FALMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer an in-person maple syrup production workshop for beginners from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. The class first meets at Shaw Brothers Construction Company, 341 Mosher Road in Gorham, and finishes at Nash Valley Farm, 79 Nash Road in Windham. The snow date […]
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Lewiston library offers teen reading challenge
Lewiston Public Library plans to host a North Star Reading Challenge for teens. Beanstack and the North Star YA (young adult) Award Committee are offering a challenge designed to encourage teens to read for fun, and select a statewide favorite. There are 21 nominees for Maine’s 2021-22 award. Through March 31, the library encourages teens […]
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Lewiston Adult Education offers winter-spring brochure
Lewiston Adult Education and Auburn Adult & Community Education has put together it’s Winter-Spring 2022 brochure which features Chair Zumba, basket weaving, chickens, and conversational Somali classes among its new schedule. The brochure is dedicated in the memory of Edward Little High School teacher Larry Gordon, who died last fall. Gordon did the design and […]
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Workshop on living with chronic pain to be held in Norway
NORWAY — SeniorsPlus, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, plans to present Living Well with Chronic Pain, a free six-week workshop to help individuals manage a wide range of chronic pain conditions. The program will be offered Wednesdays Jan. 26 through March 2. Workshops participants will meet weekly from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at […]
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Catholics invited to participate in prayer vigil
PORTLAND — Maine Catholics are invited to join thousands of Catholics across the country in nine days of prayer for life and human dignity. The event, “9 Days for Life,” is scheduled to run from Wednesday, Jan. 19, through Thursday, Jan. 27, and is a novena for the protection of life, according to a news […]
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Lewiston-area YWCA to hold ‘Galentine’s Day’ fundraiser
LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine plans to celebrate “Galentine’s Day” on Friday, Feb. 11. The YWCA invites community members to surprise special people in their life with a Galentine’s Basket. YWCA staff will deliver baskets of treats and well-wishes to people throughout the Lewiston-Auburn community, according to a news release from the YWCA. People can […]
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Lewiston library to host Portland native’s talk on Black history in Maine
Bob Greene, 2021 recipient of the Maine Historical Society’s Neal Allen Award, plans to present his talk, “Black History of Maine,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Lewiston Public Library. This free, public program will be held on Zoom and livestreamed to the library’s Facebook page. Registration is required. It is frequently said […]
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Education center to offer virtual, in-person sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual and in-person sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Virtual — Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. • Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 9 and 10 a.m. • Thursday, Jan. 27, […]
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Educational center to offer college planning sessions
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized virtual sessions for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning: • Monday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m.; • Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 9 and 10 a.m.; • Thursday, Jan. 27, at 9 and 10 […]
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Rabbi, rebbetzin to tell story of 93 Holocaust victims
Lewiston/Auburn Senior College plans to offer a “Food for Thought” presentation on “The Ninety-Three Precious Souls,” an intense and interactive musical program that opens up the secrets of Jewish faith, prayer and martyrdom. The session, led by Rabbi Sruli Dresdner, spiritual leader of Temple Shalom in Auburn, and Rebbetzin (Rabbi’s wife) Lisa Mayer, is to […]