Saturdays, Feb. 18 and 25, in the Children’s Room. This is a rousing lap-sit program for babies through 36 months of age and their caregivers. Participants will gather on the story quilt for […]
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Getting the lead out, poison prevention efforts expanding
LEWISTON — Shilo Mathieu is on the front lines in America’s decades-long struggle to protect children from lead poisoning. And what she’s been seeing recently in this city known for its lead paint problem is both heartening and foreboding. Mathieu is a family nurse practitioner at Lewiston’s downtown B Street Clinic, which serves the city’s […]
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Serious injuries in boat crash on Thompson Lake
OTISFIELD — At least seven people, including a child who suffered critical injuries, were hurt in a two-boat collision on Thompson Lake on Thursday. Witnesses said the collision knocked children and an adult into the water. The Maine Warden Service later identified the operators of the boats as Matthew Nolan of Potomac, Md., and Ken Bartow […]
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Enthusiastic crowds line Farmington streets for parade
FARMINGTON — The crowds in Farmington on Saturday were excited for the Farmington Rotary Fourth of July parade, and so was Rotary President Martha Wing. “It’s gone great,” said Wing, who added that organizing the event as the new Rotary president was challenging but fun. “I had lots of help.” This year’s parade theme was “Children,” and […]