Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., My Place Teen Center, Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Offered in collaboration by Wayside Food Program, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Center. Chicken pot pie, salad, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Thursday Lunch with ham, mashed potatoes, noon, […]
May 2014
Briefs
Girl Scouts deliver cookies for Share initiative / Maine Maritime training schip set for annual cruise … and other community news
Events
CAMDEN Library will hold several events throughout the week Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., will host the following programs this week: Tuesday, Dr. Alder Stone Fuller will present an illustrated talk on “Earth, Life, and Abrupt Climate Change: A Fresh Perspective from the System Sciences” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the regular meeting of the […]
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. At Home Iris Lee Lafrenaye, born April 10 to Joshua and Nikki LaFrenaye, Yarmouth. Mid Coast Hospital Sarah Nicole Sodergren, born April 16 to Erik Sodergren […]
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