The Bridgton Lake-Region Rotary Club reports that it is committed to help make the Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Lab and Learning Center a creative hub for the youth and citizens of the Lakes Region. The club is coming close to the end of its campaign to raise $10,000 in donations, which it will match. It […]
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Auburn church to host 2-day revival
AUBURN — A two-day revival is scheduled to be held Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30 and 31, at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, the log cabin church, at 2488 Turner Road. Each day a noon prayer and a 7 p.m. service will be held. Bishop Horace W. Pritchett, pastor of Faith Tabernacle Community […]
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Norway, Mechanic Falls churches to collect socks for homeless
NORWAY — Father Ed Clifford and the St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish are collecting new white socks for the homeless. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29 and Sept. 4 and 5, community members and parishioners from St. Catherine of Sienna Church at 32 Paris St. in Norway and Our Lady of Ransom Church […]
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Class B high school football preview: Traditional powers again poised for strong seasons
Depth has Lawrence and Skowhegan poised as favorites, while Mt. Blue and Cony aim to remain among the contenders.
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MLB to end 70-year partnership with Topps trading cards
Topps, created in 1938 and best known for baseball cards, was on the verge of going public, but with MLB not renewing its deal, will now remain private.
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30 years after last hurricane, Maine and New England brace for Tropical Storm Henri
It’s exactly 30 years since a hurricane last made a direct hit on New England — and now the region is bracing for the possibility of another.
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Wilton Select Board acts on suspected sewage leaking into Wilson Lake
Testing, stopping up a creek and pumping a septic tank are among the steps to halt possible contamination. It’s not yet clear what might be flowing into the lake.
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Wilton Lions Club yard sale features something for everyone
An unprecedented amount of “stuff” will be on display during the three-day sale near the Big Apple on Routes 2 and 4 in Wilton.
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Maine Wildlife: Stay Safe, Keep them Safe topic of virtual talk
Maine Wildlife: Stay Safe, Keep them Safe is the topic of a virtual talk set for 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. This virtual talk, presented by Jennifer Marchigiani of Misfits Rehab, will discuss what a wildlife rehabilitator does and how she got started as a wildlife rehabilitator. She will share some information about Maine’s wildlife, […]
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‘I think she’s out,’ deputy says after violent arrest
A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers was attacked and knocked unconscious by two Northern California sheriff’s deputies.