Articles by Alison Metcalfe
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A new lift at People’s United Methodist Church in Union
UNION, Maine — People’s United Methodist Church, Union, dedicated a fully-enclosed lift between the two levels of the building on Sunday, June 9, during the morning worship service. Installed by Maine Accessibility of South Portland and local contractors Harold Wentworth Jr. of Union and Alley Electrics and Electronics of Warren, ...
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PARADE, PIRATES AND MORE IN UNION’S FOUNDERS DAY
Big plans are underway for Union’s celebration of Founders Day 2013, to be held on the Common on the weekend of July 19, 20and 21. Events marking the 239th anniversary of the town’s founding will start on Friday July 19 with a Farmer’s Market on the Common from 2:00 to ...
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COME SPRING BUS TOUR TICKETS GO ON SALE
Tickets are now on sale for Union Historical Society’s two Come Spring Bus Tours, which are part of the town’s Founders Day celebrations. The tours depart from the Old Town House on Town House Road at 5:30 p.m. on Friday July 19 and at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday July 20. ...
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FOSSEL TO SPEAK ON HISTORIC BUILDING PLANS AND DESIGNS
Union Historical Society will meet at the Old Town House on Town House Road, just off Union Common, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 1. Les Fossel, widely known as “the Old House man”, will give an illustrated presentation on 18th and early 19th century builders’ plan books and their ...
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Easter Services at Yoked Union/Searsmont Methodist Churches
The yoked parishes of People’s United Methodist Church, Union, and Searsmont United Methodist Church, announce the following Easter season services, all led by the Rev. George L. Hodgkins, Jr: Maundy Thursday Seder, 6:00 P.M. at People’s United Methodist Church, 21 Depot St., Union. Reservations requested, call 785-4114 Good Friday Service, ...
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