FARMINGTON — Though United Way has postponed its traditional annual meeting and campaign celebration, members are sharing aspects of it. The theme this year was “Be a Superhero.” Campaign year 2019-2020 ran from May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2020, bringing challenges — from the tragic event at LEAP in September to the pandemic with […]

AUBURN — Curtis Jack, president of the Androscoggin Historical Society, has received notification that the National Park Service has placed the West Auburn School on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is at the corner of Boothby Street and West Auburn Road. “This building is Auburn’s last remaining one-room schoolhouse,” Jack noted. “We […]

LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society invites the community to a Virtual Kitten Shower on Saturday, May 23. Every spring many kittens are brought to the shelter, ranging in ages from newborn to 6 months. To help care for the “babies” that will arrive, the shelter invites the public to participate in a virtual […]

Joshua Bradley honored at Wilkes University WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania — Wilkes University student Joshua Bradley of South Paris was honored with the the Pi Sigma Alpha Award in political science. Bradley was recognized as part of the University’s annual academic awards for graduating seniors presented on May 15. Bradley is a double major in political science […]

Perennial sale to benefit teen center SOUTH PARIS — A perennial sale will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, in the Rent-A-Center parking lot across from Oxford Hills High School. It is for the benefit of the Rock House Teen Center in Oxford. Contact is Howie at 207-539-2372.   Mt. Blue […]

Lewiston delegates cancel May office hours AUGUSTA — Lewiston’s delegates to the Maine Legislature usually hold public office hours one Saturday each month at the Lewiston Public Library. In order to protect the health of community members, however, the previously scheduled May public office hours have been canceled. The members of the delegation, Senate Majority […]

FARMINGTON — McKayla Marois, a recent University of Maine at Farmington graduate from the town of Oxford, knew she was destined to teach, she just didn’t know her challenges along the way would be a pathway to a position of leadership on campus, in the state of Maine and beyond. Resourceful, talented and with a […]

AUGUSTA — In response to CDC directives and guidance regarding COVID-19, the Honor Flight Network has advised all hubs to suspend Honor Flight travel, nation-wide, through Aug. 31. Honor Flight Maine has received many calls inquiring about Maine trips for the remainder of 2020. Honor Flight Maine has planned flights for late summer and fall; […]

LEWISTON — UMA’s Lewiston Center will hold a Virtual Dental Assisting Program information session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21. Attendees will learn more about the program where students can complete a certificate in dental assisting in as little as one year or an associate of science in dental assisting in as little […]

AUGUSTA — Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, announced the addition of more than $12 million to Maine’s Unclaimed Property Fund. Mainers are asked to check whether any of that cash belongs to them.  “Any cash belonging to Mainers should get to them and their accounts, and that’s what this program is all about,” said Libby. “Everyone […]