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. Southern Maine Health Care Lauren Diane Lizotte, born Sept. 24 to Jonathan and Shannon (Lamb) Lizotte, Saco. Grandparents: Robert and Deborah Lizotte, Biddeford. Jaxson Arthur Lane, born Sept. […]

Wednesday Free meal, 5 to 6 p.m., provided by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Programs and held at My Place Teen Center, 755 Main St., use the Foster Street entrance, Westbrook. Roast chicken, stuffing, cranberry sauce, dessert, 5 to 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Per person: $7. Thursday Meatloaf […]

Sampson Air Force Base Veterans, Southern Maine Squadron, meet at noon Thursday for an informal luncheon at Rolandeau’s, 775 Washington St., Auburn. It’s the final meeting of the year for veterans who were stationed at Sampson and their guests. All veterans are welcome. Contact Bob Sawyer at 657-4909 or Roy Tassinari at 784-5691 for details.

BIDDEFORD/PORTLAND Girl Scouts provide boxes of gifts for young patients Forty pediatric patients at Southern Maine Health Care and Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital each will receive a Jared Box compliments of Girl Scout Troop No. 1999 of Hollis. The Jared Box Project was founded in 2001 by the parents of a young cancer patient who […]

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Monday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Maine Medical Center, Dana Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland 1 to 6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn 2 to 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, 67 Frost Hill Ave., Lisbon Falls Tuesday 1 to […]

AUGUSTA Archives opens to public In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Maine State Archives will offer a rare opportunity for members of the public to tour the archives at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and at 10 a.m. Oct. 31. A limited number of visitors will be allowed into areas not normally accessible to the public. […]

High Schools Deering High School, Class of 1963, 5 p.m. Saturday, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at Bruno’s reception room, 33 Allen Ave., Morrill’s Corner, Portland. Call Diana Allen at 772-2922. Massabesic High School, Class of 1980, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Clambake Restaurant, Scarborough. Contact Tom Nash at [email protected] or call 632-0633. […]

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. Southern Maine Health Care Chanceington Lee Gerry, born Sept. 18 to Craig and Josie (Rockwell) Gerry, Buxton. Grandparents: Lorie Bogan, Waterboro; William Hubbard, Buxton; Katherine Gerry, Port Richy, […]

The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded scholarships to 16 students, all graduates of Maine high schools. They are are Jill Baker, Freeport; Sam Hill, Portland; Nick McGoldrick, Windham; Nathaniel Trask, Vassalboro; Levi Bridges, Sedgwick; Christopher Crosby, Auburn; and John Dodson, Topsham. Scholarships were renewed for: Lainey Cohen, […]