GRAY Veteran gathering The Southern Maine Squadron of the Sampson Air Force Veterans Association will meet at noon Thursday at DiSanto’s Restaurant, 322 West Gray Road. This is an informal gathering of veterans who went to Sampson for basic training. All veterans and their guests are welcome. The group meets on the second Thursday of […]
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BETHEL Scholarship application Applications are being accepted through June 30 for high school seniors who wish to be considered to receive the Ethel “Billie” Gammon History Education Scholarship. The $1,000 award is named for Gammon, founder of the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center. Applicants must submit a 300- to 500-word essay detailing how Norlands has impacted […]
Blood Drives
Today 1 to 6 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Saco Tuesday Noon to 6 p.m., Murray Hall, Livermore Falls Wednesday Noon to 6 p.m., American Legion, Rumford 1 to 6 p.m., Saint Hyacinth’s Church, Westbrook 1 to 6 p.m., Mason Oxford Lodge 18, Norway Thursday Noon to 5:30 […]
Don Perkins: Civil War encampment at Summerfest
If you see a group camped out with tents and a campfire near Windham High School someday soon, take a closer look. It’s not the homeless or another “Occupy Maine” attempt. It’s Company A, 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry, a nonprofit educational and living history organization dedicated to preserving the memory of Maine’s role in […]
Births
Out of Town Sophie Angela Bathalon, born Feb. 10 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass., to Eben and Suzanne (Plonowski) Bathalon, Norwood, Mass. Grandparents: Paul and Nancy Plonowski, Hanover, Mass.; Andre and Heidi Bathalon, Sanford. Central Maine Medical Center Hunter William Tyrrell, born May 12 to William Tyrrell and Danielle Waning, Lewiston. Grandparents: Keith Waning II, […]
Blood Drives
Today 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tom’s of Maine, Sanford 1 to 6 p.m., Sokokis Function Hall, Limerick 2 to 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, Lisbon Falls 3 to 7 p.m., Coastal Ridge Elementary School, York Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., City Hall, Lewiston 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport Wednesday 10 […]
Don Perkins: Online auction benefits young artist scholarship
Art enriches our lives in subtle but important ways. But keeping the arts alive almost always has been a struggle. This week, Yarmouth Arts — a nonprofit formed in 2000 to support the local arts — will hold its spring online auction to benefit an art scholarship fund at Yarmouth High School. The scholarship is […]
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FALMOUTH Yard sale at American Legion The Sons of Norway will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion, 65 Depot Road. The money raised in the yard sale will support the organization’s efforts to promote Norwegian traditions and fraternal fellowship by offering cultural and social opportunities. For […]
College Graduation: University of Maine at Farmington
Area Graduates Alfred: Thomas Gagnon; Arundel: Amanda Martemucci; Auburn: Amanda Bissonette, Susan Bryant, Tiffany Cheney, Jessica Chouinard, Eric Cole, Matthew Daigle, Shay Daily, Heather Dvorak, Joseph Griswold, Kimberly St.Pierre;Biddeford: Danielle Bernier, Libby Doyon, Brittany Dube, Holly Emmons, Kerensa Palmer; Bridgton: Emily Cushing, Tareyn Vigna;Brunswick: Julia Bald, Heather Libby;Buxton: Megan Wallace;Camden: Jennie Palermo, Kristen Start;Cape Elizabeth: […]
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KENNEBUNK Call for exhibitors Maine Crafts Association is seeking exhibitors to sell their wares at summer craft markets at the Kennebunk Travel Plaza this summer. The markets will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays during July and August and on Labor Day weekend. The outdoor crafts market is open to individuals, groups and […]