Earlier this year, the University of Maine at Augusta received a $665,000 award from Northeast Delta Dental to expand the dental workforce in Maine. The award was celebrated Oct. 18, at a ceremonial event at the UMA Lewiston Center Dental Clinic located at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The initiative’s goal is to address the shortage of […]
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Lewiston church to open doors Nov. 1
LEWISTON — Trinity Church at 247 Bates St. will be opened at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, until about 7 or 8 p.m., and possibly the following Wednesday, after work hours, inviting people to stop by for tea, walk the labyrinth, quiet one-on-one listening, etc. Several chaplains from the Spiritual Care Services of Maine […]
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Bethel trust announces new trail opening celebration for Nov. 5
Mahoosuc Land Trust of Bethel, the Shelburne Trails Club of Shelburne, New Hampshire, and national partner, The Conservation Fund, will host a celebration of a newly completed three-mile hiking trail network on Sunday, Nov. 5, on the Shelburne Riverlands State Line Forest. Coffee and pastries will be offered at 10 a.m. at the Shelburne, N.H. […]
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Oxford district fundraiser offers butterfly, hummingbird seed mix
All orders must be received by Nov. 9
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UMaine Farmington provides students with new safety app
The ‘Friend Walk’ feature lets students have a friend follow them to their destination virtually.
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Maine National Guard 521st Troop Command changes hands
BANGOR — In an Oct. 14 ceremony, Lt. Col. Kevin Kelley passed the colors of the 521st Troop Command to his successor, Lt. Col. Amy Cartmell. Kelley is retiring after a 27-year military career. Kelley, an infantry-turned-intelligence officer, was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service, and dedication to both the […]
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Lewiston library to host Prehistoric Dinovember Party Nov. 29
The Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department plans to offer a Prehistoric Dinovember Party for children and families. The event is set for 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Callahan Hall on the third floor of the 200 Lisbon St. library. During this program, children can engage in a variety of hands-on activities featuring dinosaurs. Some […]
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West Paris church announces November worship services
Members of the First Universalist Church of West Paris plan to gather at 9 a.m. Sundays for worship services at 208 Main St. Refreshments will follow services, and all are welcome, according to a news release from the church. • Nov. 5, “To Go or Not to Go” will be led by the Worship Service […]
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Stanton Bird Club to kick off lecture series at Auburn library
AUBURN — The Stanton Bird Club plans to host the first in its 2023-24 lecture series featuring Amber Whittaker, senior geologist with the Maine Geological Survey, at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Prior to returning to her home state of Maine in 2016, Whittaker’s career encompassed both […]
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Finding Our Voices collects $58,000 in “Ripple Effect”
A group of southern Maine women have donated $58,000 to Finding Our Voices in what Patrisha McLean — the president/founder of the grassroots nonprofit giving peer-to-peer hand-ups to women survivors of domestic abuse — calls “the gift that keeps on giving.” The $18,000 awarded to the group in February has more than tripled with a […]