Center selling homemade pies for Christmas LEWISTON — Gendron Franco Center Chef John Pulsifer and his staff will be baking homemade pies for people to pick up on the two days before Christmas. There are a variety of fruit pies, including blueberry, blackberry, cherry, strawberry and more. Soft filling pies include lemon meringue, Boston cream, various […]
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Marine Corps League monthly meeting LEWISTON — Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsman and Navy chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited to attend. The league is always open […]
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Phillips church community events PHILLIPS — Christmas outreach by Phillips Community Church begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, with an indoor caroling sing-along at Shadagee Housing Community Room, 3 Shadagee Lane. Sunday morning church services are at 10:45 a.m. Dec. 23, at the Community House, 31 Main St., with Pastor Susan Tierney. Christmas Eve […]
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Free, public ice skating open WEST PARIS — The town has announced that there is now ice skating, free and open to the public, at the Town Hall on 25 Kingsbury St. For more information, call 207-674-2701. Association’s meeting moved up AUBURN — The United New Auburn Association will be meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
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Cribbage league results LEWISTON — Cribbage results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Dec 6 are: First place, Bob Cielinski and Stan Tetenman; second place, Hope Hughes and Bob Tremblay; third place, Mickie Farnum and Terry Parent; fourth place, Chanel Leblanc and Roger St. Pierre; and fifth place, Leo Bergeron and […]
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Library to hold first Family Read Night NEW VINEYARD — The New Vineyard Public Library will hold its first Family Read Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. The whole family is invited to attend and wear pajamas, and children can bring their stuffies with them. The theme of this Read Night will be Christmas […]
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December poetry at Rumford Library RUMFORD — The monthly meeting of Rumford Library’s poetry group is scheduled 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. Bring a poem, bring a friend. All are welcome. Free and open to the public. FMI: 207-364-3661. Rumford Senior Center Nickel Bingo PERU — The Rumford Senior Center is open for sign-ups or other business […]
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Club to discuss junior fiction book PARIS — At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, the public library’s Novel Idea Book Club will discuss the junior fiction selection, “When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer,” written by Beth Levine. In April of 1917, Simone Spencer’s world changes. Her brother goes off to […]
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Food pantry seeks donations AUBURN — The High Street Congregational Church Food Pantry has ongoing needs for the following items: peanut butter, canned vegetables, soup, canned pasta, canned meats, canned fruit, dry cereal, baking items, soup, crackers and toilet paper. Auburn United Methodist Church collects items for the pantry. Donations may be brought to 439 […]
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Warm clothing give away rescheduled FARMINGTON — The Fairbanks Union Church’s warm clothing give away on Tuesday, Nov. 27, was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 11, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Fairbanks School Meeting House at 508 Fairbanks Road. This will include coats, jackets, hats, […]