LEWISTON — The Gendron Franco Center will start a new session of Saturday morning “Fun in French” classes on Saturday, Sept. 9. The course will consist of 90-minute sessions running from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 12, taking place over five weeks. A full schedule of classes will be available at the […]
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Funeral Notices for Tuesday, August 1
CAMPEAU — Donald A., 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and formerly of Dresden, died on Friday, July 28, in Litchfield. A Celebration of Life will be held at Staples Funeral Services, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2. A private burial service will follow at Togus National Cemetery. […]
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Lewiston High adds Chinese after it can’t find 2nd French teacher
LEWISTON — The School Committee has agreed to add Chinese language classes at the high school because no replacement could be found for one of two French teachers. The school also will offer Arabic for the first time. That program is paid for through a grant. This means the high school will offer five foreign […]
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Bien fait! Madame Bonneau: Auburn woman named to Franco hall of fame
AUGUSTA — For Auburn’s Doris Belisle-Bonneau all the accolades and honors she received from the governments of the state of Maine and France are not about her. Belisle-Bonneau, who has been a longtime supporter of saving and restoring Lewiston-Auburn and Maine’s Franco-American culture and language, was inducted into the state’s Franco-American Hall of Fame on […]
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Lewiston senator polishes French in advance of Franco day
AUGUSTA — A Lewiston lawmaker will play a prominent role Wednesday as the Legislature celebrates Maine’s Franco-American heritage during the 14th Annual Franco-American Day at the Capitol in Augusta. State Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, has been tapped to serve as Senate president for the day, welcoming dignitaries from France and Canada and leading the Senate […]
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Adult French classes at Franco Center to begin on March 25
LEWISTON — The Franco Center will host weeknight classes for adults starting March 25. The class will run for a 10-week session from March to May and will be held Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The classes are intended for those who either want to learn French from scratch or who already have some […]
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French sing-along is March 20 at USM LAC
LEWISTON — Community members are invited to participate in a free French sing-along session at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. It will be part of the many Francophonie Week events and celebrations happening in the community that week. All are welcome to join in the fun. “It’s […]
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Authors of new book to offer program at La Rencontre in March
LEWISTON — A talk by the authors of “The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn,” Mary Rice-DeFosse and James Myall, and a short documentary film will make up the program for the monthly gathering and luncheon at the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. This will take place at the next La Rencontre (the gathering), a monthly event that […]
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Next round of French classes for kids starts Jan. 24
LEWISTON — The Franco Center started its new session of Saturday morning “Fun in French” classes on Jan. 10 for ages 4 to 8. It will begin Saturday, Jan. 24, for ages 9 to 12. The free course consists of 90-minute sessions running from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings. The classes will take […]