LEWISTON — Off-road park owner Don Arel said he was a little surprised this weekend when he got a letter from the city telling him to shut down. “I don’t really know what shut down means,” Arel said. “I don’t have front doors to close or employees to send home.” What he has is All […]
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Black Mountain to host ‘Donation Sun-Day
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine will close for the season Sunday with skiers and snow-tubers paying whatever they can afford, marketing director Paige Carter said. “Last year, we closed on March 24, three weeks earlier than we’re closing this year,” she said. “As a result, we decided to try something different for our closing […]
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Fire Department to collect donations for Jay fire, police chief
JAY — The Fire Rescue Department will be holding a boot drive to collect money for police and fire Chief Larry White Sr. on Thursday, April 3, at Otis Federal Credit Union on Main Street. White is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Donations sought for student loggers event in Farmington
FARMINGTON – Forestry and wood-harvesting program instructors Chris Maxim and Rodney Spiller are looking for donations to help buy awards, food and other items for the 38th annual Loggers’ Meet. The Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington at the Mt. Blue Campus is hosting the event May 8 and 9 in a field […]
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Charities in need this Christmas
AUBURN — Envoy Holly Johnson wanted to add more names to the Angel tree in the Auburn Mall, each a boy or girl with wishes like Legos and Barbies, and couldn’t. It was too full of lingering wishes. With 12 days before Christmas, the Lewiston chapter of the Salvation Army is 1,000 gifts short. “We […]
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Donations needed for Santa’s Workshop
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Spirit of the Season Committee is accepting donations for Santa’s Workshop on Dec. 14. Santa’s Workshop allows children to buy items for their family for 25 cents each to give as Christmas presents. The Livermore Falls Betterment Group wraps the gifts for them. All the gifts are donations from townspeople — […]
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One pledge leads to another and another and another
JAY — In a matter of minutes, members of the Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce pledged $900 for the Packs for Progress program at their Friday meeting. The United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Farmington Rotary and BigLots! in Farmington have partnered to offer backpacks stuffed with school supplies for children in […]
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A helping hand for our ‘sister’
If you put any stock in the Chronicle of Philanthropy that rates Maine 49th in the nation in charitable giving, you might be forced to believe that Mainers are not all that charitable. You would be wrong. We are. On Tuesday, Farmington selectmen established a relief fund for the town’s sister city of Lac-Megantic, Quebec. […]