The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce plans to host the annual Christmas Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. The parade takes place on Main Street in Norway near Café Nomad, ending in Market Square, Paris. Northeast Bank will bring the Kora Mini Racers and Drifters back. Santa and Mrs. Claus can be seen after […]
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Lewiston Bridge Club announces winners
The Lewiston Bridge Club has announced its results for Nov. 15. First place were Teresa O’Clair and Mike Quinn. The second place team was Linda Smith and Pete Dickson, and Georgette Jewell and Pat Quinn placed third. Bridge games are held at 9 a.m. every Tuesday at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. in Lewiston. […]
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UMaine Farmington Testing Services adds IdentoGo/Fingerprinting service
FARMINGTON — Need fingerprinting for a resume or job application? University of Maine at Farmington Testing Services is offering the IdentoGo/Fingerprinting service. IdentoGo is a livescan, inkless process that captures fingerprints electronically, according to a news release from Janice Crandall, UMF testing operations manager. This fast and accurate service is located on the UMF campus […]
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Lisbon Falls student performs in play at Western New England University
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Lisbon Falls student Katie Tibbetts performed in “Fall Play Play On!” Nov. 4, 5 and 6 at Western New England University. This was Tibbetts’ first production with Stageless Players in which she took on the role of Lightboard. She has been a part of a handful of productions in her high school’s […]
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Fill The Bus Food Drive set for Nov. 22 in Jay
JAY — The 2022 Thanksgiving Drive Thru Fill The Bus Food Drive, hosted by Spruce Mountain JMG and Transportation Department, is scheduled to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m Tuesday, Nov. 22. The drive will be held on the front lawn of Spruce Mountain Elementary School, 12 Tiger Drive. Proceeds benefit Thanksgiving meals […]
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Auburn Masonic lodge to hold toy drive Nov. 24
The Ancient Brothers Masonic Lodge seek toys and winter clothes for its third annual toy drive, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 25, in support of the Lewiston and Auburn Police Activities League (PAL). Toys and winter clothes can be dropped off between 6 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Auburn Masonic Hall, 1021 Turner St. in […]
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Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance available
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and Fedcap’s Veterans Forward program have partnered to offer the bureau’s Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program for veterans who suffer an emergency and do not have sufficient savings or access to other financial assistance to resolve it. Examples of grant assistance (up to a $2,000) for veterans […]
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Norway church taking count for free Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 24
NORWAY — After a two-year absence, the free community Thanksgiving dinner is returning to St. Catherine of Sienna Church on 32 Paris St. A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will be served at noon Thursday, Nov. 24, in the parish center for anyone that wants to share a meal with friends, neighbors, and family. There is ample […]
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SNAPSHOT: Norway cancer resource center receives $5K donation from rehab center
Staff from the Norway Center for Health & Rehabilitation recently stopped by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine in Norway to present Diane Madden, executive director, with a check for $5,000, the proceeds from their ticket auction, which was held Oct. 29 at the South Paris Fire Station. Staff worked all year on the […]
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University of Southern Maine Community Clinic to hold reopening Nov. 17
LEWISTON — A free occupational therapy clinic operated by University of Southern Maine students and faculty is reopening following more than two years of pandemic-related closure. The community clinic is scheduled to hold a grand reopening ceremony from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, on the Lewiston Campus. Occupational therapy students and faculty will […]