Open Observatory Night canceled PARIS — The next Open Observatory Night at Twitchell Observatory, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 5, has been canceled due to the cold. The observatory will announce when another Open Observatory Night will be. The observatory is on Paris Hill, one mile from South Paris on Hooper Ledge Road off Route 117. Trail Blazers […]
meetings
Daughters of Isabella to meet
RUMFORD — St. Timothy’s Circle No. 504, Daughters of Isabella, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Holy Savior Church Hall. Chairpersons for the meeting will be Lorraine Barre and Simone Rafuse, and, committee members, Viola Worcester, Louise Richard and Sue Adley. The following will be congratulated for 25 or more years of […]
Briefly: Region
VFW Post 9787 to meet PARIS — Floyd A. Harlow Jr. Post 9787, VFW, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the post home, 58 East Main St. SeniorsPlus at Wilton library WILTON — SeniorsPlus will be at the Wilton Free Public Library the first Thursday of every month from 1 p.m. to […]
Briefly: City
History Barn open house planned NEW GLOUCESTER — Historic items dating from the 1700s donated by 16 local families will be on display at the monthly New Gloucester History Barn open house. The free event, which is open to the public, will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 383 Intervale Road, […]
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YWCA holding women’s clothing swap LEWISTON — The YWCA’s Positive Ethnic And Cultural Exchange (PEACE) program will host a women’s clothing swap for the New Year from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the YWCA. The clothing swap is free, and participants are invited to take clothes, as well as bring clothes to donate. […]
L-A Rotary Lunch Club to host speaker Stephanie Gelinas
AUBURN — Stephanie Gelinas will be the featured speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club at noon Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Gelinas, MS, CCC-SLP, is the founder and executive director of Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services and LA Hearing Center in Lewiston. She has been practicing in the field […]
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Immigration Officer Drop-in Hours LEWISTON — Lewiston Public Library will host Immigration Services Officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. The officers will hold a free open office session for individuals from the community with any questions about the U.S. immigration process. The officers will be available […]
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Book Café to meet MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library Book Café, the adult reading group, will meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:45 to 7 p.m. New members are always welcome. Girl Scouts holding information session SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced that it will host Discover Girl […]
Briefly: Religion
Sons of Italy memorial Mass RUMFORD — The Sons of Italy Lodge 467 will have a memorial Mass for the deceased members at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, at the Parish of the Holy Savior. Service of Lessons and Carols MECHANIC FALLS — The public is invited to a Service of Lessons and Carols at 10 […]
Local woman presented Rotary's Paul Harris Fellow Award
PARIS — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills has announced the presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Evy Marshall. Marshall is the mother of Rotarians Beth Abbott and Patty Rice and Rotarian-in-spirit Barbara Brunjes, as well as mother-in-law to Rotarian George Rice. The presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award is the Rotary […]