MONMOUTH — The 29th annual May Faire in Monmouth will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at Cumston Hall. Friends of Cumston Library will offer home grown perennials, annuals from Gingerbread Farms, veggie seedlings and sunflowers from the Cottrell School Greenhouse, and manure by the bucketful from Blazing Star […]
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H.S. Baseball: Saints hand Mustangs first loss
MONMOUTH — Mitch Lorenz found himself in an unenviable position in the seventh inning of a key Mountain Valley Conference contest. Alex Curtis had refused to bite on the sliders Lorenz tried feeding him. So with Monmouth’s cleanup hitter representing the winning run and down in the count, 3-0, Lorenz went to his fastball, despite […]
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United Church holding bake sale MONMOUTH — A bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the May Faire at Cumston Hall. Available will be quiches, cakes, pies, chocolate brownies, chocolate chip cookies, biscuits, lemon squares, cinnamon rolls, fudge, muffins and goolash-to-go (with a spoon). The United Church […]
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Monmouth students go from cemetery to national competition
MONMOUTH — A controversial community project has grown into recognition and national competition for Monmouth Academy students. A history lesson from teacher Jocelyn Gray turned into a community service project this past October, prompting a cleanup day at Monmouth Center Cemetery, which drew ire from the Cemetery Association. Sun Journal articles followed the students from […]
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Maine Iris Society spring auction AUBURN — The Maine Iris Society will hold its annual spring auction at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. This is a perfect opportunity for new gardeners to get plants that are suitable to our climate and a chance for experienced gardeners to […]
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H.S. Baseball: Mustangs rally to overwhelm Ramblers, 10-5
WINTHROP — Unbeaten Monmouth Academy sent Nick Sanborn to the mound to try to put out a third-inning fire in Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference clash with rival Winthrop. The sophomore’s first two pitches can only be termed as accelerant. But Sanborn recovered and snuffed the Ramblers’ offense over the next three innings while the Mustangs […]
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Calderwood Consort to present concerts in Monmouth, Norway
NORWAY — The Calderwood Consort will present two concerts of early music, marking the Consort’s 38th year of performing throughout Maine and parts of New England and New York state. “Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement,” (“My End Is My Beginning”) will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, at Cumstom Hall, 796 Main St., […]
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Local CUs contribute volunteer hours to communities
PORTLAND — The Maine Credit Union League has announced the results of the 2013 CUs’ Share for ME Program, which tracks volunteer hours as reported by credit unions. The 2013 total was the second-highest ever, with nearly 37,500 hours documented by 40 credit unions and close to 1,000 volunteers contributing their time for a community […]
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H.S. Baseball: Gagne’s gem, nearly perfect, keeps Monmouth unbeaten
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy’s pitching strategy so far this unblemished baseball season has been three innings and a cloud of dust. So every time Nate Gagne made the short walk from the Chick Field mound to the home dugout Wednesday afternoon, coach Eric Palleschi would inquire, “One more? You got one more?” By the end […]
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Program on HPV set for Thursday LEWISTON — Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by human papilloma virus, or HPV. What is HPV, how do you get it and how you can prevent it? Join Elizabeth Linnell, M.D., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, as she answers those questions. Linnell will also discuss the cervical […]