BENTON – Gerald Willie Holt, 88, passed away at home early Sunday morning Aug. 20, 2023, with his wife, Kim, by …
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Death Notice: Kathleen T. Gamage
Gamage, Kathleen T. 93, of Cornville, Aug. 21. Funeral mass 11 a.m., Sept. 23, Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Skowhegan. …
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Death Notice: Gerald Willie Holt
Holt, Gerald Willie 88, of Benton, Aug. 20, at home. Funeral 1 p.m., Sept. 9, East Benton Christian Church, visitation/reception to …
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Augusta library brings back A Capital Read after a 6-year hiatus
AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library has brought back its A Capital Read program after a six-year hiatus. This year’s title is “The Poacher’s Son,” by Paul Doiron. Doiron is a best-selling author; “The Poacher’s Son,” his first book in the Mike Bowditch series, won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award and was nominated […]
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Bridge clubs list recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Winners of the Aug. 22 game were Gabriele Rice and Suzon Morrison. Lynn Kershner and Jeanie Reillie were second, and Sylvia Palmer and Linda Atkinson placed third. Games begin at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.; new players are welcome. For more information, call Jessie Gunther […]
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Finding Our Voices survivor-empowerment funding tops $100K
More than $100,000 has been distributed from Finding Our Voices to bring safety, freedom, and comfort to Maine women and children survivors of domestic abuse through the group’s Get Out Stay Out Fund. In two years $113,640 was disbursed to 184 women from every county in Maine, about 80% of whom are mothers of young […]
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Grants assist Franklin and Somerset County projects, nonprofits
Nearly $97,000 Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Franklin and Somerset counties. The 10 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $81,760 recommended by the Western Mountains Committee and two additional grants totaling $15,000 from donor-advised funds, according to a news release from the foundation. 2023 Grants […]
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Duvall home run helps Red Sox rally past Dodgers, 8-5
Adam Duvall belts a go-ahead three-homer in the sixth inning, and Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner also go deep in a comeback win.
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Hundreds join in with joy as Wabanaki Marketplace resumes at Shaker Village
Maine’s tribes were celebrated Saturday as artists showed off speciality foods, hand-crafted baskets, jewelry, and a performance of drumming, song and dance.
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White man fatally shoots 3 Black people at Florida store in what officials say is a hate crime
Jacksonville’s sheriff said the gunman, who took his own life after the killings, was “racially motivated” and “hated Black people.”