Lane-Dube AMVETS Post 33 in Jay makes a $1,500 donation Wednesday to kick off fundraising for the parade July 3 in Jay and Livermore Falls. There will be prizes for first-, second- and third-place floats. From left are Debra Rollins, secretary/treasurer of July 4th Parade Committee; Wayne Buckingham, AMVETS commander; and Erica Tripp and Katie Rollins, co-chairwoman […]
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Sharing food and food for thought
St. Michael’s Church, 78 Pleasant St., Auburn, collected books, along with food, for the High Street Food Pantry this month. Pictured are adults Joyce Baker with Father Jud Pealer and Jonathan Whitmore (background) with some of the children of St. Michael’s Sunday school, from left, Madison Parker, Emma Pettengill, Abigail Frumiento and Emma Frumiento. Baker […]
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Brothers help shelter animals
At right, Gregory Bouchard-Diaz, 8, and his six-year-old brother, Linkin, of Lewiston, shown here on April 21 with Paisley, presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from their combined birthdays. Both students at the Acadia Academy, Gregory, a second-grade student, and Linkin, a kindergartner, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of […]
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Lewiston girl gives donations for pets
On April 16, Ilanna Gray of Lewiston presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from her sixth birthday. Ilanna, a kindergarten student at the Henry L. Cottrell Elementary School, Monmouth, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of birthday gifts. The society is located at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. If interested in […]
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Turner student helps shelter
Emma Couturier presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from her 13th birthday on April 14. Emma, a sixth-grade student at the Turner Middle School, asked for donations in lieu of birthday gifts. To learn more about the shelter, call 207-783-2311, visit www.SavingPetsInMaine.org or www.facebook/GAHumane.
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Student raises money for animals
Emily Burke of Lewiston presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with a special donation on April 26. Emily, a fifth-grade student at the Geiger Elementary School, started walking dogs in her neighborhood for a small fee. And instead of keeping the profits, she chose to donate them to the shelter. Her first donation of $23 […]
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Oxford Hills High School food pantry receives $1,000 donation
Paris Police Chief Hartley “Skip” Mowatt Jr., left, and Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal Ted Moccia, right, present a $1,000 check from the Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine to junior Kat Crowell, who helps run the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School food pantry as part of her senior project. Mowatt said that the local […]
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Rotary supports Farmington senior center
SeniorsPlus delivers Meals on Wheels, offers Medicare counseling, classes in caregiving and one-on-one support at its office at 218 Fairbanks Road or at home. It has also partnered with community organizations to open a senior center at the Farmington Community Center every Monday. Farmington Rotary recently donated to support the center. Glen Kapiloff presented a […]
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Rotarians donate to Alzheimer's Association
Lewiston-Auburn Lunch Club Rotarian President Monica Millhime, second from left, along with Belinda Vallee, left, and Rotarians Cheryl McKeone, second from right, and Tom MacDonald, right presented a $2,000 check to Peter Baker, center, Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter. The donation was made possible through the sales of the Rotary Community Cookbook, which Rotarian Lorraine Bard […]
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Mt. Blue trip to France gets help from Farmington Rotary
FARMINGTON — Eight Mt Blue High School students and their three chaperones will travel to France for 10 days in March. Students will have the unique opportunity to experience life in France by staying with host families in Laval. While in France they will visit schools and see historical sites such as Versailles Palace and […]