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 […]
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Sabattus Legion plans poker tourney SABATTUS — Post 135, American Legion, will host a Texas hold ’em tournament on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 40 Island Road. The public is invited. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and games will begin at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in is $35, with an optional $5 for high hand. There will also be a […]
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Legion seeks medical equipment RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion is seeking medical equipment to distribute to those in need in the community whose insurance will not cover items needed for a safe discharge from a hospital. Equipment needs are walkers, rollator walkers, canes, hemi walkers, crutches, hospital beds, commodes, tub benches or tub seats, […]
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Groups to hold transportation meeting WEST PARIS — MaineDOT, Western Maine Transportation Services, Community Concepts and the Bethel Region Age-Friendly Community Initiative (AFCI) will be co-hosting a regional Public Transit Forum to allow western Maine residents to help develop improved transportation opportunities for the region. The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. […]
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Cribbage league results LEWISTON — Cribbage results for the Lewiston Senior Cribbage League for the week of Nov 8 are: First place, Terry Chambers and Cecilia Treworgy; second place, George Bussiere and Roger Labbe; third place, Dick Eccles and Roger St. Pierre; fourth place, Cecile Bussiere and Pat Harrington; and fifth place, Richard Champagne and […]
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Veterans Day celebration, special presentation AUGUSTA — The VA Maine Healthcare System invites the public to celebrate Veterans Day from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on the Togus campus. The ceremony will be held at 1 VA Center, in the main hospital lobby and by the flagpole. Randall Liberty, veteran, former sheriff of Kennebec […]