PORTLAND — During Holy Week, Masses and services in Spanish will be offered in Portland, Lewiston, Brewer, Sanford and Waterville, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The schedule is as follows: Palm Sunday Weekend Lewiston Mass, Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St., 6 p.m. Saturday, April […]
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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club makes hybrid meetings work
After nearly two years exclusively on Zoom, the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is adapting well to the hybrid option when the majority of members are meeting in person, according to a news release from the club. “Each meeting the hybrid option is working better and better,” said Jessica Putnam, president for the club. “This past […]
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Retired educators group to meet in Turner
The Androscoggin Retired Educators group plans to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at The Highlands at 40 Highland Ave. in Turner. Speakers for this meeting will be the Clarks, who own Clarks Greenhouse on Route 4, according to a news release from the association. The cost of the meal is $18 per […]
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Lewiston seeks youth council members
The city of Lewiston seeks new members for the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council’s July 2022-July 2023 year of service. The youth council enables youth to undertake initiatives/projects that enhance the community, work towards goals to empower youth community-wide, and to serve as a liaison between youth and the city. The charter group, established by the […]
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Catholic students to present Living Stations of the Cross across Maine
Students at Maine Catholic schools plan to present the Living Stations of the Cross around the state leading up to Easter Sunday, April 17. The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Jesus to Calvary. They have been prayed for centuries, allowing […]
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Tenebrae services to be held in Lewiston, Norway, other towns
Tenebrae services are scheduled for Holy Week at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough, the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Windham, St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norway, and Holy Redeemer Church in Bar Harbor. Tenebrae (Latin word meaning darkness) is a service that grew […]
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United Way seeks applications for fuel, food, shelter fund
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is seeking applications to its Very Basics Fund. The fund is comprised of monies that have been raised or donated by individuals or businesses that specifically support basic needs such as food, fuel or shelter. Donors do not typically designate to a specific organization, letting United Way determine the […]
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Scholarships available to women pursuing science, engineering degrees
The Maine Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university, according to a news release from the foundation. […]
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Extension to offer webinar on planting for pollinators
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar about gardening with pollinators in mind. The session runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. Planting for Pollinators aims to offer practical tips for gardeners on ways to provide food, habitat and water resources for pollinators to help address the decline […]
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State horticulturist to discuss gardening to please birds, bees
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon plans to present a live presentation, Gardening to Please the Birds and the Bees, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13. The talk, given by State Horticulturist Gary Fish, will be held in Room 101 of the Roberts Learning Center at 270 Main St. on the campus of the University of […]