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Lewiston schools may get veggie volunteers to help serve local produce
LEWISTON — This week is harvest lunch week, when schools across the state serve fresh food grown in Maine — summer squash, zucchini, butternut squash, carrots, corn and potatoes. At Lewiston schools, there’s some local produce, but potatoes are most often made from dried flakes. Carrots are frozen. Corn comes out of a can. “It […]
Volunteers needed for Auburn board
AUBURN — City officials are looking for a large group of volunteers to set spending priorities for Auburn’s share of federal Community Development Block Grant money. Members of the Citizens Advisory Committee will work with Community Development staff and the city’s consultant to write a a five-year strategic plan for spending Community Development funds. Selections […]
Audubon seeks volunteers to survey roads
FALMOUTH — The Maine Audubon is seeking volunteers to survey roads in the western part of the state for signs of wildlife crossings. Officials say data collected by volunteers about where, when and how many animals cross roads is the first step in identifying ways to reduce wildlife road mortality. Maine Audubon is looking for […]
Franklin Memorial Hospital volunteers honored
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Bass Room was the festive setting recently of a recognition celebration for the health network’s volunteers. The program included a social time and dinner, and entertainment by Sammie Angel who performed old-time sing-along favorites. All volunteers attending received a gift and certificates in recognition, as well as pins and service […]
Volunteer training sessions to be held
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice announces that nine people completed the general volunteer trainings held in July, August and September. The newest members of the volunteer team include Joanne Badger, Turner; Richard Boutilier, Bridgton; Joan Hamann, Greene; Jim McConnell, Auburn; Misty Morin, Lewiston; Beverly Robinson, West Paris; Cecile Verreault, Lewiston; Kimberly Walker, Bowdoin; […]
Wardens focus search for missing AT hiker Geraldine Largay on about 4.2 square miles
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee was intensified and concentrated Sunday, but no new clues were found, according to the Maine Warden Service. The service also said the search effort, which has gone on for more than 10 days, would be “extensively scaled back.” As many as 115 wardens and […]
Inside the struggle to find missing hiker Geraldine Largay
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Looking for a person lost in the wilderness is often compared to looking for a needle in a haystack. In reality, it’s far more difficult than that. “When you think about the total square footage of a person’s body — whether they are lying down or standing up — and you think about trying […]