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Events list for Oct. 20

PORTLAND Tips on retirement topic of online program Economist and author Tom Hegna will present a free seminar titled “Faith, Family, and Financial Security” via Zoom at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A former senior executive officer of New York Life Insurance Company, Hegna has written several books, including “Paychecks and Playchecks: Retirement Solutions for Life,” a […]

SPRINGVALE Webinar with naturalist at library on Thursday The Springvale Public Library will sponsor a live webinar with Maine Audubon naturalist Doug Hitchcox at 6 p.m. Thursday. The online talk will detail the lives of birds that call Springvale and York County home and a discussion of the natural history, identification, threats to, and ways […]

PORTLAND Our Lady of Hope Parish will hold a drive-thru lobster roll dinner after the 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. Pius X Church (approximately 5:30 p.m.) Saturday at 492 Ocean Ave. The meal will include a lobster roll, coleslaw, potato chips and a cookie. Each meal is $15 per person, with all proceeds benefiting Our […]

YORK COUNTY Audubon hosting Maine seabird presentation York County Audubon will present the online talk “The Amazing Restoration of Maine’s Seabirds – and What They Can Tell Us” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, headed by Dr. Donald Lyons. Dr. Lyons is a director of Conservation Science for the National Audubon Society, and has spent his career […]

SCARBOROUGH Kiwanis to host mums sale to support club projects The Scarborough Kiwanis club will hold a fall mums sale from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Scarborough branch of Saco & Biddeford Savings at 41 Gorham Road. Plants will also be available at Ron Forest & Sons Fence Company […]

KENNEBUNK Virtual race to benefit history organizations Community members are invited to come out and support history education with a virtual race. The Bicentennial Distance Challenge is a virtual run, walk or bike that asks participants to travel an historic 7-mile distance to celebrate Maine and Kennebunk’s dual Bicentennials this year, while also supporting two […]

WELLS Wells-Ogunquit Community School District announces new principal and assistant principal As Wells-Ogunquit Community School District’s superintendant, Jim Daly, announced the hiring of former Wells High School assistant principal Joshua Gould as the new principal of Wells Junior High School. The district also hired Kevin Jackson as its new assistant principal at Wells High School. […]