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Community briefs to run July 21

Hazardous waste collection on Saturday NORWAY — A Household Hazardous Waste Collection will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 25, at the Norway-Paris Solid Waste Facility, 39 Brown St. Residents are asked to adhere to the CDC COVID-19 regulations that are in place and remain in their vehicles. Trained staff will inspect […]

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Library hosting annual lobster roll lunch

CORRECTION: The following brief, originally published Saturday, July 18, contained some inaccurate information. WAYNE — Cary Memorial Library’s 11th annual lobster roll lunch packed to go will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. The Friends of the Library will offer lobster or chicken salad to be picked up across from […]

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Big Brothers Big Sisters pay visits to their Littles

LEWISTON — While school activities came to an abrupt halt due to COVID-19, one special and long-awaited annual field trip for some young students in Lewiston came right to their front door. “A letter for me!” an excited Abdikafi Abdikadir says while opening a hand-delivered letter that was written by his “Big Sister” and Bates […]

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United Way offers tax credit service to Franklin County seniors

FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has received a mini-grant from SeniorsPlus and intends to utilize the money to further outreach in helping seniors receive the state credits for which they are eligible: Property Tax Fairness Credit and Maine Sales Tax Fairness Credit. As a recipient of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic […]

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Sports on TV: Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 21 BOWLING 7 p.m. — FS1: PBA: King of the Lanes 3, Bowlero Jupiter, Jupiter, Fla. 8 p.m.— FS1: PBA: King of the Lanes 4, Bowlero Jupiter, Jupiter, Fla. BOXING 8 p.m. — ESPN:Top Rank: Oscar Valdez vs. Jayson Velez (Featherweights), […]

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On this date in Maine history: July 21

July 21, 1957: Kenneth Roberts, known chiefly for his many historical novels, dies at the age of 71 in Kennebunkport, where he was born and where he lived for many years. Roberts’ best-known works include “Northwest Passage,” a French and Indian War-era tale that was published in 1937 and made into a 1940 movie starring […]