The Lewiston Public Library is set to host a monthly teen Magic: The Gathering Club for youth ages 13-19 beginning Thursday, Oct. 13. The club will meet at 3 p.m. the second Thursday of the month thereafter in the teen space on the second floor at 200 Lisbon St. Magic is a tabletop collectible card […]
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Lewiston library seeks entries for Teen Manga Contest
Lewiston Public Library’s Teen Space will be the site for a manga drawing contest this fall. Submissions to the Teen Manga Contest can be made online via Google form or in person at the library’s second floor reference desk through Monday, Oct. 31, at the 200 Lisbon St. library. Art will also be shared on […]
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Greene library receives $5K gift from Murch family
Julia Adams Morse Library has received a $5,000 bequest from the estate of Bert and Betty Murch, longtime residents of Greene. The Murch’s son, Robert, presented a check to the Trustees of the Library at a recent meeting. He noted his parents’ interest in the library and its history in the community. They also were […]
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Minot society 2023 calendars available
The Minot Historical Society’s 2023 calendars are now on sale. The calendar was created and printed by Lucille Hodson. About 20 years ago the town’s Bicentennial Committee asked Hodson to create a calendar to celebrate 200 years. The society has now reached out to her again for her expertise to create the 2023 calendar, according […]
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Lewiston seeks donated Christmas tree for city plaza
The city of Lewiston seeks a Christmas tree, to be decorated with holiday lights at Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St. City Arborist Steve Murch suggests the tree be approximately 30 feet tall and preferably Spruce, according to a news release from Dottie Perham-Whittier, community relations coordinator. The selected tree must be in an easy access […]
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Poland to host candidates’ night Oct. 13
Poland voters can hear from candidates who wish to represent them in the Maine House and Senate during an upcoming candidates’ night. The forum, sponsored by Friends of Ricker Library, is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Poland Town Office conference room. Candidates for district attorney also will participate. With the recent […]
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Winthrop center to host Augusta museum co-founder Oct. 13
Genie Gannett, co-founder of the First Amendment Museum in Augusta, is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. She will tell the story about how the Gannett family lived their First Amendment freedoms across four generations. Inspired by this history, she will talk […]
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UMaine Farmington to host alumnus, award-winning poet Oct. 13
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series is scheduled to present award-winning poet and UMF alumnus Jacques Rancourt as the program’s second reader of the season. Rancourt will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center, South Street. The reading is free […]
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Southern Maine veterans group to meet Oct. 13 in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Southern Maine Squadron SAFB (Sampson Air Force Base) plans to get together for lunch at noontime Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Governors Restaurant, 1185 Lisbon St. The squadron was formed by a group of veterans that went to SAFB on the shores of Senaca Lake near Geneva New York for basic training. Sampson […]
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Lisbon Falls’ Psalterium Institute calls for singers, offers music courses
Leon Griesbach, the founder and director of the Psalterium Institute in Lisbon Falls, plans to offer educational opportunities for high schoolers and adults with little to no experience singing. His Group Singing course is an introduction to basic note reading, ear training and foundational vocal technique. Classes started Sept. 27. All classes will be held […]