WAYNE — Cary Library’s 7th Annual 5K Walk/Run/Race is set for Aug. 4. The race starts at 9 a.m. at the Wayne Elementary School, 48 Pond Road. Registration begins at 8:15. The race course is primarily flat and fast, with one good hill. There will be an official timer, and prizes for the top finishers. […]
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Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Paulette P. Burpee
LEWISTON — Paulette P. Burpee, 85, died Monday, July 9, after a lingering illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1932 in Lewiston to William and Roseanna Nadeau. She attended Lewiston Schools and married the love of her life, Bernard Burpee, in 1952, only to lose her husband to a military accident in 1953. Paulette worked her […]
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Well Done
The following local students have recently been named to post-secondary schooling academic lists of achievement: Alfred University, Alfred, New York — Reed S. McLean of Norway has been named to the dean’s list. — Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts — Ashley Richardson of Durham; and Chantal Jordan, Lewiston, have been named to the dean’s list. — Baylor University, Waco, […]
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Golf tournament to benefit the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine
NORWAY — The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association is sponsoring the fifth annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Norway Country Club on Route 118. The women are collecting monetary donations and items for their silent auction. Donations of any amount are appreciated. Individuals or businesses may be a […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston library hosting Minecraft game
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is promoting its summer reading program, Libraries Rock, with a Minecraft event at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21. Participants ages 10 and older will enjoy two fun-filled hours of Minecraft, a computer-generated, block-building program, in the Computer Lab. The library has a limited number of available Minecraft accounts to use, […]
Posted inCommunity Sports, sj-web
Team Attack wins 12U Class A State Championship
Front Row from left to right: Elle Picard, Shylah Woodford, Emma Michaud, McKenzie Toner; Back row from left to right: Coach Chad Cormier, Megan Watson, SavAnna Cormier, Mike Watson, Mya Williams, Brooke Gero, Cat Johnson, Esme Jamison, Kaleigh Kubicki, Coach Ryan Gero. Team Attack’s 12U Orange team won the Class A State Championship July 7-8. Playing […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times
Rotary president handed gavel
River Valley Rotary Club President Randall Therrien, left, hands the gavel to incoming President Paul Doroghzi at the annual Presidential Transition dinner at 49 Franklin in Rumford on June 25. Therrien was given a Spirit of America Award from Rumford Town Manager Linda J. Briggs for his efforts to improve the lives of Rumford residents.
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Gregory Alan Provencher
FARMINGTON — Gregory Alan Provencher, 67, of Rumford, passed away Saturday, July 7, at Sandy River Center, due to health complications. He was born Dec. 29, 1950, to Roland and Pauline (Hallet) Provencher. He was the youngest of eight children and graduated from Mexico High School in 1970. On June 10, 1978, Greg married the love […]
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Rotary Club president is guest speaker
River Valley Rotary Club President Paul Doroghazi, left, was guest speaker at the club’s Fellowship Luncheon recently in Rumford. His topic was tobacco and its devastating affects on health. He shakes hands with Rotarian Dave Duguay of Byron.
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Art by Elizabeth Busch, Richard Lee on view at Maine Fiberarts
TOPSHAM — Current and Coming: Elizabeth Busch Art Quilts is on view at Maine Fiberarts from Sunday, June 15 through Wednesday, Aug. 15. A Meet the Artist Reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 22, and the public is invited to attend free of charge. Also on view are handmade paper […]