To save the endangered right whale, advocates are proposing major changes that would upend the New England lobster fishery. Proposals to close the fishery in the western Gulf of Maine south of Cape Elizabeth during April, cut the number of seabed-to-surface lines that can entangle whales, and become a ropeless fishery by 2020 are among […]
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Harvest Festival at Shaker Village
NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will host its annual Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6. The day will feature free barn tours by Brother Arnold Hadd, free wagon rides and special activities. Freshly-picked apples from the historic Shaker orchards will be offered for sale along with cider-pressing of Shaker apples, homemade Shaker apple […]
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ELHS Class of 1968 celebrates 50th
The Edward Little High School Class of 1968 held its 50th class reunion in Auburn on Aug. 25. The event was comprised of a social hour, welcome to classmates, introduction of the reunion committee, roll call for all in attendance, recognition to all veterans, reciting of the National Anthem and singing together of the school song. […]
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Livermore Falls Women's Club installs officers
LIVERMORE FALLS — The General Federation of Women’s Clubs/Livermore Falls Women’s Club installed officers for the 2018-2020 term at the Masonic Hall in Livermore. Lucille Lavoie installed Frances Berry, parliamentarian; Ellen Young, president; Susan Sylvester, vice president; Bonnie Perkins, secretary; and Christine Fournier, treasurer. Marjorie Black, state chairman of Episilon Sigma Omigron, a reading program,presented […]
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Auburn's last one-room schoolhouse transferred to AHS
AUBURN — An open house was held Saturday, Sept. 22, at the West Auburn School, which officially closed in 1950. The event celebrated the official transfer of the schoolhouse to the Androscoggin Historical Society. Steve Marsden, retiring president of the West Auburn School Historical Society, noted that the Auburn City Council decided in 1992 to […]
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CMCC hosts State Police Troop B inspection
AUBURN — Students and instructors in the criminal justice program at Central Maine Community College had the opportunity to observe an official inspection of Troop B of the Maine State Police on Sept. 17. Chief John Cote and Deputy Chief William Harwood participated, along with Troop B Commander Walter Grzyb. The exercise includes examining uniforms, […]
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Children's message at Stow Baptist Church
STOW — The Rev. Doug Forbes will deliver a special children’s message at the Stow Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. At the conclusion of the message each child will receive a colorful new memory toy that shows a Bible verse when they hold it. Forbes is the associate pastor at the Central […]
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Androscoggin Beekeepers Club to hear Bates senior's research
AUBURN — Sam Whittaker, a Bates College senior biology major, will present findings from his research on bees to the Androscoggin Beekeepers Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. The meeting will be in the vestry building of the West Auburn Congregational Church, 811 West Auburn Road. The meeting is open to the public, and […]
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Minot Historical Society hosting open house
The Minot Historical Society will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Oct. 7 and 8, at the parsonage of the Center Minot Congregational Church, 493 Center Minot Hill Road. The History House, as its known, is the former home of the Rev. Elijah Jones and his family, and is being […]
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Lewiston grad receives UCU scholarship
LEWISTON – University Credit Union, a statewide credit union chartered to serve University of Maine System students, alumni, staff and their families, announced the recipients of its annual scholarship program for 2018. Parker Brownrigg, a 2018 graduate of Lewiston High School, is one of six students in Maine to receive a $1,000 scholarship. “The mission of […]