Maine Adult Education Program Areas High School Completion GED program that includes pre-testing, instruction and testing for high school equivalency and through an adult high school diploma program that provides the opportunity for individuals to complete their graduation requirements. Literacy & Family Literacy Through classroom instruction or tutoring, this program area teaches the basic reading […]

Government at a glance Local government in Maine provides many essential services its citizens, including road construction and maintenance, solid waste disposal, water utilities and waste water treatment, police and fire protection and emergency rescue, land use planning and building inspection, welfare, and public education for grades Kindergarten through 12. Municipal government in Maine enjoys […]

Club news, honor rolls, student and military notes, public activities, reunions, generations — we want your community news and photographs. It’s what makes us your local news service. When writing your information, please include the 5 w’s: Who, What, Where, When and Why. Photos should be bright and clear. Identify the people in the photo […]

Your business is our business. We welcome news items on new businesses, relocations, new personnel, promotions, anniversaries divisible by 5, as well as upcoming events of interest to our readers. Noteworthy items are published on a first-come, first-served basis six days a week. Electronic submissions speed the process, but we welcome typed releases as well. […]

Obituary information is usually provided to us by the funeral home. Out-of-state deaths and burials of interest must be confirmed by us with the attending funeral home. There is a charge for obituaries, committal services and burials. There is no charge for publishing funeral notices. For more information, contact us at 784-5411 or [email protected].

Many people now have the equivalent of some of the finest, most extensive libraries in the world tucked into a side pocket of their favorite easy chair. Electronic readers – Amazon’s Kindle and its competitors – have been spotted online at prices under $100. Most such devices can store more reading material than anyone could […]

Abused Women’s Advocacy Project A.W.A.P. PO Box 713 Auburn, ME 04212-0713 24 Hour Helpline: 1-800-559-2927 Phone: Lewiston: (207) 795-6744 Norway: (207) 743-5806 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: http://www.awap.org/ Advocates for Children Located at: 57 Birch St., Suite 204 Lewiston ME 04240 Mailing address: P.O. Box 3316 Auburn, ME 04212 Phone: 783-3990 Fax: 783-9402 E-mail: [email protected] Web […]

Services: Health & well-being Alcoholics Anonymous, in Maine, 24 Hour Hotline 800-737-6237 or 207-774-4335. During business hours, your call will be taken by a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who knows exactly what you are going through and can give you all the information you need. At night, reach a well qualified answering service, who can […]

In the world of online “friends,” many libraries are still loners Have libraries been successful in using social networking sites? Not if success is to be measured by the number of “friends” libraries have acquired, says Richard W. Boss in “Social Networking Sites and Libraries,” a paper prepared in October 2009 for the Public Library […]