No services at West Sumner Universalist Church SUMNER — The West Sumner Universalist Church announces the cancellation of all summer services in 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of the congregation. The church hopes to resume summer services in July of 2021.
June 2020
Maine Catholic Youth Convention going virtual this summer
PORTLAND — The Maine Catholic Youth Convention, traditionally a weekend gathering of Maine teens from Aroostook to York County, will move online for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Catholic Youth Leadership Team has been working hard at trying to create an event that has traditionally been a three-day gathering into a two-hour gathering,” […]
The Latest: Nursing homes represent more than 1 in 4 of nation’s virus deaths
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic around the U.S. and the world. WASHINGTON — Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data released Thursday. As federal data collection […]
Oxford Hills COVID-19 curve remains low
OXFORD HILLS — Oxford Hills communities continue to report low to no detected cases of coronavirus, two months after Governor Janet Mills declared a civil emergency and closed down non-essential businesses and organizations in response to the virus. A small spike of about 10 cases was reported during the last week of May when wide-scale […]
Buckfield seniors honored at outdoor graduation ceremony
BUCKFIELD — Car horns, applause and cheers filled the air at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School as its 32 seniors were honored at their graduation ceremony Saturday afternoon. The graduation was held outside with social distancing practices to ensure that no more than 50 participants were in proximity to each other at any one time. Family […]
OHMS grads get their moment in the sun
SAD 17 put on a social distance 8th grade graduation celebration at Oxford Hills Speedway on Tuesday.
OHMS grads get their moment in the sun
SAD 17 put on a social distance 8th grade graduation celebration at Oxford Hills Speedway on Tuesday.
Woodstock Town Meeting: Buck’s Ledge, ball field, plow truck
WOODSTOCK — Among the warrant articles Woodstock voters will consider Monday at their annual town meeting are a proposal to form a committee to explore the feasibility of creating a community forest with the Buck’s Ledge property, the purchase of a plow truck, the relocation of a ball field, the repair of a bridge and […]
SAD 17 announces top graduating seniors
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School has announced its seniors who make up the top five percent of this year’s graduating class. The students are as follows: