A Lewiston couple and their son and nephew prepare a raised garden Friday afternoon in one of the many community gardens downtown.
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Auburn man says garden 'keeps me going'
Arthur Charest prepares his tomato garden Wednesday for next year’s growing season, behind his home in Auburn. Charest, 84, said his tomatoes got off to a slow start this past summer, but finished strong. Gardening can be “a lot of work, but it keeps me going,” Charest said. “When you quit getting out, that’s when […]
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Wolfe's Neck agricultural center looks to grow offerings
FREEPORT — Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment is embarking on a capital campaign to help make its “re-imagined” campus a reality. Under the “reinvestment of the farm,” new and repurposed historic buildings and a “thoughtfully designed landscape” would allow campers, farmers, researchers and other visitors to “engage in hands-on learning about regenerative […]
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Tending the garden in Auburn
Barbara Hill tends to her garden on Hotel Road in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. “The weather has been great for the flowers, but it also makes the weeds and grass grow too much,” Hill said. “It’s getting harder for me to keep up with it all. It’s not hard getting down to do the work, […]
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Mt. Blue Area Garden club awards scholarships
WILTON — Recipients of Mt. Blue Area Garden Club scholarships were introduced at a recent meeting at the home of club president Tom Saviello. Mt. Blue High School graduates Kaci O. Presby will attend Saint Joseph’s College and Ezekiel S. Robinson will attend the University of Maine. Each will receive a $500 scholarship upon successful completion of […]
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Beatrice L. Pierce
LEWISTON — Beatrice L. Pierce, 89, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 13, at Marshwood Center in Lewiston. She was born March 21, 1929, in Lewiston, the daughter of George and Gladys Sampson. She attended school in Jay. On Oct. 25, 1947, in Phillips, she married Richard Phair. He passed away in […]
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A kid and his kale
Owen Young, 11, plants kale Wednesday in a community garden at Washburn Elementary School in Auburn. Young and Donna Flynn, a counselor with Spurwink, started the garden after Flynn saw vegetable beds on Lewiston’s Lisbon Street and in downtown Norway. Flynn said people can help themselves to the vegetables so long as they leave some […]
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Karen Marie Bronk
LEWISTON — Karen M. Bronk, 64, of Turner died peacefully at the Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice on Monday, June 18, after a three-year struggle with cancer. Karen was born in Connecticut on Dec. 25, 1953, into a family that included six brothers. The family lived for a time in Germany before moving back to the […]
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Briefly: Region
‘Why Are We Here?’ cafe topic BRIDGTON — The Socrates Cafe will meet on Monday, May 7, at the Bridgton Community Center. A meet and greet will be held from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. and discussion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The topic will be “Why Are We Here?” Moderator will be Joanne Morse. Light refreshments […]