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George Sheats displays the communion paddle he made in order to offer communion in a more distant manner. St Michael’s Episcopal Church in Auburn is planning outdoor services during COVID-19 and Sheats plans to use his paddle in drive-by communion offerings.
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A simple conversation almost 20 years ago led George Sheats to retire early from a well-paying career to pursue the priesthood. Now after almost a decade of training, he is coming full circle and will lead the Auburn church he was attending when his journey began, inspired by his devotion to his Episcopal faith.
Poland Springs, Patrick Dempsey team up in new ad campaign
Throughout the campaign, consumers will learn about Dempsey’s origin, his home state of Maine, and his favorite premium water brand, Poland Spring® ORIGIN. Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:31 PM EST January 14, 2021 Updated: 6:37 AM EST January 15, 2021
POLAND, MAINE, Maine Poland Spring Water and actor Patrick Dempsey, both native to Maine, have teamed up to introduce Maine water to the nation.
Dempsey will help the water company introduce its new ORIGIN water.
Poland Spring® ORIGIN was recently introduced as a perfectly balanced, 100% natural spring water. Filtered through a 10,000-year-old glacial aquifer, with naturally occurring electrolytes to give it a crisp taste, Poland Spring® ORIGIN is sustainably sourced from White Cedar Spring, nestled deep in the woods of Maine, and put in a bottle made from 100 percent recycled plastic that
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Volunteers Bev Gallant, Bill Gallant, Peter Cox, Arthur Rouleau and Thelma Giberson prepared and delivered 37 home-cooked meals to Rumford area seniors on Jan. 5.
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Eight volunteers prepared the food and delivered it Jan. 5.
Allie Burke, executive director of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, said the coalition partnered with the church to make this effort possible, along with money and support from other organizations.
“We received a donation of cans of food and we asked the Holy Savior Church if they could help create some warm meals from this for seniors,” Burke said.
Supporting organizations include:
• Poland Spring Community Benefit Fund, whose mission is to accept and invest donations from Nestle Waters, the parent company of Poland Spring Water Co. per a written agreement with the town. The interest from investments fund community projects that benefit Rumford, such as but not limited to source water protection, health a
Letter to the editor: Silence on Pan Am sale reflects poorly on newspaper
The deal is a significant one: It could affect Maine’s freight transportation landscape and lead to massive job losses.
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Pan Am Railways operates hundreds of miles of railroad track in Maine.
A Pan Am Railways engine pulls railroad cars over a trestle as cars pass below on Front Street in Waterville. The railway operates New England’s largest railyard (in South Portland) and the region’s largest rail car and locomotive repair center (in Waterville).
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They operate the largest railyard in New England: Rigby Yard in South Portland.