The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association plans to hold its ninth annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 11, at Norway Country Club, 310 Waterford Road. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. This nonprofit, located at 59 Winter St. in Norway, serves anyone […]
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Morning of Recollection for Women event set for June 18 in Lewiston
All women can gather for a time of teaching, adoration, prayer, and community at a Morning of Recollection for Women event scheduled for Saturday, June 18, at the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St. in Lewiston. The event will be facilitated by Fr. Michael Sevigny; Lisa Daigle, director of faith formation for […]
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Harrison church to sell chicken pies June 18
HARRISON — Instead of the suppers that were put on monthly by the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church before the COVID-19 pandemic, church members plan to sell chicken pies on Saturday, June 18. To order a pie, call the church between 9 and 11 a.m. June 18 at 207-583-9024. Pies with gravy will be available […]
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Health Care Golf Classic set for July 11 at Sugarloaf club
Franklin Memorial Hospital’s 34th annual Health Care Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, July 11, at the Sugarloaf Golf Club, 5071 West Mountain Road in Carrabassett Valley. The beneficiaries are the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County and the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center. Both provide health services to people in need. The […]
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Farmington Grange to host celebration of rural crafts June 18
WEST FARMINGTON — People can see Franklin County’s crafters at work from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Farmington Grange on Bridge Street. More than 15 artisans plan to demonstrate their skills and selling their crafts. These will include a bee keeper, blacksmith, fly tie-er, wool felter, wood carver, chair caner, […]
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Norway credit union, South Paris garden partner for event series
Oxford Federal Credit Union in Norway, together with McLaughlin Garden & Homestead in South Paris, have partnered to present their Thursday Night in the Garden event series for this summer. “We are very excited about this opportunity to partner with McLaughlin Garden,” said Lisa Marston, OFCU’s marketing director, in a news release from the credit […]
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Gold LEAF Institute to open ‘The Art Among Us2’ exhibit June 17
Gold LEAF Institute, the senior college at the University of Maine at Farmington, is set to present an all-new exhibit, “The Art Among Us2” from Friday, June 17 to Friday, July 29. The exhibit is at the UMF Emery Community Arts Center Flex Gallery on Academy Street on the UMF campus. An opening reception is […]
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Coalition to hold COVID-19 clinics in Stratton, Farmington
Healthy Community Coalition in Farmington plans to host two COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Greater Franklin County. Vaccines are provided at no cost and all are welcome, according to a news release from Franklin Memorial Hospital. The schedule: • Wednesday, June 15: 2-5 p.m., Eustis/Stratton Community Center, 88 Main St., Stratton: This clinic is for […]
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Bates Clean Sweep sale returns after 2 years
LEWISTON — After two years off because of COVID-19, the Bates Clean Sweep sale is set to return Sunday, June 12. The college’s annual indoor “garage sale,” planned from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bates’ Underhill Arena at 145 Russell St., gathers thousands of items left behind by departing students and offers them to […]
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Food preservation webinar series set for June 16
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new series of monthly webinars about preserving Maine foods at noon starting Thursday, June 16. Common Home Food Preservation Ingredients and Equipment topics include recommended equipment and ingredients for canning and freezing, as well as how to resolve common problems. UMaine Extension instructors will lead each […]