American Legion Thanksgiving dinner

AUBURN — William J. Rogers American Legion Post 153 will serve Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27. The target audience is high school kids that do not live at home, veterans and the truly needy.

All are asked to share this with anyone who needs a meal.

Many veteran volunteers and their families will be helping. 

Meals will be served from noon until 2 p.m. Donations will be accepted afternoons up until Wednesday evening at Post 153, 71 South Main St.

All events publicized are open to the public. For more information, call the post at 207-782-1118.

Free Thanksgiving dinner at Eagles

LEWISTON — A free Thanksgiving dinner will be served from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Eagles No. 618 Hall, 1327 Sabattus St.

All members and guests are invited.

Sabattus Legion annual craft fair

SABATTUS — Sabattus American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at Sabattus American Legion Post 135 on Island Road.

There will be more than 15 crafters, a bake sale, Rada knives and a white elephant table.

Everyone is invited. Lunch will be served in the Holiday Canteen.

Topic: food safety system law

LISBON FALLS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free workshop about the Food Safety Modernization Act that starts at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St.

Ben Tettlebaum, a Rhodes Fellow with the Farm and Food Initiative at the Conservation Law Foundation Maine, and Dave Colson, a farmer from Durham and director of agricultural services at Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, will make presentations. Each year, about 3,000 people in the United States die and 128,000 are hospitalized due to food-borne diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The FSMA, signed into law in 2011, seeks to build in prevention throughout the food safety system and requires farmers to incorporate steps to avoid food contamination.

Through Dec. 15, the FDA is accepting public comments about FSMA; computers will be available at the workshop to send suggestions. For more information, to register or request a disability accommodation, contact KymNoelle Sposato, 207-353-5550, [email protected].