FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Testing Service has announced that, beginning in March, they will be able to administer the Graduate Record Examinations to students interested in attending graduate school. UMF will be one of only three testing sites in the state able to offer the exam, a standardized test that is […]

Senior Cribbage League play results LEWISTON — Cribbage results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Feb. 27 are: First, Anita Maheux and Gene Brown; second, George Bussiere and Maurice Gagne; third, Roger Labbe and Ron Maheux; fourth, Bob Cielinski and Mickie Farnum; and fifth, Chanel Leblanc and Pauline Quimby . The […]

AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has announced teen programs for March. Maine Job Corps: Teens and new adults, ages 16 to 24, may contact Sarah of the Maine Job Corps, 207-631-1453, to find out more about the program and who is eligible. She will arrange a time to meet at the Auburn Public Library. […]

Speakers describe Age-Friendly Community BRIDGTON — Greg Huang-Dale and Jim Gibbs of Fryeburg presented aspects of the Age-Friendly Community in Fryeburg at a meeting of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club recently. Gibbs talked about the Window Dressers Program, which provides no- or low-cost storm window installation for seniors, and Huang-Dale discussed other features of the […]

JAY — St. Rose of Lima Parish, 1 Church St., will host a warming center Fridays during Lent. Hours 2-6 p.m. Feb. 28 through April 10. The new initiative is modeled partly on the warming center at St. Joseph Parish in Farmington but with some additions, all of which are free. “We are taking various […]

Church to serve free community meal FARMINGTON — Old South First Congregational Church will serve its monthly free community luncheon at noon Saturday, March 14. The menu will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots and cake. Delivery service will be available in Farmington. Call the church office at 207-778-0424 during the week or […]

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania — The Lycoming College dean’s list is issued at the close of each semester in recognition of superior scholarship. Rylee Delaney, class of 2022, Livermore, was recognized for academic excellence for the fall of 2019. Delaney is majoring in astrophysics, minoring in biology. Students make the dean’s list if they complete at least […]

PERU — The fifth annual Little Tim’s Ice Fishing DerbyIce Fishing Derby will take place Saturday, March 7, on Worthley Pond. Timothy M. Holland followed in the footsteps of his father, Timothy Holland, as a known mentor to children in the community, teaching them about hunting, fishing and how to appreciate and enjoy the outdoors. […]

SOUTH PARIS  —  The 2020 McLaughlin Garden Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 4, with Harriet Robinson’s illustrated lecture, “Growing Irises in Maine.” The talk will cover types of irises: bulbs, bearded and beardless. Robinson will explain when the different types of iris bloom, how to tell them apart, how to plant and divide them, how […]