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November 10, 2010

Getting fit for life

A new Yarmouth program battles obesity with diet and exercise.
Published
November 4, 2010

Juliana L’Heureux: First-aid French for WWI American Soldiers

An online antique book auction brought to mind how Franco-American veterans served during World Wars I and II in France. The auction offered a French language help pamphlet published for World War I American soldiers who were fighting in France. Perhaps a similar version was supplied to World War II soldiers as well. My surprisingly […]
Published
November 4, 2010

Close to Home: Crafters get comfy at inn’s long-running fair

If you’ve ever wanted to take a peek at the rooms at the Inn at Long Lake in Naples, you’ll have your chance this weekend. Saturday and Sunday mark the 20th year for the Holiday Craft Fair and Open House at the Inn. Lorna Tipton says, “It’s like going to Grandma’s at Christmastime. It’s a […]
Published
November 3, 2010

Briefly, Nov. 3, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. WELLS NATIVE Jonathan Guerrette and his Dartmouth College peers Devon Anderson and Nathan Niparko placed second in the undergraduate category of the Collegiate Inventors Competition, held last week in the nation’s capital. The team received $5,000 for its creation of an absorbent, bioresorbable surgical sponge that would harmlessly dissolve in the body if […]
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November 3, 2010

Coastal Events, Nov. 3, 2010

WINDHAM Craft fair at Club 302 Pine Tree State Country Music Association and the Maine Ole’ Opry will host a holiday craft fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Club 302, Route 302. Contact 490-1232. ALFRED Help with Thanksgiving boxes York County Shelter Programs is seeking donations for its Thanksgiving food boxes […]

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November 3, 2010

Potluck, Nov. 3, 2010

Thursday Community Meal with ham, mashed potatoes, 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. Haddock […]
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November 3, 2010

Greater Portland Events, Nov. 3, 2010

PORTLAND Police offer defense class The Portland Police Department is offering a Rape Aggression Defense training class starting Tuesday. The class is open to girls and women ages 13 and older and will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday; Nov. 11; Nov. 16; and Nov. 18, ending with a class from 8 a.m. to […]
Published
November 3, 2010

Sisters of Mercy: ‘This is the life I wanted’

A Portland event celebrates nine Sisters of Mercy, each with at least 50 years of service to the order.
Published
November 3, 2010

Births, Nov. 3, 2010

Bridgton Hospital Hunter Riley Pyles, born Sept. 20 to Kimberly Sargent and Dustin Pyles, Casco. Haley Claire Hamlin, born Sept. 24 to Ryan Hamlin and Amanda Gray, Naples. Grandparents: Elaine and Vernon Griffin, Naples; Alan and Dawn Gray, Portland; Belinda Hamlin, Naples. Great-grandparents: Walter and Joyce Brown, West Paris. Mason Rylan Anderton, born Sept. […]
Published
October 27, 2010

Lakes Region: Conservation groups aim to preserve Randall Orchards

A large land conservation effort is afoot in the Lakes Region at the well-known Randall Orchards in Standish. The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, with the help of the Maine Farmland Trust, recently submitted a Land for Maine’s Future grant application to protect the 500-acre block. Recession or not, 500 acres of farmland just minutes from […]

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