AUBURN — Gilmay I. Cayer, 79, of Lewiston peacefully passed away at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn on Wednesday, May 23, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Madawaska on Oct. 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Chasse) Fraser. At a young age, her family moved to […]
Christmas Eve
Four generations celebrate Christmas
Katherine “Kate” Goff, born Nov. 8, 2017, to Kristal Goff, left, of Gorham, poses with her grandmother, Sandra Parshall of Scarborough holding her, and great-grandmother, Muguette Bolduc, right, of Lewiston on Christmas Eve 2017.
Christmas services
AUBURN — The West Auburn Congregational Church is planning two special services just before Christmas. A Live Nativity and Festival of Lessons and Carols will be performed at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, with special musical accompaniment by Terry Swett, Diane Maddix and Jeanine Loubiere. The entire nativity will be acted out in the sanctuary, including […]
Offices to close for holidays
FARMINGTON — Franklin County government offices at the Franklin County Courthouse will close at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Offices will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and will reopen the following Mondays on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 4, 2016, respectively.
Pews will be full at Lewiston, Auburn Christmas services
AUBURN — It may be the uplifting carols, beautiful greens and flowers that draw people to Christmas services. For others, it could be the darkness softened by candles, or a message that God loves them and their presence is welcome. Like other churches, when the First Universalist Church Christmas Eve services begin this afternoon, the […]
Town Office to be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed Monday to close the Town Office all day Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day. Normally the Town Office would close at noon on Dec. 24, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. Other towns are closing for a full day on that day, she said, including Livermore. Staff asked if the […]
Livermore Town Office to be closed Christmas Eve, Day
LIVERMORE — The Town Office, Highway Department and Transfer Station will be closed on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve and Dec. 25, Christmas Day.