Finding Our Voices has been awarded $10,000 from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. The grant aims to bring safety and freedom to Maine women and children trapped in domestic abuse, through the Finding Our Voices Get Out Stay Out fund. The fund pays for short-term motel stays, apartment rent, car repairs and gas cards, computer […]
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Photos: Blessing of the Bambinelli in Lewiston
Worshippers bring their likenesses of the Baby Jesus to the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston.
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Photo Gallery: Christmas at Norlands
Washburn-Norlands Living History Center held its annual open house Saturday in Livermore.
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Lewiston-based hospice holds inaugural chair’s reception
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice hosted its first chair’s reception on Nov. 30 as a way of thanking the donors, sponsors, board members, and volunteers from the previous year in the spirit of the holiday season of giving. “We’ve seen over 16,000 patients this year, navigating about 3,800 patients a day that we’re […]
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Rumford library begins raffle basket fundraiser
The drawing will be held at noon Wednesday, Dec. 21.
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Photos: ‘French Beauty’ lights up Anniversary Park in Auburn
The latest installation by artist Charlie Hewitt honors the women in his life and the region’s French Heritage.
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Photo: Auburn’s Dance Center rehearses ‘A Nutcracker Christmas’
Auburn’s Dance Center’s annual performance of the classic.
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Skowhegan Woman’s Club celebrates 140th anniversary
Tthe GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Skowhegan Woman’s Club celebrated its 140th anniversary Nov. 10 in the Centenary United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Skowhegan. Club President Bonnie Chamberlain delivered the opening remarks and welcomed guests. She introduced a number of local women who have supported the Skowhegan Woman’s Club in their many volunteer […]
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Chamber society singers to sing at Lewiston’s Dec. 3 tree, menorah lighting
The Maine Music Society Chamber Singers plan to perform Christmas carols at Lewiston’s Tree and Menorah Lighting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Dufresne Plaza on Lisbon Street. With the help of Janet Mitchko of The Public Theatre, the 13-member group will be dressed in outfits reminiscent of Victorian carolers and perform well-known holiday […]
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Minot school 6th grader named RSU 16 student of November
The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, has named Elliot Colon its Regional School Unit 16 Student of the Month recipient for November. Colon, a sixth grader from Minot Consolidated School, is described by his teacher and principal as a quiet student leader who always sees the best in others. His cheerful […]