Just before I left on vacation, Earl Leveille called to tell me of a need at his residence, the Freese’s Assisted Living Center in Bangor.

I suggested he call me upon my return, which he did, because the phone was ringing just as I sat down at my desk Monday morning.

Leveille and other residents of Freese’s Assisted Living, which is located in the former department store on Main Street in Bangor, would like to have a pool table.

He and fellow residents have been looking for one, he explained, “and if anybody could donate it, that would be great.”

A pool table would be a nice addition to the facility, and pool would be an activity many residents would enjoy.

Although he had a stroke which somewhat limited his movements, Leveille played pool a “good many years” ago, he said, and he “would try awfully hard” to regain those skills once a pool table is in place.

So, if you’re wondering what to do with the pool table that has been sitting, neglected, in your basement (and you can figure out how to get it out of there) you may have just found it a new and welcoming home.

If you are interested in discussing the prospect of donating a pool table to Freese’s Assisted Living Center, call its Eastern Agency on Aging representative, Julia Friend, at 942-2426, to work out the details.

The residents will be most grateful for your very generous donation!

If you’re an early riser reading this, you might want to join the Hampden Business Association’s regular meeting at 7:30 this morning in the conference room of Graves Supermarket on Western Avenue in Hampden.

Refreshments will be served at 7:15 a.m.

The guest speaker is Diane Tilton, executive director of the Sunrise County Economic Development Council, who will discuss “Rural Economic Development – What Works in Washington County.”

Local businesspeople and residents are welcome to attend.

For more information about the Hampden Business Association, call its president, Betsy Chapman, 944-3264.

Queen City Big Band volunteer Dan Francey reminds readers who are musicians of advanced high school level or better that the band is seeking new members and will hold an open rehearsal at 6 tonight at Brewer Middle School, 5 Somerset St., Brewer.

The band rehearses approximately 16 times a year, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at BMS, and performs four or five times a year.

If you are interested in joining the nonprofit band conducted by Brian Nadeau, attend the rehearsal or call Francey at 941-8896.

Robert Pyle invites residents of the Northeast Harbor area to attend a public forum from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the library, 1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor.

The purpose of the forum is “to discuss possible options for the renovation and expansion of the Northeast Harbor Library.”

If you would like more information about this project, call the library at 276-3333.

One of the most-appreciated opportunities for area homeowners is the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day offered by Bangor Public Works Recycling Center, which is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the BPW Recycling Center, 530 Maine Ave., Bangor.

Residents of Bangor, Brewer, Clifton, Eddington, Etna, Dixmont, Glenburn, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Levant, Orrington, Old Town, Orono, Veazie and Winterport are eligible to participate.

Bangor residents can obtain a permit from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today through Friday at the Bangor Public Works office on Maine Avenue, or at the Treasury Department in Bangor City Hall, 73 Harlow St.

A $10 recycling fee will be waived for those who preregister.

Residents of other participating communities must contact their town offices for details on registration, fees, necessary permits and a list of products to be collected by trained attendants who will unload the product containers from your car or pickup.

If you have questions about this program, call the Bangor Public Works at 942-0220.

The annual Perry Harvest Fair is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Perry Municipal Building.

The event, which will be held rain or shine, features arts, crafts and food vendors; raffles, musical entertainment, a Chinese auction and quilt, vegetable, jam, jelly and pie contests.

Children will enjoy games, a bounce tent, face painting and pony rides.

Young people up to age 18 can enter the first Anything Goes Pet Show beginning at 2 p.m.

For more information about the fair, call Ellen Brown, 853-4478, Frances Raye, 853-6630 or Anne Powers, 853-4361.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.