Applications for absentee ballots are available on the Maine secretary of state’s Web site, www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec, or at local town offices throughout Oxford County. Maine law permits anyone to vote by absentee ballot as a matter of convenience, and students heading off to college are especially encouraged to fill out an application so that their ballot will be mailed to them in a timely fashion. Actual ballots will be available later in the fall for the Nov. 2 general election. For more information, call Cathy Newell at 875-2116.

Teen Center celebrating

OXFORD – His Place Teen Center will hold a public celebration for the center’s 12 years of reaching youth in the Oxford Hills and surrounding area on Friday. The event will be held from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the center at 254 Webber Brook Road. There will be softball, volleyball, and basketball games, and the game room will open at 6 p.m. with a pool table and air hockey. An outdoor barbecue will be held at 7 p.m., followed by a special outdoor concert with the, P.I.F., Paid In Full. People of all ages are invited. More information may be obtained on the Internet at www.hisplaceteencenter.org or by calling Bert or Fran Rugg at 743-9503.