FARMINGTON — The Farmington Area Ski Team will soar downhill this year in new bibs purchased by Franklin Savings Bank. The team had been using bibs that were more than 20 years old. The bank donated $3,000 for new ones. The team is for students in grades four to eight. The new bibs will be […]
2019
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South Paris woman named library trustee emeritus
PARIS — The Paris Public Library board of trustees recently recognized Carolyn Blais of South Paris as trustee emeritus. She joins Jane Gibson, who holds the same title. Serving on the board since 1986, Blais has donated and devoted hours to improving the library and its services. For several years she served as the board […]
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Community brief
Class offered on cleaning firearms WILTON — Wilton Fish and Game will hold a basic firearm cleaning class at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, to help anyone in need. There is a $5 donation. Participants are asked to bring any cleaning kit/supplies and their unloaded firearm without ammunition. There will be some cleaning supplies available. For […]
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Uber discriminated against blind woman with guide dog, panel rules
The Maine Human Rights Commission says Uber is responsible for a driver that refused a ride to a Falmouth woman and her service animal.
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Poet Franny Choi will wrap up Bates College reading series for 2019
Bates College’s Literary Arts Live reading series presents Franny Choi, the author of the poetry collections, “Floating, Brilliant, Gone” and “Soft Science,” which Publishers Weekly described as “an exhilarating matrix of poetry, science and technology.” Choi is an editor and podcast co-host as well as poet. A book signing will follow the reading, which will […]
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Donovan Shaw achieves Eagle Scout status
AUBURN — Donovan Shaw of Auburn has attained the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 111 in Auburn. Shaw’s scouting journey began as a 9-year-old when he joined Cub Scout Pack 111. He crossed over to Boy Scouts two years later. During the next six years he advanced steadily through the ranks, learning skills in […]
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Maine-ly Harmony to present Christmas show
Maine-ly Harmony will celebrate the season with “Christmas Remembered,” featuring upbeat holiday songs and beloved carols at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church, 209 Eastern Ave., Augusta. All are welcome to this free-will offering performance, followed by refreshments and friendship. Also performing are three diverse quartets and a mixed ensemble […]
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Chocolate Church Arts Center presents eclectic holiday season lineup
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will present a jam-packed schedule of holiday-themed performances through November and December. The lineup will feature everything from a live Motown concert, to guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola, a fun family theater show featuring fairy tale characters and a fiery Celtic show with fiddler extraordinaire Eileen Ivers. A stage […]
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‘Come Out Swingin’!‘ set to open
LEWISTON — The premiere of “Come Out Swingin’!,” the new musical comedy about Lewiston hosting the Ali-Liston heavyweight title fight in 1965, opens Friday, Nov. 22, at the Franco Center. Written by Portland playwright Brian Daly, this traditional Broadway-style show is filled with original songs, lots of laughs and plenty of heart. It is May […]
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Androscoggin Readers Theater visits SeniorsPlus
The Androscoggin Readers Theater, now in its 11th season, is continuing to visit senior housing facilities to present performances of its original, humorous scripts that explore the quirks, peculiarities and idiosyncrasies of senior life. As requested, members returned to SeniorsPlus on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for an afternoon performance open to the public. Hugh Keene, […]