Students and parent volunteers from Carrie Ricker School of Litchfield volunteer their Sunday morning to attend a Memorial Day prepping opportunity led by their teacher and Sabattus American Legion Auxiliary officer Jennifer Caron. The group, led by Sabattus American Legion member Ron Caron, planted flowers at the Sabattus Monument, seen here, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery […]
Memorial Day
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Mothers of fallen service members honored in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A new star in Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to the sacrifice and service of Maine’s Gold Star Mothers, and in honor of the children they lost in service. During Saturday’s annual Memorial Day observation, the L-A Veterans Council dedicated the newest monument in the park to mothers. It is a large granite-framed […]
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Giant flag in Norway is Memorial Day tribute
NORWAY — A giant flag painted on the side of the Danzig Painting business at 7 Harrison Road is a tribute to military service members and law enforcement officers, according to building owner Mike Morin. The retired veteran, who served for 20 years, said he wanted to thank “all of our service members and law enforcement […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Memorial Day events
The following Memorial Day observations are scheduled for the weekend: Saturday LEWISTON: Memorial Day parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Kennedy Park, move to Auburn and back again over the Longley Bridge, ending at Veterans Memorial Park at Main and Lincoln streets. The ceremony will begin around 10:30 a.m. Units invited include veterans’ posts […]
Posted inCommunity, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Tri-Town Memorial Day schedule
TRI-TOWN — “Honoring Our Veterans” is the theme of the Memorial Day parade that will step off at 10 a.m., Monday, May 28. Parade line-up begins at the Memco Parking Lot, 102 Main St., Jay. All Veterans, young and old, are invited to step in and march along the parade route. Several services will be […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web
Diocese of Portland announces Memorial Day Mass celebrations
PORTLAND — Diocese of Portland has announced Mass celebrations and prayer services are planned for churches and cemeteries around Maine on Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 to 28. Local Masses and services planned include: Bridgton: St. Joseph Parish will celebrate a Memorial Day Mass at 8 a.m. Monday, May 28, at Saint Joseph Church on 225 South […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Volunteers needed in Lewiston to place 7,000 flags on veterans' graves
LEWISTON — The city needs volunteers over the next two weekends to place American flags on every veteran’s grave. Help is being solicited for the city’s three largest cemeteries — Mt. Hope, St. Peter’s and Riverside. Teams of five to 10 volunteers will be assigned an area to cover the cemetery in a grid fashion […]
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Memorial Day parade planned in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — Community members are invited to join the Memorial Day parade and service Monday, May 28, at the Veterans Monument on Route 100. Commander Willie Danforth of AMVETS Post 6 in New Gloucester said participants will line up at 8 a.m. at Memorial School on Route 231 and proceed at 9 a.m. toward Route […]
Posted inConnections
Peru teen plants flowers for veterans at cemeteries in 18 Western Maine communities
PERU — Katelyn “Kit-Kat” Carlow of Peru planted 1,288 flowers on veterans’ graves in cemeteries in 18 Western Maine communities with the help of her family and other volunteers during Memorial Day weekend. Cemeteries in Peru, Dixfield, Rumford, Mexico, Bethel, Andover, Canton, Carthage, Wilton, East Dixfield, Farmington, Chesterville, East Mercer, Norridgewock, Pittsfield, Hartland, St. Albans, […]
