Rallies, vigils slated across Maine

Anti-war rallies and vigils will be held across Maine on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the March 19, 2003, start of the conflict in Iraq. Events scheduled for Saturday include the following in the Bangor Daily News circulation area:

Aroostook County

. 1 p.m., gathering at Caribou Universalist Church, 3 Grove St.

. 2 p.m., silent vigil in front of recreation center, Bennett Drive, Caribou.

. 2:30 p.m., refreshments, conversation, e-mailing and letter writing at Caribou Universalist Church, 3 Grove St.

For more information, call Max Soucia at 540-1172.

Knox County

. 10:30-11:30 a.m., vigil at the corner of Park and Main streets in Rockland.

For more information, call Norma at 594-1478.

Penobscot and Piscataquis counties

. 11 a.m.-noon, Stillwater Bridge, downtown Orono. For more information, contact Karin at karin.carrison@umit.maine.edu.

. 1 p.m., Paul Bunyan Park, 519 Main St., Bangor, Chain of Concern vigil from Paul Bunyan Park to Bangor Homeless Shelter and live performance by Maine singer-songwriter Dave Mallett. For more information, call the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine at 942-9343. Car pools to the event are being organized from Rockland, Lincoln, Belfast, Winterport, Pittsfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Hampden, Orono and Old Town.

Somerset County

. Noon-4 p.m., Empire Grill, 40 Water St., Skowhegan. There will be a live feed from the “Winter Soldier” gathering in the Washington, D.C., area.

For more information, call Lisa Savage at 643-2356.

Waldo County

. 10 a.m., post office, 1 Franklin St., Belfast. A vigil and gathering for community remembrance will include a walk from the post office to the Unitarian Universalist church on Miller Street. For more information, call 388-5089.

Washington County

. 2 p.m., Machias Bridge, candlelight vigil for peace.

For more information, visit www.everyvillageme.us or www.peacectr.org.