Masonic lodges donate to Good Shepherd WALES — Webster Lodge #164 in Wales and the Grand Lodge of Maine have combined their resources to make a donation of $1,500 to the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn. Helping friends and neighbors in our community is considered one of the most important responsibilities of Maine freemasons. […]

Spruce Mountain HS names top seniors JAY — Spruce Mountain High School has released the names of graduating seniors honor students. Graduation will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14, the Spruce Mountain High School gymnasium. Seniors named as the top honors students are: Abigail Thurston, valedictorian; Levi Hawkins, salutatorian; Scott Jackson; Katelynn Ladd; […]

Maine Preservation meeting, workshops YARMOUTH — Maine Preservation will hold its annual meeting and Old House Forum workshops from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, using Zoom Webinar. There is no cost to join. The session will include “Bootstrapping Economic Development Through Reuse of Historic Structures” presented by Hugh French, director, Tides Institute and […]

Spanish Masses to be live-streamed in Lewiston LEWISTON — Live-streamed Masses celebrated in Spanish are now available each weekend during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., a Maine native who has returned to the state to serve in the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Hispanic Ministry, will celebrate Masses in Spanish via live […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University: Jill King of Auburn has earned a bachelor of science, nursing degree; Tanya Morissette of Lewiston has earned a bachelor of science, nursing degree. The online, nonprofit university has graduated more than 178,000 students from across the country […]

FARMINGTON — “I’ll try the chicken pot pie and a brownie,” the woman said, standing at the order window of the Tuesday Night Supper Club. “And this is really free?” The Tuesday Night Supper Club is a free new take-out dining experience, a project of the youth group of Old South First Congregational Church, UCC. […]

Local students named winners of National Merit Scholarships EVANSTON, Illinois — The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has announced that Armandeep Singh from Hebron Academy and Abigail G. Dundore from Lewiston High School have been named winners of National Merit Scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each. The two students were chosen from a talent pool of […]

New student, prekindergarten registration begins POLAND — For prekindergarten and/or new student registration in RSU 16 (Poland, Minot, Mechanic Falls), families need to email Jean McNally, [email protected], to set up an appointment between 8 a.m. and noon Monday or Thursday to pick-up the registration packet at the central office beginning this week. Once the packets […]

Oxford Memorial Day ceremony is canceled OXFORD — Oxford Anderson Staples Post 112, American Legion, is cancelling its Memorial Day Ceremony due to COVID-19 state social distancing regulations and restrictions on group meetings of 50 or more people. Individuals can still contact vets to thank and encourage them.   Rotary Club of Oxford Hills calls […]