FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is hosting the first Hunger Solutions Exchange to bring together all responding to food insecurity in Greater Franklin County. Whether you are operating, supporting, donating to, collaborating with or volunteering at a pantry, meal program, annual holiday dinner, blessing box, Little Free Pantry, or other way of […]
2022
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Fact sheets added to Social Security statements
MAINE — External fact sheets are being added to Social Security statements. Your Social Security statement (statement) tells how much you or your family can expect to receive in disability, survivors, and retirement benefits. It also provides a record of your most recent earnings history and other valuable information. Fact sheets are given with your online […]
advertisement
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
UMaine payment infuriating, in light of firings
To the Editor: Nine faculty were fired at the University of Maine at Farmington, and the UMaine system still has to pay Michael Laliberte, a man who didn’t work a day for his job, up to $615,000 (a $205,000 annual salary payment that can extend up to three years)? Where is the sense, the equity, the justice, […]
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Kindness costs nothing just one yes after another
At JFK airport, I’m sitting in the waiting area at my gate. It’s crowded. Passengers, each involved in their presence, anticipate boarding at any moment. One passenger stands out. She anxiously and seemingly aimlessly walks back and forth through the waiting area. Her face is pinched, indicating her eyes squint behind her dark glasses as […]
Posted inKids' Edition
How do you say that in …
English: pilgrimageFrench: pèlerinageSpanish: peregrinajeGerman: Pilgerfahrt (German capitalizes nouns)Italian: pellegrinaggioArabic: alhaju الحجChinese: Cháoshèng 朝圣
Posted inKids' Edition
Word of the Week
Pilgrimage (PILL-gruh-mihj — rhymes with spill the fridge.)A long trip or journey to visit a special religious place.The Bachmann family made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Posted inKids' Edition
Current Events/Shavuot
(Sha rhymes with ha, vu rhymes with you, and ot sounds like the word oat, as in oatmeal. Sha-voo-oat.)Shavuot is a religious holiday that has deep meaning for Jews and also includes a lot of fun for Jewish children. It is two days long, and this year takes place on the 5th and 6th of […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
North Livermore Baptist Church
LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church May 29, service, the congregation was welcome in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “God of Our Father”, “America, the Beautiful”, and “Trust and […]
Posted inKids' Edition
Kids in the Kitchen
Granola Bars The perfect take with you breakfast, snack, and energy bar! Makes 16 2-inch squares Ingredients: 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds 1 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/2 cup honey ¼ cup dark brown sugar 1-ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for pan 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 […]