PORTLAND – The following births are announced at Mercy Hospital:Joseph Eric Les, a boy to Kerry and Krzysztof Les of Turner, April 19. Grandparents, Brenda and Edwin Les of Bar Harbor, Elizabeth and Terry Twitchell of Turner.Dominic Joseph Brunetti, a boy to Tammy and Stephen Brunetti of Portland, April 21. Grandparents, Jim and Carrine Brunetti […]

AUGUSTA – Boy Scout Troop 410 of Vassalboro has constructed a memorial walkway at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road.Their 212-hour project was supervised by Eagle Scout Josh Buckle and David Richmond, cemetery superintendent. The walkway begins at the administration building and goes to the flagpoles in the Memorial Circle.People who would like to […]

LEWISTON – St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center announces the following birth:Isaiah Jacob Philbrick, a boy to Stacey and Sarah Philbrick of Oxford, April 20. Sibling, Johnathan. Grandmother, Paula Pelletier of Oxford.Bridgton HospitalBRIDGTON – The following births are recorded at Bridgton Hospital:Felicity Mae Drouin, a girl to Abby and Christopher Drouin of Chatham, N.H., Feb. 18. […]

PORTLAND — MAPS International plans to invite about 25 Russian orphans for its annual host-to-adopt Russia Summer Program. The children will arrive in the U.S. about July 11 and return to Russia about Aug. 15.MAPS International is based at 277 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101.For families thinking about adoption, this is an opportunity to make […]

WEST PARIS – The annual meeting of the Finnish Cemetery Association will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Mission Congregational Church in West Paris. An incorrect date was provided on page B3 of Thursday’s Oxford Hills edition. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.

AUGUSTA – Birds are often the first casualties in an oil spill, but trained personnel dispatched in a timely fashion can limit the impact of oil on wildlife.Volunteer are needed to join the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Emergency Response Team for oiled wildlife. If interested in becoming a trained volunteer, attend the training […]

LEWISTON – The following births have been recorded at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center:Joelle Aniece Biron, a girl to Ellie and Joe Biron of Auburn, April 19. Sibling, Autumn Rose Witham. Grandparents, Ron Biron and Pat Clark of Lewiston, Jan Biron and Leroy Walter of Auburn, Donald and Lora Witham of Minot; great-grandparents, Margaret Gagnier […]

AUGUSTA — The Veterans Memorial Cemetery Association has elected new officers as follows: Bertrand E. Lafrance, vice chairman; Glenda Knowlan, secretary; Arthur J. Roy, chairman; Nathaniel Cobb, past chairman; and Roland Leach, treasurer.The group has representatives from the major veterans organizations; Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management commissioner; Bureau of Veterans Services director; Maine […]

AUBURN – The Down East Sled Dog Club will host speakers Martin Buser and Albert Townshend, DVM, from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Central Maine Technical College’s Jalbert Hall. Buser is a four-time winner of the Iditarod sled dog race. Martin holds the fastest time in completing the race. He will share […]

LEWISTON – The following birth is announced at Central Maine Medical Center:Kylie Ann Carrier, a girl to Sherry and John Carrier of Buckfield, April 12. Grandparents, Tony and Rebecca Bachelder of Buckfield, Jacques and Gloria Carrier of Mexico; great-grandparents, Vilda Bachelder of Leeds, Lily Lemay, of North Anson, Jean MacIver of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.St. Mary’sLEWISTON […]