Alton

A low-cost rabies clinic will be held 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Alton Municipal Building for pet owners in Alton and Argyle.

The law requires rabies vaccinations of all dogs and cats. Animals must be at least 4 months old, not pregnant, and on a leash or in a carrier.

Owners may also license dogs during the clinic. They should bring proof that the animal has been neutered or spayed. A late fee will be charged for dogs not licensed after Jan. 31.

For information, call 394-2601 or 394-3911.

Bangor

Two local artists are among six Mainers to have works included in the Percent for Art project at the Burton M. Cross Office Building in Augusta.

Elizabeth Busch of Glenburn has “Reflections,” an 8-foot by 12-foot piece made of quilt textile, paint and metal leaf hanging in the ground-floor lobby.

Wally Warren of Bangor has an installation of “City of Dreams,” a 5-foot by 5-foot painted assemblage outside the Cross Caf?.

Other artists included in the project are Alan Magee of Cushing, Jeanne Bruce of Temple, Marguerite Payne Robicheaux of Stratton, and Barbara Sullivan of Solon.

Bangor Youth Ballet will hold its Youth Choreography Competition 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at 14 State St.

Categories are:

. Kindergarten through grade give.

. Grades six through nine.

. Grade 10 through age 24.

Choreography must be the original work of students. The works are not limited to ballet.

The overall winner and runner-up will be showcased at Bangor Youth Ballet’s spring performance in March.

The entry fee $5 per work.

The director of Bangor Youth Ballet is Ivy Clear Forrest. Members of the Board of Directors are: Bonny Black, Jane B. Bragg, Sandra Bryant, Carleen Dunham, Sandra Blake Leonard and Gene Syphers.

For information, call 945-3457.

The Warren Center has launched a newsletter, The Warren Centinel.

In recent weeks, the center has marked its 40th anniversary helping people of all ages overcome barriers to communication and learning.

The center also has hosted a Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours.

In addition, staff “Walkers and Talkers” walked three miles and raised $575 on Oct. 6 for the Maine Alzheimer’s Association.

New board members introduced at the annual meeting Nov. 9 were Virginia Putnam and Dr. Scott Clough. New board members unable to attend were Elna Campbell-Wade and K. Jan. Laux.

Speech-language pathologist Amy Bragg received a service pin for five years at the center, and audiologist Katheryn Girardin received a pin for three years of service.

A farewell basket was presented to Kristie Miner, who has left the Warren Center to join the staff of Westgate Manor’s Reflections program, which serves patients with Alzheimer’s and their families.

The center’s newest employee is Monique Gibouleau, public relations manager. She is a graduate of the University of Maine and a member of the chamber choir at St. John’s Catholic Church, the Oratorio Society and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Hancock County.

Chairman of the Warren Center Annual Campaign 2002 will be Sharon Gray of Brewer.

For information on the Warren Center, contact the center at 175 Union St., telephone 941-2850, (877) 542-9000, or TTY 941-2833.

The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine will sponsor a birthday commemoration Sunday, Jan. 20, at 170 Park St.

A potluck dinner and general assembly meeting will begin at 5 p.m. A diversity awareness activity with Americorps participants will be held at 6 p.m. A video about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, “An Amazing Grace,” followed by discussion, will be shown at 6:30 p.m.

The event is free. For information, call 942-9343.

The Democratic City Committee meets at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of each month in the Gazebo at Bangor Motor Inn, 701 Hogan Road.

Mary H. Sherwood, a Bangor Realtor, has earned the Leadership Training Graduate designation from the Women’s Council of Realtors. The honor is earned by candidates who successfully demonstrate excellence in career leadership.

WCR members who receive the designation complete courses in leadership and fulfill specific volunteer, career and education requirements.

The Women’s Council of Realtors, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, is a professional organization with more than 13,000 members nationwide. For information, call (800) 245-8512 or check www.wcr.org.

“All Creatures Great and Small,” a bereavement support group for those who have lost a pet, offers a variety of services – support group meetings, literature and resource materials, individual help. For information on meetings or other services, call 973-3956.

More than 100 people attended a free community dinner sponsored Dec. 23 by the St. John’s Episcopal Youth Fellowship at the church on French St.

Chicken teriyaki, ham, coleslaw, stir-fry vegetables and mashed potatoes were purchased, prepared and served by the youths.

Some 700 people attended a Christmas Day meal sponsored by Manna Inc. and the Bangor Elks Lodge.

Penobscot County will receive $64,360 in federal funding to supplement emergency food and shelter programs, it was announced by the United Way of Eastern Maine and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A board of representatives from organizations such as FEMA, the Salvation Army, American Red Cross and United Way distributed the funds appropriated by Congress to help expand food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.

A local board, with John Bragg as chairman, will determine how the funds are distributed to local service organizations in Penobscot County.

The Northern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite Freemasons of the United States, comprising nearly 300,000 members from 15 northeastern and mid-western states, held its meeting earlier this year in Indianapolis.

New members elected to the governing board of the Supreme Council include Richard H. Winship Jr. of Bangor.

Retiring from the board was Gerald C. Pickard of Hermon.

Walter E. Webber of Portland was elected to fill the vacancy of retiring Maine Deputy Pickard.

The 700,000-member Scottish Rite Freemasons of the United States pledged $2.3 million to provide relief for the victims and rescue workers of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

The Eastern Maine AIDS Network has been awarded an additional $3,250 from the Maine Community AIDS Partnership to support an HIV prevention program in eastern Maine.

“We are pleased that the grant-making committee of MCAP, which earlier this year granted us $16,000 for research and development of this program, is now awarding this additional funding as the project comes to fruition,” said Denis Cranson, executive director at the Eastern Maine AIDS Network.

The Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center has received a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support the community building work of the Lesbian Health Project, which helps to educate and empower gay women to take care of their own health and to decrease barriers they may face in obtaining health care.

Brewer

Howard Kroll, town manager in Milbridge for three years, has been named assistant city manager for Brewer.

Kroll, who is 34, will earn a starting salary of $44,000. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maine, where he studied public administration and community development.

He also has been town manager in St. Agatha and a U.S. Navy officer aboard the USS New Jersey.

Kroll will succeed Michael MacDonald, who left Brewer to become town manager in Mount Desert.

Brewer residents wishing to dispose of Christmas trees should take them to the Brewer Recycling Center at 403 Elm St. during normal operating hours, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. The service is free.

The city will not be picking up trees curbside.

The third annual community-based food drive, conducted with the help of pupils from three schools, brought in 6,000 food items and nearly $300 in cash.

Economic Development Director Drew Sachs, who initiated the drive at City Hall two years ago, said the amount of food collected was five times last year’s total.

More than half the items were collected by pupils at Brewer Middle School as part of the city’s Community of Caring Program, directed by Nancy Knowles.

Food was distributed through agencies such as the Brewer Community Service Council and the ecumenical food pantry at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.

Hermon

The Hermon Recreation Department will reopen the Teen Center 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Hermon Middle School.

Those will be the regular hours throughout the school year. A donation of $1 per youngster is asked.

For information, contact the recreation office at 848-5772.

Orono

A record 56 bird species were spotted by more than 50 birdwatchers Dec. 15 during the Orono-Old Town Christmas Bird Count.

Bohemian waxwings, starlings and black-capped chickadees were the most numerous.

A few of the other species noted included loon, bufflehead, merganser, eagle, osprey, pheasant, partridge, kingfisher, pileated woodpecker, mockingbird, robin, blackheaded gull, hoary redpoll, flicker.

The sixth annual Dr. Martin Luther King breakfast will be held 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine.

The featured speaker will be Jim Lucas, giving a dramatic reading.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and children. Tickets are available at the conference center, UM Wilson Center, Bangor Unitarian Universalist Church, Peace and Justice Center in Bangor, Multicultural Affairs Office in the Memorial Union at UM, or call 827-4493.

Sponsors are the NAACP, the University of Maine Human Rights Coalition and friends.

Curbside collection of Christmas trees will be held Jan. 7-18.

The Orono Village Association will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 7 in council chambers in the municipal building on Main Street.

The Ayers Island Task Force will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 in council chambers.

The Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in council chambers.

The cable committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 15 in council chambers.

The next meeting of the Planning Board will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 in council chambers.