‘Essentials of College Planning’ classes RUMFORD — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and older at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the University College Rumford/Mexico, 60 Lowell St. FMI, register: 1-800-281-3703, meoc.maine.edu. Mental health support group FARMINGTON — NAMI Family Support Group will meet from 6:30 to […]
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AHCH schedules hospice, general volunteer training sessions
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has scheduled its next session of specialized training for volunteers from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 14 through Nov. 2 at 15 Strawberry Ave. Volunteers provide companionship and support to hospice patients and their loved ones at the Hospice House in Auburn, Togus Veterans Affairs Hospital […]
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Conversational French, digital design among classes offered at L-A Senior College
LEWISTON — The Senior College of the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will offer 18 courses during the fall semester starting Monday, Sept. 18. Now in its 19th year, the upcoming semester will feature new and continuation courses ranging from Islamic Study to Reflexology. The classes are presented by peers and are open to […]
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Donations sought for teens LEWISTON — Northeast Technical Institute is collecting donations for Lewiston High School’s Store Next Door project. The Store Next Door is funded through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, which provides educational supports to students and families while their housing is unstable and unpredictable. Lewiston’s public school McKinney-Vento liaisons work […]
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Lewiston police accepting applications for citizen academy
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department will launch its next “Citizens’ Police Academy” on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The 10-week program of classes will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday at the Lewiston Police Department. The program provides insight into the various department operations. The instructors will be sworn Lewiston officers and representatives from […]
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Dance Band performing in August BUCKFIELD — The Jones Dance Band will play at the Masonic Hall on Saturdays, Aug. 12, 19 and 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is $5. Androscoggin River History talk GREENE — Greene Historical Society will explore the history of the Androscoggin River in “Life Along the Androscoggin River: Then […]
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Workshop on invasive forest pests set Sept. 6
TOPSHAM — A program to identify current and potential invasive forest pests will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with Maine Association of Conservation Districts and Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation, is […]
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Soap-making at LPL LEWISTON — The Lewiston Public Library is sending Summer Reading off with a soap-making program for teens and adults 13 and older from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the library’s makerspace, 200 Lisbon St. Participants will learn to make soap with simple ingredients available from any craft store. Using a […]
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‘Essentials of College Planning’ WILTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host a free workshop entitled “Essentials of College Planning” for adults 19 and older at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Wilton Career Center, 865 U.S. Route 2 East. FMI, register: 1-800-281-3703, meoc.maine.edu. ‘Growing Great Garlic’ workshop FARMINGTON — University of Maine Cooperative […]
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Free Building Confidence class to start in September
FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine will offer a free, three-week Building Confidence class from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, starting Sept. 12, at New Ventures Office, 108 Perham St., Suite 2. The three-week class will explore and practice concrete tools to build confidence to use to enhance a job search or to apply to day-to-day […]