Events will include opening remarks by Gov. Janet Mills and Adjutant Gen. Douglas Farnham, as well as veteran recognition conducted by Acting MBVS Director David A. Richmond and state legislators.
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Council seeks donations to bring Vietnam-era fighter jet to Lewiston
The aircraft in Helena, Montana, would be placed at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston.
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Open house for new veterans ice shed is Friday
Sebago Lake Anglers Association President Bob Chapin is ready to welcome veteran fishermen to the Long Lake ice shed. Submitted photo NAPLES — The American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 in Windham and the Sebago Lake Anglers are holding an open house for their new handicapped-accessible ice fishing shed for veterans on Long Lake. The event, […]
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Grange sends veterans valentines
Danville Junction Grange sent dozens of valentines to veterans in the area, thanking them for their service to the country.
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Gray woman's winning design honors veterans
GRAY — An artist from Gray whose design was chosen for the new Maine Veteran Honorable Service Recognition Coin says she hasn’t “even come down from the cloud yet.” Georgette Kanach’s design was recently chosen to adorn the coin and a plaque that will hang in the Hall of Flags in the State House in […]
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Roy Lurvey is Maine Veterans' Home January Veteran of the Month
PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home announces that Roy Lurvey is Veteran of the Month for January. Lurvey lived with his parents, Ida and Merle, and a younger sister, Beverly, at the family home in Locke Mills village in Greenwood. When he was 7, he started taking clarinet lessons and later performed on local radio station […]
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MBVS announces Maine Women Veterans Memorial challenge
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is partnering with Joy Asuncion, Maine’s Ambassador for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation (Women’s Memorial) for the first Maine Women Veterans Memorial Challenge. The challenge is a statewide, community-led drive to register all eligible women veterans from the state of Maine, past and present, […]
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Groups' efforts will get disabled vets out on ice
NAPLES — Four local groups are collaborating to put a fully accessible ice shed on Long Lake so local veterans can “do some ice fishing on the lake and enjoy the winter.” The American Legion Field-Allen Post 148 in Windham, Naples Memorial Post 155, Sebago Lake Anglers Association and Veterans on the Water collaborated on […]
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Norway board recognizes first responders who served in military
NORWAY — Police Chief Rob Federico and Fire Chief Dennis Yates presented certificates of special recognition at Thursday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting to several officers with the police and fire departments who have served in the military. Federico said that the certificates, which were given to the departments by Sen. Angus King, included a […]
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Wreaths Across America honors Lewiston-Auburn veterans
Bethel Shields, left, and Charlie Paul present a large wreath to participants in the Wreaths Across America service Monday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston before placing the wreath at the base of the large memorial on Main Street. Far right is Nate Lewis, general transportation manager who represented Wreaths Across America. Later, smaller […]