Dance, karaoke at VFW on April 12 AUBURN — A “Hop Into Spring” dance and karaoke will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at VFW Post 1603 at 588 Minot Ave. Open to the public. There is no cover charge. There will be live DJ AaronC, ’50s and ’60s music, free […]
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Mothers in Maine state prison is Minot Historical Society talk
MINOT — Maine author Annette Dorey will give an illustrated talk about her book, “Maine Mothers Who Murdered, 1875 to 1925 – Doing Time in the State Prison,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Minot Historical Society, which meets in the Minot Town Office, 329 Woodman Hill Road. The event is free and […]
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With help, Minot family rebounding from Christmas Day fire
LEWISTON — Since a fire burned his Minot home on Christmas Day, Normand “Blackie” Labbe’s family has been working. On Jan. 17, they razed the remnants of the family’s 200-year-old farmhouse. A week later, they poured the foundation for a new home. Despite the bitter winter, Labbe’s five daughters and three sons became builders. While […]
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Presentation on CMMC Arbor House LISBON — The Methodist Women will host a presentation about the CMMC Arbor House by Jeri Maurer at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the United Methodist Church, 14 School St. Veterans announce upcoming events LEWISTON/AUBURN — Local veteran activities include the following: Thursday, April 3, L & A Veterans […]
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Local Bates students receive dean’s list honors
LEWISTON — The following students were named to the dean’s list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-14 academic year. Jacob Bergeron, the son of Kathleen T. Bergeron of Lewiston, is majoring in history and German and is a 2012 graduate of Lewiston High School. Jennifer Bergeron, the daughter of Kathleen T. […]
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Richard L. Dube
1930 – 2014 AUBURN — Richard L. Dube, 83, of Minot, passed away Saturday, March 15, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, with his family at his side. He was born in Lewiston on Sept. 20, 1930, a son of the late Joseph and Viola (Poisson) Dube. Following school, he served […]
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Minot selectmen pan RSU 16’s proposed insurance requirement
MINOT — Selectmen, dismayed at the prospect that the RSU 16 School Committee appears poised to adopt a policy requiring community groups that want to use school facilities to carry $100,000 in liability insurance coverage, voted on Monday to urge the School Committee to reject the plan. “We built our school, then we were forced […]
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Church briefs
Sermon on ‘Change of Heart’ PARIS — The First Universalist Church on Pine Street will hold the regular worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 16. Anita White will conduct the service with a sermon titled “A Change of Heart.” Donna Hurd is the music director and Renee Wales is director of Sunday School. Coffee […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BALTIMORE, Md. — Emily M. Pakulski, formerly of Mechanic Falls, has received her Bachelor of Arts from Goucher College in May of 2013 majoring in communications with a concentration in studio art, with a final GPA of 3.45. Emily is a 2009 graduate of Poland Regional High School, and has recently moved to New York […]