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January 5, 2011

Blood Drives, Jan. 5, 2011

The following American Red Cross blood drives are open to the public: Today 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., TD Bank, One Portland Square, Portland 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dunkin Donuts, East Waterboro 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Town Hall, Buxton 1 to 6 p.m., St. Christopher’s Church, York 1 to 6 p.m., Most Holy […]
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January 5, 2011

Briefly, Jan. 5, 2011

PORTLAND THE PORTLAND EAGLES Club hosted a Christmas celebration last month and provided gifts to about 150 people served by Port Resources. For the past few years, the Eagles Club has bought Christmas presents for individuals at Port Resources, an organization dedicated to empowering people with developmental disabilities to live rich and fulfilling lives in […]
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January 5, 2011

Greater Portland Events, Jan. 5, 2011

SOUTH PORTLAND LEGO, Habitat building event Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland is hosting the YOUth Can Build LEGO House Buildathon from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Maine Mall. The annual event will help Habitat put the finishing touches on a house in Westbrook, the future home of a single mother and her three […]
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January 5, 2011

Maine homeopath off to Tanzania to help AIDS patients

Dr. Wendy Pollock of Portland will work in an area near Kilimanjaro.
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January 5, 2011

Pet Pourri, Jan. 5, 2011

The Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk partners with 10 retailers to offer satellite adoption centers. Visit Ann-imals Pet Supply in York, Pet Quarters in Wells and Scarborough, Nature’s Gifts in Kennebunk, Petsmart in Biddeford, The Kennel Shop in Saco, Animal Medical Associates in Saco, The Kennel Shop in Scarborough, Paws Applause in Scarborough and Andy’s […]

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January 5, 2011

Potluck, Jan. 5, 2011

Thursday Community meal with roast pork, noon, Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Per person: $4. Friday Friday lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland. Haddock chowder: $7; lobster roll: $7; egg salad: $4; other items available; free delivery for 10 or more orders. Saturday […]
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January 5, 2011

Regional Events, Jan. 5, 2011

KENNEBUNK Japanese fiction program The Kennebunk Free Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Family and Self in 20th Century Japanese Fiction,” a Let’s Talk About It free reading and discussion group. The group will be facilitated by former college professor Patricia Parker, who also taught in Japan and South Korea. […]
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January 5, 2011

Military Notes, Jan. 5, 2011

Navy Lt. j.g. Glenn C. Diller has been designated a Naval Aviator after months of flight training and has received the coveted “Wings of Gold” while serving with Training Air Wing One, Merdian, Miss. He is the son of Beverly Diller and Marlin Diller, Jr., both of Brunswick, and is a graduate of Brunswick High […]
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January 1, 2011

Juliana L’Heureux: Bangor songwriter featured in ‘Green Book of Songs’

Joe Pickering of Bangor has written original lyrics for more than 100 songs about Maine and New England. He often uses baseball as a background for the lyrics he writes about legendary figures who made a difference in other people’s lives. Pickering, who grew up in Lynn, Mass., wrote his first lyrics when he was […]
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December 29, 2010

A Longfellow farewell

The community will celebrate the service the elementary school has given the town since 1924.