GRAY – The third annual March of Dimes motorcycle ride to prevent birth defects and premature births will be Saturday, Sept. 20.Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Gray Market Shopping Center on Route 100. For gathering donations of $25 or more, motorcycle riders can participate in a 60-mile trek that ends at Sebago […]

RUMFORD – The following births are announced at Rumford Hospital:Nathanial Samuel Cedar Bliss, a boy to Vanessa A. Adams and Kevin G. Bliss of Oquossoc, Sept. 10. Siblings, Benjamin, Nikolas and Elijah. Grandparents, Carolyn and Allan Adams of Cape Elizabeth, Aurore Bliss of Cumberland, R.I.Jacob John Cunningham, a boy to Paula J. and Zachary J. […]

PORTLAND – An article on the Maine Press Association’s 2003 Better Newspaper Contest published on Sunday’s page A1 should have noted that Denise Morin also received a second place award for in-paper circulation promotion. Sandy Dyer received a third place award for local ad in color. The article should also have identified Linda Galway as […]

BRUNSWICK – The following births are announced at Mid Coast Hospital:Jack Alan Kelley, a boy to Peg and Alan Kelley of Durham, Sept. 5. Grandparents, Diane MacFeat of Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada, Alan and Brenda Kelley of Lubec; great-grandparents, Doris Farmer of Brunswick, Lorainne Carter of Lubec. Sibling, Annie Kelley.Chase Michael Donovan, a boy to […]

BETHEL – The Northern Forest Center is seeking nominations for its first Northern Forest Community Partnership Awards, each of which carries a cash prize of $1,000.Four awards, one for each state, will be presented as part of the 2003 Northern Forest Community Leadership Exchange on Nov. 13 and 14 in Burlington, Vt.Award recipients will be […]

Chapter One:First Flight1878 With a jolt, Orville looked up. How long had Ida Palmer been calling his name? “Orville Wright,” she said. “What are you doing, Orville?”Orville looked down at the bits of wood and paper in his hand. He knew what he was doing. He’d just forgotten where he was doing it. “I’m building […]

TOGUS – The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a Women’s Veterans Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Togus Medical and Regional Office Center.The purpose is to honor and serve all women veterans who answered their country’s call in time of need. Dozens of federal, state and local agencies […]

A calendar listing in Friday’s Encore incorrectly listed the performance date for the Cape Breton Band Beolach. The band will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Lewiston Middle School.

GARDINER – Members of the Maine Vietnam Veterans Vigil Committee will hold the annual vigil at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at the new POW-MIA Remembrance Memorial Park at the Smith Wiley American Legion Post 4, Griffin Street.The vigil will be held on National POW-MIA Remembrance Day. Each year the committee holds the 14-hour vigil […]

NORWAY – Stephens Memorial Hospital announces the following births:Elana Paige Pierce, a girl to Amanda Cummings and Andrew Pierce of West Paris, Sept. 7. Grandparents, Laura and Russell Cummings of Oxford, Linda and Vernon Pierce of South Paris.Shyloe Alexis Morgan, a girl to Melissa D. and Sandon A. Morgan of Buckfield, Sept. 8. Grandparents, Mark […]