Members of Lewiston’s delegation to the Maine Legislature plan to hold constituent office hours from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 24, in the Couture Room at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. The members include Sen. Peggy Rotundo and Reps. Kristen Cloutier, Margaret Craven, Mana Abdi and Michael Lajoie. They will provide local residents […]
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Strawberry Festival coming to historic Raymond home June 24
RAYMOND — One of southern Maine’s beloved annual events, the Strawberry Festival at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, returns this year from 6-7:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, at 40 Hawthorne Road. Featuring a presentation by Town of Raymond Code Enforcement Officer Chris Hanson on preserving the town’s land and shoreline beauty, the festival will raise […]
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Farmington-area school nutrition programs to start June 26
Farmington-based Regional School Unit 9 School Nutrition Program is providing free summer meals for children. Boxed lunches will be served and a breakfast for the next morning will be available. Parents/Guardians can pick up meals for children. The following sites have been established to provide free meals for children this summer: Wilton Mobile Meal Route […]
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Wayne church to hold online, in-house auctions in July
Wayne Community Church plans to hold its annual silent auction online from Saturday to Saturday, July 1-8, at biddingforgood.com/wayneumc. This auction will begin at 9 a.m. July 1 and end at 4 p.m. July 8. Besides the silent auction for BiddingFoodGood, there will be an additional small silent auction featuring local items. This will be […]
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American Lung Association’s 39th Annual Trek Across Maine starts Friday
For nearly four decades, the American Lung Association’s (ALA) Trek Across Maine has drawn in hundreds of cyclists to ride 180 miles over three days through Maine communities. This year, the Trek will bring more than 600 cyclists to Maine in-person (with a virtual option), setting the same goal of raising $1 million as last […]
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Norway opera house to offer monthly tours this summer
The Norway Maine Opera House will conduct monthly tours of the second and third floors of the historic building on Main Street this summer. The free tours will occur between 3-5 p.m. on the second Saturday of June through September. The structure, listed on the national registry of historic buildings, has been a cultural landmark […]
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Fryeburg’s Dole 3 Miler set for Aug. 12
The 10th annual Dole 3 Miler is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, on the Mountain Division Rail Trail in Fryeburg. It begins at the western terminus directly across the street from the Fryeburg New Church Assembly grounds, where George Dole of Fryeburg attended camp yearly every summer from the age of one month […]
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Norway church seeks artists for July exhibit, sale
The First Universalist Church of Norway is looking for artists to participate in an art exhibit and sale, scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 7, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 8. All fine art media are welcome — gallery-style paintings, sculpture and photography. The exhibit will be held in conjunction with […]
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Lewiston agency seeks volunteers, clients for Money Minders program
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus — the designated area agency on aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties — seeks volunteers for many positions, including its Money Minders program. Money Minders helps individuals with managing control of their finances, which can be challenging for some older adults. Money Minders pairs well-trained, highly skilled volunteers with clients who […]
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Rangeley theater to hold 2 summer youth drama camps
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is offering two different week-long day camps in drama for youth this summer at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. July 10-14 is Drama Camp Week 1 for 7-12 year olds. Anne Crump, director, is a resident of Methuen, Massachusetts. Having received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in […]