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 […]
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Dramatic Christmas musical at Auburn church Dec. 21
“The Living Light,” a dramatic musical experience for Christmas, written by Ruth Elaine Schram, will be presented by members of the Court Street Baptist Church, 129 Court Street, Auburn, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. The unique presentation of the Christmas story, as seen through the eyes of those who witnessed the first Christmas in […]
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Backers see New Auburn’s history, future in St. Louis Church bells
AUBURN — The four bells removed from New Auburn’s St. Louis Church are concrete, physical objects — skillfully cast and beautiful to look at, says Alan Manoian, Auburn’s economic development specialist. But beyond their physicality, Manoian said he’s as interested in preserving what the bells have meant to the city. They have a history and, […]