Art Patty Sawyer, fiber art and quilting, new artist at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit galley302.com. Through Dec. 31 Potter/ceramist Margaret Melanson at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Open noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call […]
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We Love to Eat: Dec. 30
Free community meal – Wednesday, Jan. 5, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church and Wayside Food Services. An option for takeout will also be available.
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Gorham Notes: Dec. 23
Proclamation for Plummer’s Gorham police sergeant again escorts Wreaths Across America “It is just an amazing feeling of humility and gratitude,” Gorham Police Sgt. Ted Hatch said about escorting Wreaths Across America, the convoy that delivers wreaths every year for veterans’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Artlington, Virginia. Hatch has escorted the convoy through […]
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 23
Library friends celebrate the season with Santa Friends of Walker Memorial Library gathered for a holiday potluck meal Dec. 17 at American Legion Post 62 on Dunn Street. A Yankee swap followed the meal. Friends President Lorraine Glidden said Dennis Marrotte hosted the event. Santa got wind of the Christmas party and made a surprise […]
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Buxton Notes: Dec. 23
Wreath ceremony honors local veterans Volunteers placed nearly 600 donated wreaths on veterans’ gravesites during the South Buxton Cemetery Association’s ceremony honoring veterans Dec. 18. An American flag flew high above the ceremony from a Buxton Fire Department ladder truck during the well-attended event. The observance was held in conjunction with the national Wreaths Across […]
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We Love to Eat: Dec. 24-29
Free Christmas Eve dinner – Friday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Turkey dinner with all the trimmings followed by a short church service at 6 p.m. Free take-out Christmas dinner – Saturday, Dec. 25, noon-1 p.m., Buxton Centre Baptist Church, 938 Long Plains Road (Route 22), Buxton. Storm date […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 23-Jan. 3
Art Patty Sawyer, fiber art and quilting, new artist at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. For more information, call 647-2787 or visit galley302.com. Through Dec. 31 Potter/ceramist Margaret Melanson at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Open noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; holiday hours are 10 […]
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Gorham Notes: Dec. 16
Cub Scouts present American flag ceremony Webelos 2 Den in Cub Scout Pack 85 presented a special ceremony about the American flag, posted the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Dec. 7 Town Council meeting. The fifth-grade group sponsored by Cressey Road United Methodist Church presented a reading of “Ragged Old Flag” […]
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Buxton Notes: Dec. 16
Bar Mills church hosts tree festival, holiday service Over a dozen decorated trees are on display at the annual Christmas Tree Festival at Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Drive. The trees can be viewed during services on Sundays Dec. 19 and 26 from 10-11 a.m. The church also will hold services beginning at […]
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Westbrook Notes: Dec. 16
Historical society book, calendar available The Westbrook Historical Society has some nice stocking stuffers available for shoppers. The organization is selling a book produced by President Mike Sanphy, “Westbrook Remembered,” a collection of city photographs from times past. Fifty copies sold out during an open house Dec. 11, but Sanphy said Monday that 15o more […]