AUBURN – The Business Administration and Management Department at Central Maine Community College will offer a four-credit course in medical coding in the fall semester. The class will meet from 5:30 to 9:25 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 4 through Dec. 18. The cost is $376, plus books and materials.Medical Coding I (MCO 120) covers ICD-9-CM […]

THE FORKS- The Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society, a statewide group of paddlers numbering more than 200, will sponsor a Surf-a-thon on Aug. 2 at the Forks to benefit families who have children with cancer or other serious illnesses.Paddlers will dedicate the day’s run to raising money by soliciting pledges for the number of times […]

GRAY — The third annual Ride for Healthy Babies will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20. Led by a police escort, motorcyclists will leave from the Gray Market Shopping Center on Route 100/26 at 10 a.m., travel to Norway, then circle back to the ending point, Sebago Lake State Park. Lunch will be served by […]

AUGUSTA – Philanthropists Harold Alfond, Peter Alfond and Paul and Peter Lunder have pledged $100,000 each to the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine’s capital campaign to build an education resource center.The $300,000 combined gift will create a permanent Holocaust exhibit space at the resource center. The exhibit area will be named in honor of […]

ROCKLAND – Lincoln Street Center and the Farnsworth Museum are collaborating to present video-animation camps using the Farnsworth summer exhibitions as inspiration.Students ages 10 to 12 are invited to attend two weeklong art camps where they will create a short animated video. Instructor Deb Vendetti will guide students as they develop a story, create characters, […]

LEWISTON – The following births are announced at Central Maine Medical Center:Ashton Carter Gray, a boy to Robyn and Chris Gray of Turner, July 23. Grandparents, Randy and Jean Gray of Turner, Carol White and Dan St. Pierre of Auburn; great-grandparents, Dorothy and Bill Hooper of Turner, Rachael and Shelton White of Auburn.Hailey Rose Williams, […]

LEWISTON – Announcement is made of the following births at Central Maine Medical Center:Jordan Kobe-Iverson Leblond, a boy to Kelly Beaupre and Derrick Leblond of Lewiston, July 22. Sibling, Antonio. Grandparents, Douglas and April Beaupre, Richard and Midge Leblond of Lewiston; great-grandparents, Philip and Dorothy Beaupre of Belmont, N.H., Jeanette Rines of Lewiston, Louise Goding […]

ORONO – Registration has closed for the 17th National Veterans Golden Age Games, coming to Orono in August. The largest military veterans sports and recreation event for seniors, more than 500 veterans have registered to compete this year. At the 2002 Games in Los Angeles, 484 veterans participated.Helping to prove that life can begin at […]

LEWISTON – The following births are announced at Central Maine Medical Center:Logan Blake Jackson, a boy to Tausha Desrosier and Steven Jackson of Auburn, July 17. Grandparents, Eluena Jackson of Auburn, Raymond and Jo-ann Jackson of Poland, Valerie and Lucien Desrosier Sr. of Auburn; great-grandparents, Kenneth Robertson Sr. and Darla Robertson of Rumford, Laurice Desrosier.Jake […]

PORTLAND – Maine Audubon will present the 2003 Academy Award-nominated documentary “Winged Migration” at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at The Movies on Exchange Street at a special screening to benefit the organization.O’Naturals restaurant will host a dessert-and-discussion reception with Audubon naturalists at its restaurant after the showing.The documentary by Jacques Perrin explores the mystery […]