LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women announces the next in its semi-annual Wise and Strong Women Speak series set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6. The theme will be “The Art of Public Service” with two committed public servants, Kristen Cloutier and Bettyann Sheats. They will focus not on issues, but on […]
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SeniorsPlus to discuss business ownership solutions
LEWISTON — Maine has the oldest workforce in the nation and there are more young people leaving the state than moving in. This demographic challenge is fundamental to many economic challenges — and opportunities. Maine has thousands of baby boomer business owners who will need to retire in the next decade or so and few […]
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Speaker to discuss poor of Otisfield
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society will meet and host a speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Otisfield Town House, 53 Bell Hill Road. Following a short business meeting, Jean Hankins will speak about the town’s poor, a subject she first tackled shortly after moving to Otisfield in 1993. Hankins will first read […]
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Magic Machines at L-A Museum LEWISTON — Museum L-A will offer Magic Machines, a series of after-school activities for children ages 4 and older. The series will give kids the chance to explore simple machines. The first event, scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, will check out gears. What makes things move? Sometimes simple, easy […]
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Children’s Cancer Walk in Rumford RUMFORD — The Maine Children’s Cancer Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, in the Hosmer Field Complex. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk and run will begin at 9 a.m. Money raised from the walk goes to help finance state-of-the-art equipment, psychological services and research to help find […]
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Dullea descendants to discuss family history
NORWAY — One hundred years ago, Daniel Francis Dullea came to Maine from Peabody, Massachusetts, to work in the shoe factory in Norway. He settled in Ford’s Corner, now known as Norway Lake Village, bought a house, married and had eight children. Descendants of the Dullea family, some of whom still live in the original […]
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Senior College to present program on elder abuse
BETHEL — “Elder Abuse: A Community Problem with Community Solutions” will be presented by Betty Balderston, Elder Abuse Prevention Advocate at Legal Services for the Elderly, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Bethel Congregational Church Hall. The program is sponsored by To Your Health of Western Mountains Senior College (WMSC). Balderston […]
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Refuge official to share wonders of Lake Umbagog
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will lead a trip to the headwaters of the Androscoggin River at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, when Ian Drew, Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge deputy manager, will speak on the history and present opportunities of the lake. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. at McLaughlin Auditorium on […]
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Chatfield to discuss 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Maine'
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon’s first talk of the fall season will be by Matthew Chatfield, speaking on amphibians and reptiles native to Maine. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the North Dining Hall, University of Maine at Farmington. It is free and open to the public. Chatfield writes, […]
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Agriculture & Conservation Day at Oxford County Fair
OXFORD — Agriculture & Conservation Day at Oxford County Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the fairgrounds on Pottle Road. The day is traditionally set aside for children up to sixth grade and home school families to visit the fair and learn about the many aspects of agriculture […]