PERU — As part of its Helping Hands donations to celebrate the season of giving, Norway Savings Bank team members delivered a $1,000 check to Servant’s Heart Food Pantry in Peru. Based in the United Baptist Church of Peru, the pantry provides assistance to anyone in need of sustenance and support. It survives on donations […]
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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club distributes winter gear
The organization checks in with the schools’ counselors each year to determine what winter gear and sizes for students is needed.
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Is Santa real? Maine readers reveal their true thoughts
We asked our readers to recall when they first believed Santa might not be real. Their answers ranged from hilarious to sad.
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A grandson’s warning helps Bethel family escape fire
A blaze Saturday leveled most of a house and garage shortly after noon.
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Farmington academy to present Winter Holiday Spectacular
FARMINGTON — Bloom Academy of Dance (formerly Thomas Performing Arts Center) is set to present a Winter Holiday Spectacular at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20 and 21, and at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. All three shows will be held at the Bjorn Auditorium on the Mt. Blue Campus, 129 Seamon Road. Many […]
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Farmington church to hold Christmas services
FARMINGTON — Farmington Baptist Church at 194 Whittier Road is set to host a children’s Nativity play during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, service. The Christmas Eve Service will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call the church at 207-779-0731. Check out upcoming area events!
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‘Year of Togo’ will draw attention to a legendary Maine sled dog
Next month, Togo’s Maine descendants will retrace his famous, life-saving race across Alaska to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
His wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical ‘Jersey Boys’ and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches.
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Coig plans Christmas benefit concert to help warm hearts and homes
Cape Breton’s internationally renowned band Coig will perform as part of the Old South Church Concert Series to benefit the Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministries annual Home Heating Fuel Assistance Fund beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Old South Church in Farmington. The band is celebrating 10 years of spreading holiday Cheer […]
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U.S. seeks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
Since the New Deal, federal law has authorized the department to permit paying particular employees a lower ‘special minimum wage’ on the grounds that their disabilities impair their productivity.