Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host Jennifer Phillips — whose ancestral roots in town trace back to 1802 — at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, via Zoom. Phillips lived in Illinois before moving to Winthrop in 2019 with her husband Curt, son Ricky and the recently-deceased Anne Cobb Bird. Bird is the oldest child […]
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Gardiner student makes Iowa college dean’s list
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Zyrah Giustra of Gardiner has been named to the 2021 spring quarter dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida campus in Port Orange, Florida. Palmer, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, California; and Port Orange.
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Virtual talk to cover ‘Visual Culture: Issues and Institutions’
Maine’s Mid-Century Moment Series is to present a virtual talk, “Visual Culture: Issues and Institutions,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The Colby College Museum of Art is to host a panel discussion about a broad spectrum of Maine visual culture in […]
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Archivist seeks information about Maine state march composer
Anna Faherty plans to oversee a display table about Leo Pepin, an Augusta native with ties to the Twin Cities, at an Aug. 8 event in Lewiston.
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Fairfield club lists bridge winners
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield nonsanctioned bridge club winners on July 27 were Ed and Joyce Rushton. Jeanie Rellieg and Lynne Kerschner placed second, Sylvia Palmer and Tom Nelson placed third, and Di Bishop and Ken Harvey placed fourth. The club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Elks Lodge, Industrial Road in Waterville. Participants are […]
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Augusta library to host talk by ‘Mainely Power’ author
AUGUSTA — Author Matt Cost is to join Lithgow Public Library’s monthly book discussion at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. This event will take place both in person at 45 Winthrop St., and via Zoom. Cost’s Maine Humanities/Read ME fiction selection, “Mainely Power” will be discussed. The book is set in Brunswick, with a protagonist […]
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Fairfield Grange completes new parking area, plans open house
FAIRFIELD CENTER — Victor Grange 49 plans to host a grand opening of its new parking area and an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at 148 Oakland Road, Fairfield Center. People can join members for a hot dog and cold drink. Grange members plan to thank the many volunteer […]
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Bates College names local students to dean’s list
LEWISTON — The following local students have been named to the 2021 winter semester dean’s list at Bates College, which ended in May. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.88 or higher. Thaddeus Gunther of Farmington, son of Eric V. Gunther and Judith A. Gunther, is a 2017 graduate […]
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Warren family holds annual reunion in Hebron
HEBRON — The 35th annual reunion of the Warren family was held July 18 at Hebron Pines. This is a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren of Buckfield. There were 154 people in attendance from Auburn, Bath, Buckfield, Gorham, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon Falls, Limington, Monmouth, Sumner, Turner, Vasselboro, Brockton, […]
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Trek Across Maine raises $360K for COVID research, lung health
Organizers from the American Lung Association are planning an in-person event in 2022.