A lone gunman stormed into a small community church here on Sunday and shot and killed more than two dozen people before fleeing and later being found dead several miles from the scene, authorities said. Witnesses said a white male in his 20s, dressed in all black and wearing a tactical vest, started shooting with […]
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Briefly: Religion
Christian Women United luncheon PARIS — The Christian Women United luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St. Jewell Clark from Bethel will be the singer and speaker. Reservations are required. FMI, RSVP: 207-743-5770. Cathlic ignatian retreat planned RUMFORD — The Rumford Catholic Library will […]
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Mary Ellen Hurlbert
LEWISTON — Mary Ellen (Boulette) Hurlbert, 71, went to be with her God, Monday, June 26, at her home in Lewiston. Born May 31,1946, the eldest child of Wilfred and Natalie (Reny) Boulette, she was the valedictorian of St. Joseph’s Academy, Waterville in 1964 and graduated with a degree in early childhood education from the University […]
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Gift bags for Bolster Heights residents
Isabelle Lafrance, a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Youth Ministry Program in Auburn, left, listens to Deacon Denis Mailhot, parish outreach coordinator, talk with Sister Pauline Bonenfant, 99, at Bolster Heights Health Care Facility in Auburn on Tuesday morning. Lafrance and her brother Abraham delivered Easter gift bags to Bonenfant and other residents […]
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Dixfield church sets annual Easter Egg sale
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church, also known as the Church on the Hill, will hold its annual Easter Egg sale March 20. Member Bev Glover said this is the fourth year of the sale, which offers a half pound of handmade Easter eggs or two quarter-pound boxes of eggs for $5.50. “The eggs are […]
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Food insecurity focus of Martin Luther King Jr. Day service in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The plight of people in Franklin County who face food insecurity and the efforts undertaken to confront it were the focus of a service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held Monday at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church. “The service is offered each year by the churches of the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry, and […]
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Pews will be full at Lewiston, Auburn Christmas services
AUBURN — It may be the uplifting carols, beautiful greens and flowers that draw people to Christmas services. For others, it could be the darkness softened by candles, or a message that God loves them and their presence is welcome. Like other churches, when the First Universalist Church Christmas Eve services begin this afternoon, the […]