MONDAY Community lunch, noon. 202 Woodfords St., Portland. Free and open to all. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Woodfords Congregational Church. 775-4939 TUESDAY Community lunch, noon. 409 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Free and open to all. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Avesta Housing. 775-4939. Community dinner, 5 p.m. 297 Cumberland […]
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KENNEBUNK Christ Church having concert, art exhibit Christ Church will finish the Christmas season with a Twelfth Night concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at 6 Dane St. Organist and pianist Warren King will accompany flutist Diana McNulty and reeds master John Kupp. The program will include opportunities for singalong carols. Suggested donation is $15, $10 […]
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AUGUSTA Brig. Gen. Dwaine Drummond retires after 37 years of service Brig. Gen. Dwaine Drummond was recognized for nearly four decades of military service during a retirement ceremony held in his honor Dec. 7. Adjutant General for Maine, Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Farnham, presided over the celebration that also was attended by Drummond’s family, friends […]
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FALMOUTH Myron Hager, 102, receives Falmouth’s Boston Post Cane Myron Hager, 102, Falmouth’s oldest living resident, received the Boston Post Gold Cane on Dec. 10 during a ceremony that was attended by friends and family at OceanView at Falmouth. This New England tradition dates to 1909, in Massachusetts, when the town’s oldest resident received a […]
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY Instrumentalist, storyteller to perform at library Jennifer Armstrong will perform “Simple Gifts” at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library at 3209 Carrabassett Drive, No. 3. Armstrong plays the fiddle, bagpipes and banjo and is a storyteller, singer, poet and published author who works as an artist- in-residence in folk art. […]
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Community meals
WEDNESDAY Christmas Day Community dinner, featuring appetizers, a turkey dinner with all the fixings, music and holiday cheer. Noon. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, White Street, Rockland. Free and open to all. [email protected]; 594-4523. Community Christmas dinner will include turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, squash, with all the fixings and desserts. 2 p.m. Holy Savior Parish basement, […]
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MONDAY Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 202 Woodfords St., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Woodfords Congregational Church. 775-4939 TUESDAY • Community lunch, noon. Free and open to all. 409 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Provided by Wayside Food Programs and hosted by Avesta Housing. 775-4939. • Community dinner, 5 p.m. […]
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WELLS Storytimes, holiday party top library offerings Wells Public Library will host the following events this week at 1434 Post Road: Children’s and teen programs will include: Mother Goose Storytime, for ages 24 months and younger and their caregivers, at 10:30 a.m. Monday; a holiday party at 6 p.m. Tuesday to create crafts and participate […]
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MACHIAS Community Development Grants awarded to 22 groups Machias Savings Bank Foundation last month awarded more than $150,000 in Community Development Grants to 22 organizations, whose services have statewide reach and impact. The full list of recipients includes: • Aroostook County: Aroostook County Action Program, $7,500 • Cumberland County: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, […]
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Mid Coast Hospital Miles Douglas Olson was born Nov. 25 to Kyle Ryan Olson and Julianna Lindsay Olson (Spaltro) of Brunswick. Grandparents are Laurie Smart of Lisbon; Douglas Spaltro of Fortworth, Texas; Lena Pelkey of Brunswick; and Kent Olson of Harpswell. Great-grandparents are Doug and Judy Smart of Lisbon. Natalie Wynter Hill, born Nov. 27 […]