PORTLAND THE HEALTH EDUCATION Department at Martin’s Point Health Care has received the American Diabetes Association’s Education Recognition Certificate its diabetes self-management education program offered to patients. Martin’s Point previously received the award in 2005. For more information about the diabetes education programs, go to www.martinspoint.org.  THE PORTLAND ROTARY Club has elected the following officers […]

STANDISH Health-care symposium Saint Joseph’s College of Maine at 278 Whites Bridge Road, will host its third annual health care symposium from Monday through July 30. The “Successfully Managing Major Change in Health Care” symposium will offer two health care-based topics each day. Academic credit or CEUs are available for non-student professionals. Lunch is included. […]

SANFORD Missy’s Run fights violence Loved ones of the late Melissa Cantin Charbonneau have organized a motorcycle ride to honor her memory while raising money for domestic violence programs in Maine and New Hampshire. Registration for Missy’s Run 80-mile ride is from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the American Legion Post 19 in Sanford. […]

Army Reserve Spec. Jeffrey T. Jones has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. Jones has served in the military for four years and is a member of the 94th Military Police Company, Londonderry, N.H. He is the […]

A Franco-American Doucette memorial to honor the family’s first ancestor is planned on Aug. 15, in Castine.



SCARBOROUGH Savvy Caregiver programs Southern Maine Agency on Aging is offering a six-session Savvy Caregiver program starting Friday. The classes, designed for family caregivers of people with disorders causing dementia, like Alzheimer’s disease, will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at varying locations through Aug. 20. There is no charge for participants, but registration […]

Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $7; lobster roll: $7; egg salad: $4; other items available; free delivery for 10 or more orders. Baked haddock supper, 4 to 7 p.m., Most Holy Trinity Hall, 271 Main St., Saco. Adults: $10; children: $4. Saturday […]

Nearly all Franco-American families can find at least one female ancestor from among the 17th century Les Filles du Roi. They were Daughters of the King or Marriageable Daughters, says Franco-American writer Denis Ledoux. Two women in his family were among them. They made the journey to New France to meet soldiers or trappers eager […]