LEWISTON – St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center announces the following births:Etasia Xallae-Patience Higgins, a girl to Kristen R. Higgins and Jessica M. Gray of Auburn, Dec. 13. Sibling, Jacob Adam Hainsey. Grandparents, Charlene Higgins and Arnold Higgins Jr., both of Casco, Lorraine Dittulio and Andy Dittulio of Columbia, Md., Bryant T. Gray of Bucksport; great-grandparents, […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its quarterly meeting on Saturday, Jan. 24, at St. Augustine’s Church, Washington Street. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. There will be a prayer service at 9 and the program will start at 9:15. The meeting will open at 10 with Mass at noon. […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine State Housing Authority has increased the price of homes eligible for financing under the agency’s first-time homebuyer program.The changes make more Maine homes eligible for financing under the program, which provides reduced interest rate mortgages to help low and moderate income families purchase their first homes, said authority Director Michael Finnegan.“Under […]

LEWISTON – Announcement is made of the following birth at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center:Cameron Edward Morin, a boy to Cindy and Jason Morin of Poland, Jan. 14. Sibling, Marysa Morin. Grandparents, Eddie and Barbara Giguere of Lewiston, Pauline and Norman Richardson of Poland, Roger and Debi Morin of Lewiston; great-grandparents, Pearl Moody and Dan […]

LEWISTON – The following births are announced at Central Maine Medical Center:Ethan Thomas Handley, a boy to Michelle and David Handley of Monmouth, Jan. 8. Sibling, Lydia. Grandparents, Thurston and Carolyn Handley of Concord, Mass., Rex and Margaret Biggs of Ngatimoti, New Zealand.Jenna Mae Durgin, a girl to Kristy Burns and Scott Durgin of Poland, […]

Not alone We must never lose our Maine veterans’ services – a great organization. The staff there has been very helpful to my family.Every veteran can reach out to them and, in return, if you qualify, they will direct you to medical staff, help with prescriptions and, if warranted, a disability pension.Even after the death […]

WAITSFIELD, Vt. – The Valley Players is accepting submissions for the 2004 Vermont Playwrights Award. The award is to promote the theater arts and to encourage and support the creation of original plays by residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.The deadline is Feb. 1. Award submissions must be a full-length, non-musical play suitable for […]

BRUNSWICK – Merrymeeting Audubon Society, a chapter of Maine Audubon, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of offering scholarships to local environmental education summer camps.All are residential. Both full- and half-scholarships are available. Applicants must submit essays with a completed application form, available in area schools or by calling the numbers listed.Children in grades three through […]

WILTON – Kaaron Wadsworth’s name was incorrectly spelled on B1 in Tuesday’s Franklin edition.

FARMINGTON – The occupation of National Weather Service hydrologist Tom Hawley was incorrect in a parking lot flood story on A1 Saturday. It was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal