Unofficial observances reported to the National Weather Service from Wednesday’s storm: Androscoggin County Lewiston: 3.8 inchesTurner: 3.5 inches Cumberland County Brunswick: 2.5 inches Cumberland Center: 5 inches Gorham: 4.2 inchesGray: 3.8 inchesPortland/Deering: 3.8 inches Portland/jetport: 1.6 inches Knox County Hope: 2 inches

FREEPORT Ben Tindall, a graduating senior at Merriconeag Waldorf High School, has been named one of more than 3,000 candidates in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Candidates were selected from 3.4 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2013. A news release from the school says inclusion in the program, now […]

BOWDOIN Lois Napier Skillings has been elected to serve on the FHC Inc. Board of Directors. Skillings is CEO of Mid Coast Health Services in Brunswick, a health care company that includes Mid Coast Hospital, Mid Coast Medical Group, Mid Coast Senior Health Center and CHANS Home Health Care. FHC Inc., headquar- tered in Bowdoin, […]

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following local students have been named to the dean’s and president’s lists for the fall 2012 semester at Southern New Hampshire University. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must compile an academic grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49. To be eligible for the president’s list, a student […]

ONGOING EVENTS Every Monday9 a.m., Crafters9 a.m., Loosen Up!10 a.m., Yoga11 a.m., Table Tennis11 a.m., Chair YogaNoon, Bridge6 p.m., Belly Dancing (not March 18)Every Tuesday8:30 a.m., AARP Tax Help9 a.m., Table Tennis10 a.m., ArtEvery Wednesday8:45 a.m., Cribbage9 a.m., Loosen Up!10 a.m., Table Tennis12:30 p.m., Tai Chi-Advanced1 p.m., Write On!3:30 p.m., Teens FirstEvery Thursday9 a.m., Table […]

Have you enrolled in the Yellow Dot Program yet? It only takes a few minutes to sign up and, as noted in last month’s Pulse Page, these few minutes of your time could save a life. If you’ve not heard of it yet, “Yellow Dot” is a free program designed to help first responders provide […]

Tired of all this bad weather, and of being shut up in your house? Authors Kyrill Schabert and Tony Oppersdorff will feature their book, “Best Nature Sites, Midcoast Maine,” when People Plus hosts it first Author’s Chat of the new year on Wednesday, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Main Hall. The two are avid […]

People Plus is delighted to have Everyday Nutrition Associates, LLC, partnering with the Center. ENA, operated by Anita Huey, works with clients to help manage diabetes, heart disease, weight loss and other conditions. She will be conducting cooking classes on a variety of topics, teaching people how to cook and offer classes on diabetes, pre-diabetes, […]