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August 12, 2013

Briefs

SACO Visiting nurses’ project awarded $15,000 grant The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded a $15,000 grant to HomeHealth Visiting Nurses to support the development of an “Integrated Chronic Care Model,” a patient-centered, evidence based model to improve quality of home health care to vulnerable elders at risk of hospitalization or facility placement. For more […]
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August 12, 2013

Events

BATH Family festival Saturday A Neighbor Helping Neighbor Family Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Library Park on Washington Street. Activities will include demonstrations on beekeeping, blacksmithing, alewife and lobster fishing, making furniture from twigs, soap and lotion making, spinning, stone wall building and quilting. There will also be […]
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August 12, 2013

Military notes

Col. David Smith of Hampden has received the Legion of Merit Medal at his recent retirement ceremony. The medal was presented by Brig. Gen. Michael Bobeck, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, and recognizes Smith’s 32 years of service. Smith is the state Army aviation officer for the Maine Army National […]
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August 12, 2013

Potluck

Monday Haddock chowder supper, 5:30 to 7 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Adults: $9.50; children 10 and under: $4.75. Reservations suggested: 882-7184. Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., at My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration by Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Center. Pot […]
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August 12, 2013

Photo: Smiles between Olympic trials

Photo courtesy Selena Brock Waban Special Olympians, from left, Bert Rancourt, Mark Beattie and Christopher Bachelder rest between events at the 2013 Games held recently in Orono. They were part of an 18-person team of Waban athletes who journeyed from Sanford to participate in the games, a parade and the ceremonial march of the athletes […]

Published
August 5, 2013

Potlucks

MONDAY Haddock chowder, soup, salad, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Adults: $9.50; children 5 to 12: $4.75; under 5: free. Reservations suggested; 882-7184. TUESDAY Friends of Feral Felines, 5 to 9 p.m., with a portion of sales benefitting the organization. Flatbread Pizza Company, Commercial Street, Portland. WEDNESDAY Free […]
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August 5, 2013

Births

Several area hospitals no longer provide birth announcements for publication. We will publish birth announcements from parents. Forms and instructions are available here. For more information, please call 791-6300. Out of Town Nathan Lach Hight, born July 24 at Prentice Women’s Copital, Chicago, to Scott Hight and Elizabeth Lach, Chicago. Grandparents: Joseph Lach, Chicago; Maxine […]
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August 5, 2013

Blood drives

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public. MONDAY 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dunkin’ Donuts, Lisbon Falls 1 to 6 p.m., Saint Maximilian Church, Scarborough TUESDAY 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Russell Park Rehab, Lewiston 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bowdoin College, Druckenmiller Hall, Brunswick WEDNESDAY Noon to 6 p.m., […]
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August 5, 2013

Briefly

PORTLAND Wayside Food Programs receive $2,500 grant People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced that it has awarded $2,500 to support the operational expenses of the Wayside Food Programs. Wayside sources and redistributes more than 1 million pounds of food each year to more than 60 food pantries, soup kitchens […]
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August 5, 2013

High school reunions

South Portland High School, Class of 1973, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday at DiMillo’s, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. Contact Prudy Wiggins at 799-5705. Portland High School, Class of 1968, 6:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland. Contact Dave Crowley at dcrowley142@yahoo.com or 829-6449. Camden High School, 108th alumni banquet, […]

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