LEWISTON — The Project Evolve, a local not-for-profit startup, hosted a food and coffee giveaway Nov. 16 at Kennedy Park. The event offered both nourishment and encouragement to homeless and transient populations in the community. The menu included broccoli cheddar soup with crackers, grilled chicken, bread, fried potatoes with vegetables, and cupcakes for dessert. Hot […]
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Photo Album: Lewiston’s Christmas tree has arrived in Dufresne Plaza
Lewiston’s Christmas tree cut and delivered in preparation for the city’s Holiday Extravaganza next weekend.
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Photo Album: FEZtival of Trees shines in Lewiston
The annual event continues next week, except Thanksgiving Day.
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Bridgton rotary delivers dictionaries to local school
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is continuing its dictionary program. Rotarians on Nov. 14 distributed dictionaries to each of the children in the three third grades at Stevens Brook Elementary School. Rotarian and Project Team Leader Erin Nelson of Norway Savings Bank remarked, “This has been an important project for me, my family […]
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Photo: Singing out against bullies in Auburn
An Auburn musician and entertainer doesn’t let local bullies deter him.
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100+Women Who Care Androscoggin gift $5,600 to Lewiston’s YWCA
LEWISTON — On May 6, 100+Women Who Care Androscoggin held its second fundraising meeting at meeting at the YWCA and voted to support the Summer Camp program of the YWCA of Central Maine with their donations. The checks, totaling $5,600, were delivered to the YWCA on May 31. Because of this donation, the program is […]
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Children’s Theater plan Norway performance Nov. 23
NORWAY — The Community Children’s Theater’s performance of Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse’s musical, “Snow Way Out,” is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. In the show, Jack and Jackie Frost have just finished renovating Winter Wonderland, a fabulous […]
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Auburn society elects new officers, board members
The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society is a nonprofit, primarily self-help genealogical research library dedicated to aiding Americans of French-Canadian and Acadian ancestry in discovering their history.
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Maine State Chamber honors retiring Thomas College president
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and dinner Oct. 30 at the Augusta Civic Center. The chamber presented a leadership award to retiring Thomas College President Laurie G. Lachance and honored the Lewiston-Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for its leadership and efforts following the October 2023 mass shooting tragedy […]
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Photos: Rangeley greens take shape in Auburn shop
Auburn greenhouse churns out 850 wreaths for holidays.