PORTLAND — Effective immediately, the Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, Bishop of Portland, is permitting the celebration of public Masses in the parking lots of Maine’s Catholic churches, but with strict protocols in place for the protection, safety and health of all participants. Those protocols include: • Holy Communion will not be distributed until everyone’s […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston School System announces that pre-K and kindergarten registration for students for the Fall school year, 2020, can be done online. Pre-K students must be 4 years of age on or before Oct. 15, 2020. Kindergarten students must be 5 years on or before Oct. 15, 2020. Those wishing to register for […]

FARMINGTON — Public registration is now open through the University of Maine at Farmington for a pair of web-based May and summer term courses on gardens and community. “Dig-it-al! Gardens & Community” is an English course that delves into the literature and practice of what it takes to create small-scale, sustainable, organic gardens in differing […]

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Farmers’ Market will open for the 2020 summer season from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at the municipal parking lot on the corner of Lincoln and Main streets. As an essential service, the Lewiston Farmers’ Market is proud to be able to offer community members farm fresh, local food, […]

PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley has announced several priest assignments and two retirements, all effective Aug. 1. Area assignments include the following: Fr. Patrick Finn has been appointed parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus. Finn is currently parochial […]

May community lunch is canceled FARMINGTON — The Old South First Congregational Church monthly free community lunch for May has been canceled.

LEWISTON — Surviving, then standing up to bullies, and devotion to protecting animals — that advocacy has earned Hope Rubito of Lewiston and Isla Wilson of Freeport the latest round of the Berman & Simmons Youth Leaders Award. The law firm award recognizes Maine middle and high school students for their outstanding service to their […]

TURNER — The SAD 52 Adult and Community Education staff is thinking outside the box during the COVID-19 shut-down and supporting the students in many ways. Classrooms have been moved online to allow students to continue to interact, grow and work toward their educational goals. The district is holding regular online office hours and offering […]

AUBURN — Four students from Central Maine Community College (CMCC) are among the 20 Maine community college students named to the 2020 All-Maine Academic Team. The students were selected in recognition of outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service. The CMCC students receiving the award, which includes a $500 scholarship from the Maine Community College System […]