Vacation Bible Schools and Totus Tuus are being offered at parishes around Maine this summer. They are a way for youths to learn about their faith, while having fun and making new friends, according to a news release from Dave Guthro, communications director, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Vacation Bible Schools • Gray Monday-Friday, July […]
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Film screening, opiod panel discussion set for Auburn May 26
AUBURN — Healthy Androscoggin — in partnership with the city of Auburn, Be the Influence, and several community resource partners — plan to present a screening and panel discussion of the 30-minute documentary, “Compassion Cures: Building Hope by Overcoming Stigma.” This event will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 26, at East Auburn Baptist […]
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Outdoor Memorial Day Masses set for Lewiston, Rumford
Bishop Robert Deeley plans to celebrate a Memorial Day Mass at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, at St. Peter’s Cemetery, 217 Switzerland Road in Lewiston. All are invited to this Mass. The origins of Memorial Day date back to the Civil War when many cities and towns would set aside a day to remember those […]
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Sabattus local earns West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine degree
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Brady Dion graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine May 5 with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Dion earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, in 2018. He is a 2014 graduate of Oak Hill High School in Wales, […]
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Topsham student participates in Lasell University RUNWAY shows
NEWTON, Mass. — Maddie Young, a Lasell University student from Topsham, participated in the institution’s annual RUNWAY shows last month. Young was a designer who presented original work at the RUNWAY undergraduate show. Check out upcoming area events!
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Omicron Delta Kappa celebrates new members
LEXINGTON, Va. — Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 1,869 new initiates from 78 universities in April. Among them were Megan Reynolds of Gray, attending Roanoke College; and Annelise Jacobs of Peru, attending Union College in Nebraska. Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the […]
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Pine Grove Programs offers openings for free summer events, Aug. 5 Patriot Ride canceled
Events for vets, active military law enforcement and first responders.
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Students receive Gorman scholarships
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ten Maine community college students were awarded $3,500 scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year. The students were celebrated May 15 in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L. Bean leadership. The 2023 Leon A. Gorman Scholars are: Mya Crowell (Greene), business, Central Maine […]
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Jay veterans post lists Memorial Day events for Jay/Livermore Falls area
Local veterans organizations and their auxiliaries plan to hold wreath-laying services Monday, May 29 at select war memorials in the area. Jay VFW Post 3335, American Veterans Post 33, American Legion Post 10, and their auxiliaries will have members participating in these time-honored recognitions, according to a news release from Jim Manter, VFW Post 3335 […]
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Poland society to open museum, chapel May 27
The Poland Spring Preservation Society plans to open the Maine State Building Museum and the All Souls Chapel for the 47th season with an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at 37 Preservation Way. With free admission to the museums, visitors can see new exhibits, including a recently donated circa […]