NORWAY — St. Catherine of Sienna Church will host a free Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, dinner in the parish hall of St. Catherine of Sienna, 32 Paris St. Area residents are invited to gather for the dinner which will begin at noon. For reservations, contact the parish office at 207-743-2606 or sign up on the sheets […]
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Community sales
RUMFORD — The Rumford Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a Fashion Boutique fundraising sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Conference Room A, Lower Level, at the Rumford Hospital. Jewelry and accessories, including leggings, love pearls, wallets and winter apparel will be […]
Craft fairs
PARIS — The South Paris VFW Hall will hold its Christmas fair and Chinese auction from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. The kitchen will be open; auction drawing will be at 2 p.m. FMI: contact Lorraine Hill at 347-414-9805. — POLAND — Excelsior Grange will hold its annual holiday fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
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Meeting features program on balsam fir CHESTERVILLE — The North Chesterville Extension Homemakers will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Town Office on the Dutch Gap Road. Guest speaker, Dave Fuller, agriculture and non-timber forest products professional at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, will be presenting a program entitled “Identifying […]
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Free documentary screening to be held LEWISTON — In celebration of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice is partnering with St. Mary’s Health System to offer a free screening of the film “Seven Songs for a Long Life,” a documentary following the lives of seven terminally ill individuals with music as […]
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Marine Corps League to hold meeting LEWISTON — Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment 810 will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. The meeting will take place at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF corpsman and Navy chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also […]
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Donations sought to fill stockings AUBURN —Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility is in need of donations to fill Christmas stockings for 84 residents. Examples of donations would be unopened and unexpired snack items, cans or bottles of soda, soft candies, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotions, bars of soap, individual manicure kits, large-print word search or […]
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Danville Grange to meet, have potluck AUBURN — Members of Danville Junction Grange will meet at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, for a potluck supper. The business meeting begins at 7, followed by bingo. Members are reminded to bring prizes for bingo, as well as clipped coupons for veterans and donations for PAL. All members […]
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Weary Club holds monthly meeting NORWAY — The Norway Weary Club will hold its monthly meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at its building on Main Street. Members and their guests are invited for coffee, doughnuts and lively conversation. Society to hold pie sale benefit FAYETTE — There will be a pie sale to […]
Community meals
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Salvation Army will provide a home cooked Thanksgiving meal for individuals and families from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 67 Park Street. “We are grateful that we are able to provide a meal and comfort to our neighbors faced with challenging times,” said Capt. DeAnna Street, Corps Commanding […]