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Friday, April 10, 2020
Volume 16 • Issue No. 15
Technology at the Table This Holiday Easter and Passover are times to feast as families get together to celebrate significant occurrences in the Christian and Jewish faiths. This holiday week, however, will be like no other as we practice social distancing. Although you may not be able break bread with friends and families over dinner, you can invite them to your table virtually. Thanks to ever-improving technology, conferencing software can allow you to share your time with loved ones – and for free! From audio-teleconferencing, screen sharing, video calls, to text chat, below are some of the best options to get you started. Most of the applications provide support for mobile phones, landlines, and VoIP (which means
or video call, the party you’re trying to reach must also have a Gmail account – but for just audio-teleconferencing, you can register a phone number instead. Also check out the conferencing options in Google Voice and Google Calendar.
you can call using the internet). Google Hangouts It turns out Google Hangouts is more than just text messaging. You can text, video, or audio conference from any
Holy Week Goes Online YORK COUNTY Many Catholic churches that have bells will ring them on Easter Sunday, April 12 at noon, in Maine. The ringing of the bells offers the community a shared experience after spending Holy Week apart due to social distancing. For details, visit www.portlanddiocese.org. Several, although not all,
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St. Martha’s Church in Kennebunk and Holy Spirit Parish in Wells at www.holyspiritme.org - Good Friday 3 p.m.; Easter Vigil 7:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday 9 a.m. St. Raphael Church, 6 Whipple Road, Kittery (Parish-of-the-Ascension-of-the-Lord on Facebook); St. Christopher Church, 4 Barrel Lane, York; Our Lady Of The Angels Church, 160 Agamenticus Road, South Berwick; Star Of The Sea Summer Mission Church, 13 Church Street, Short Sands, York; All members of the Parish of the Ascension of the Lord will be offering Fr. Scott Mower live-streamed for Good Friday at 7 p.m., Easter Vigil Saturday at 8 p.m., and Easter Sunday at 9 a.m. at www.pal-me. org.
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Zoom Zoom is one of the best cloud-based conference call services and offers screen sharing, instant and scheduled meetings, private and group chats, audio calls, and video chat. Their mobile app and online dashboard is very user-friendly. Zoom lets you host up to 100 callers for free, but those free calls can only last up to 40 minutes. Callers can join in on a call after it starts
local churches will be offering livestreamed services online for the holiday as well:
The First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport, 141 North St., with the Rev. Charlotte E. Y. Bell is live-streaming worship services at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday including Easter Sunday from their Facebook page at “First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport”. A link to each week’s service will also be on the church’s web page, www. firstchurchkport.org. FMI: 207967-3897.
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device with a microphone and camera. To get started, simply sign up for a Gmail account and sign in. You can have up to 25 people on a video or audio conference call and 150 people in a text chat. In order to text
Skype Skype is one of the most well-known free text, audio, and video conferencing solutions, which has been greatly upgraded since Microsoft acquired it in 2011. You can use the web browser version or download the app on your computer or mobile device. You can host a group video chat or conference call for up to 25 people. Users should have Skype already so that you can add them to your contacts.
FreeConferenceCall FreeConferenceCall.com offers screen sharing, video conferencing, remote desktop support, and claims up to 1,000 concurrent users. You can personalize your meeting space, schedule one-time or repeat conferences, and upload documents for easy file sharing. Sign up for a free account or login with Facebook.
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Katie Plourde (Wells High), Natalie Ouellette (Noble High), and Sydney Fogg (York High), have been announced ad the 2020 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens.
YORK COUNTY The Old York Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), announced its 2020 DAR Good Citizens: Katie Plourde, Wells High School; Natalie Ouellette, Noble High School; and Sydney Fogg, York High School. Each student has been recommended by her high school faculty for demonstrating the qualities of a DAR Good Citizen including dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Katie Plourde, a senior at Wells High School, has earned a
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high grade point average (GPA), taken numerous honors courses, rigorous lab sciences, and classes at the local community college. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Philosophy Club, and Clay Club, an after-school art class. Leadership positions include being secretary of the Student Council and the Interact club. During all four years at Wells High School, Katie has been an active participant on the track and field team and earned a ‘Letterman’s Jacket’ in pole vault. She serves as Senior Captain on the varsity volleyball team and
has received an award for “Stress Management through Yoga”. In terms of community involvement, she not only volunteers at the local hospital, soup kitchens, and a homeless shelter but also serves as a teacher’s aide assisting youth in her church. Natalie Ouellette, a senior at Noble High School, has an outstanding academic record and earned a school award for having the highest grade point average (GPA) as well as a GPA award from the French National See DAUGHTERS page 11...
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