NORWAY — Main Street Art Gallery (MSG), located at 426 Main Street in Norway, begins its summer season with a First Friday Reception on July 5 from 5-7 p.m. Main Street Gallery exhibits the work of fine artists and artisans living and working in Western Maine. July’s featured artist of the month is Debra Lagree. […]
July 2019
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Norway Center Church
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes guest speaker Jon Hudson on Sunday, July 14, at 10 a.m. Jon’s family is originally from West Paris. He became certified as a lay speaker in the ’80s in the Methodist church. Jon has preached at the West Paris Baptist church, the North Paris Federated church and here […]
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Briefs
Luncheon WATERFORD — Waterford Sports & Recreation will be hosting a community luncheon on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Wilkins House on Plummer Hill Road. The lunch starts at 12 p.m. followed by dessert and bingo with prizes ending at 2 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $3 per person. Supper […]
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Bethel Art Fair brings arts to life
BETHEL — The Bethel Art Fair, presented by Pok Sun Emporium, is an annual celebration of the diversity of art and artists in western Maine with events taking place the evening of Friday, July 5, and all day Saturday, July 6. “The community has really embraced this event and given it new life in the […]
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Battle of the Books begins
NORWAY — The Battle of the Books has begun! Join us at Norway Memorial Library (NML) in July and August for a NML Battle of Books as we kick back and read during the summer months. Books will be pitted against each other to determine the NML champion. Each week there will be two match-ups of […]
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Debate, dialogue welcomed
To the Editor: I am pleased to have incited some controversial dialogue in regard to the detrimental effect that the questionably legitimate Donald Trump presidency is now having on the realm of true democracy. In one case I have to believe that respect is only bestowed on those deserving of it, and as President of […]
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Pet of the Week: Zazu
It’s a common story that is heard often at Responsible Pet Care. An elderly pet owner has to leave his home and cannot take the pet. This is Zazu’s story, too. He came to live with his person when he was only six weeks old. He was with him for almost six years. His owner […]
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Maine attracts new investors
AUGUSTA — State Treasurer Henry E.M. Beck, Esq. today announced a successful closing of the June 2019 sale of general obligation bonds to fund $161,070,000 of projects previously approved by Maine voters. The projects include major transportation infrastructure such as roads, bridges and passenger rail; ports, harbors and marine infrastructure; environmental protection projects; Maine Community […]
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OHCHS Quarter 4 Honor Roll
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive high School has released its fourth–quarter honor roll as follows: 9th Grade High Honors – Cadence Allen, Adam Belanger, Trinity–Anne Bernard, Sophie Bourget, Emily Cummings, Elizabeth Dieterich, Matthew Doucette, Elizabeth Dunn, Chloe Estes, Ashlee Farrar, Elizabeth Flaherty, Katherine Hallee, Abigail Hanson, Thomas Hartnett, Brynn Johnson, Lucy Leonard, Jaydan Levesque, Celia […]
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What I’ve Learned/The mere-exposure effect
When I first heard of the mere-exposure effect, I thought it was named after someone named Mere. But no, it was discovered in 1968 by social psychologist Robert Zajonc, and mere simply means mere, as in a mere coincidence or mere chance. The mere-exposure effect says that people tend to develop a preference for things […]