Once again, the staff of Cumulus Broadcasting is joining forces with four area Hannaford supermarkets to conduct their “Ton of Pasta Food Drive for Manna,” which will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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The registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 9, for those who want to attend the Spruce Run Association Annual Meeting, which is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, at Buchanan Alumni House at the …
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The penguin in the sunglasses and Hawaiian shirt is sure to get your attention if you spot the poster for the Eastern Maine Medical Center Auxiliary’s third annual winter beach ball, 7 to 11 p.m. …
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Since I have often written, in this column, about Maine Kids-Kin, a program of Families and Children Together, which is based in Bangor, I was delighted to receive an e-mail from Candy Eaton about a new program for individuals and families residing in Hancock County who are raising their relatives’ children.
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Welcome to 2009, a special year for everyone associated with the Bangor Daily News as we join our publisher, Richard “Rick” Warren, in preparing to celebrate this family-owned newspaper’s 120th anniversary on June 18.
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People with ties to the Piscataquis County shiretown of Dover-Foxcroft can make a New Year’s resolution that could benefit many people.
Each summer, for more than a decade, the Dover-Foxcroft …
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People in the Caribou-Presque Isle area have an opportunity to help the less fortunate care for their cats and dogs thanks to the efforts of several organizations, reports Norma Milton, writing on behalf of the Caribou Pet Food Pantry.
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Tickets will be available at the door for “nobles, ladies and members of the public” who want to attend a New Year’s Eve dance and breakfast buffet from 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, to 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at the Anah Shrine on Main Street in Bangor.
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Although I do not know Bangor lawyer Stephen Smith, I thank him for not “dropping the ball” after he first “dropped the ball” one New Year’s Eve and then continued doing so to create what has become a wonderful Queen City tradition known this year as Downtown Countdown 2008.
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Sincerest thanks to everyone who is working today so others can celebrate this special time of the year with family and friends.
From my co-workers at the Bangor Daily News, who are making sure …
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Whether you were born in Aroostook County, raised there, visited there, or know someone from The County, you know there is something very special about the spirit of that northernmost section of the Pine Tree State.
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What fun awaits all who participate in the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts Mediterranean New Year’s Eve party.
Executive director Patrick Myers reports that the event will begin at 8 p.m. …
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Recently I was contacted by Ann Davis Lanford of Bangor with a not-so-good-news and a good-news story about an organization to which she belongs, the Bangor-based Family Life Improvisational Theatre Educators.
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Penobscot Community Health Care is hosting Bangor’s third annual remembrance vigil and service in recognition of Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, reports Mary Jude of the Bangor agency. …
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Even though the original deadline for donations was Dec. 1, wrote Rhonda French, chairwoman of the 24th Let’s All Have A Merrier Christmas drive for needy children in Washington County, the group just received an additional list requesting gifts for 52 more children.
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Students who are residents of Maine are encouraged to apply for scholarships offered by the St. Croix District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine and for the GCFM Horticulture Scholarship, …
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More encouraging news for this community has come from Barbara Fister, director of My Friend’s Place, an adult day center in Bangor.
Fister reports My Friend’s Place has been selected as one …
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