WALDOBORO – The Downeast School of Massage will hold an open house at 2 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 1 and 22. Tours of the facility will be given, refreshments will be served and administrators will be on hand for a group discussion as well to answer questions. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the programs […]

A good deed I appreciate all the people in this community that work so hard to make sure the hungry are fed. I don’t feel enough recognition is shown for this diligence. I, for one, wish to express my utmost gratitude.The service of preparing a meal for so many people takes hours of preparation and […]

The local council provides programs for approximately 11,000 girls. SOUTH PORTLAND – Girl Scouts of Kennebec Council is accepting registrations for girls ages 5 to 17. The local council provides programs for approximately 11,000 girls in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset and York counties.Girl Scouts is a place for girls of […]

LEWISTON – The following births have been announced at Central Maine Medical Center:Jaden Thomas Banks, a boy to Angie and Charles Banks of Auburn, Oct. 17. Siblings, Isaiah, Joshue, Talesha and Kiana. Grandparents, Biz and Nancy Gagnon of Turner, Paige Banks and Roy Banks Jr. of Amherst, Va.; great-grandparents, Arthur and Judy Lawlor of Auburn.Tyler […]

LEWISTON – The following babies have been born at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center:Hayley Jeanne Kennagh, a girl to Shelley and Troy Kennagh of South Paris, Sept. 20. Grandparents, Rusty and Sandy Brackett, Sandy Kennagh and Wayne and Joyce Kennagh, all of South Paris; great-grandparents, Priscilla Brackett of South Paris, Virginia Lary of Punta Gorda, […]

LEWISTON – “Looking at the Law,” an Adelphia program, will have as its guest Maine humorist Gary Crocker. This month’s show will address hunting laws.The show will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, on Adelphia Channel 9, with a re-broadcast each of the following Tuesdays at the same time through November.Augusta attorneys Roger […]

AUGUSTA – The Garden Club Federation of Maine Inc. will hold its 72nd annual fall conference on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Augusta Civic Center.Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and President Wendy Cote of the Eliot Garden Club will call the business meeting to order at 9:30.Honored guests will include National Garden Club President […]

Question 1A on the Nov. 4 referendum ballot, if passed, would not prevent the state from raising taxes to cover the cost of up to $264 million in additional funding for education. The information was incorrectly reported on A3 Thursday.

AUGUSTA – The National Association of State Veterans Homes has elected Philip Jean, MBA, CNHA, as the incoming 2003-2004 president effective Oct. 1.Jean has been the administrator of the Scarborough Veterans Home since November 1999. In his role as administrator, Jean oversees the 150-bed facility, which provides nursing care, rehabilitation, long-term care, Alzheimer’s care, respite […]

LEWISTON – During the opening banquet for the 130th annual convention of the Maine State Grange, the State Membership and Community Service Committees presented monetary awards to top Granges in the Net Gain, Total Gain, Community Service and Pride in Maine contests.The state membership co-director reported that although the Maine State Grange overall experienced a […]