Wreath of Hope for loved ones RUMFORD — River Valley residents can remember loved ones with a light on the Wreath of Hope. The Wreath of Hope is a fundraiser for Special Olympics, Team Leaping Lizards. The Wreath of Hope will be displayed on the Hope Association on the Route 2 side of the building through Sunday, […]
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Students help firefighters collect toys for Auburn children
Edward Little High School’s Red Eddies and Red Hornets hockey teams raised funds and collected toys for the Auburn Engine 2 Fire Station’s annual toy drive, Truckload of Christmas. Toys will be distributed by Auburn firefighters to local children in need. Families in need should contact 207-333-6601, ext. 1411, or [email protected] for toy distribution. Donations of new toys are […]
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Marines collect Toys for Tots
Central Maine Detachment 810, Marine Corps League, gathered toys for Toys for Tots. The detachment was able to present more than 100 new toys to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, Brunswick. From left are Commandant Charlie Paul, Ben Nadeau, Mike Nadeau, Annette Nadeau and Marine Sergeant-at-Arms Cliff Plourde. The Marine Corps Reserve collects Toys […]
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French Sing-Along canceled LEWISTON — The French Sing-Along scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12, at D’Youville Chapel has been canceled due to the weather forecast. Rotary postpones senior luncheon GREENWOOD — The Bethel Rotary has postponed the annual Senior Citizen Holiday Luncheon to Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Locke Mills Legion Hall. The doors will open at […]
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Meal raises money for more meals
The annual Meal for a Meal took place in the Franklin Memorial Hospital cafeteria on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The cafeteria provided a full holiday meal for a donation to go toward the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Program, which distributes holiday food baskets to residents from Rangeley, Eustis, Carthage, Livermore […]
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Raising funds for cancer research
Runners wait to begin Free ME of Lung Cancer’s Save Your Breath 5K timed run/walk on Nov. 5 on the Kennebec Rail Trail. Chad Perry, center, placed second in the men’s group. More than 150 people turned out to run/walk in support of lung cancer patients and their families. FMFLC raised more than $45,000. FMFLC will fund its […]
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RCAM seeks volunteers LEEDS — Rural Community Action Ministry, which provides homelessness and hunger prevention services in 14 rural towns, is seeking volunteers. Volunteer opportunities vary and may include minor home repair, transportation for seniors to medical appointments, office work, gardening work, help with a fundraiser and miscellaneous on-call activities. FMI, volunteer: 207-524-5095, RCAM.net. Grange […]
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Gingerbread House buttoned up, lit up for winter season
NORWAY — Norway’s Gingerbread House is “buttoned up” for the winter, but the lit candles in all the north and west windows highlight the transformations that have occurred this year. The north and west side have their final bright coats of pain and most of the windows have been repaired and restored, as has the […]
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Saving allowance for pets
Ella Purcell of Auburn holds Lucy, who is awaiting adoption at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston. Purcell, a third-grader at Park Avenue Elementary School donated $26 to shelter, which she saved up from her allowance to help with the care of the thousands of unwanted pets the Humane Society helps each year. FMI: 207-783-2311, […]
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Rumford Historical Society 2018 calendars available for Christmas
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society has launched a fundraising activity. The society has prepared a 2018 calendar for sale, in time for Christmas gift-giving. This year’s calendar features the buildings on Congress Street that were recently placed on the National Historic Registry as a Historic District. Many of the buildings were built in the […]