PARIS — In the midst of a pandemic and with shifting guidance and start dates from the Maine Principals Association, the Oxford Hills Football Vikings have taken a creative and unique approach to preparing its student-athletes for the upcoming Fall season. Their answer has been to get each of their Varsity program players to […]
July 2020
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Gallery 302 welcomes Harriet Libby
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome Harriet Libby to its group of fine artists. Harriet is a prize-winning Maine artist. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas and her preferred subject is realistic landscapes. Harriet’s art has been displayed in galleries, community centers, restaurants and libraries in Maine and Connecticut. The landscape […]
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New project launching to fight food insecurity
REGION — The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on Oxford county residents in need of healthy food. The Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine largest supplier to the emergency food system, is projecting a 40% increase in food insecurity and a 42% increase in child food insecurity this year in Oxford county alone. A new […]
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Register for Turkey Trot 4 Hope
NORWAY — Planning is underway for the 2020 Turkey Trot 4 Hope. While each day, we are more hopeful about the COVID-19 situation, safety remains our top priority. What we do know is that the Turkey Trot 4 Hope 2020 will happen in some capacity. The funds raised are critical to our mission and those facing the challenges of […]
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Scribner’s Mill to be open
HARRISON — Saturday, July 18, Scribner’s Mill, its shingle mill, blacksmith shop, barn, & ice house will be open for tours from 1 – 4 of this 19th century family owned industrial site. In the mill, visitors learn how logs were cut at the mill from 1847 to 1884. Due the Covid 19, the Scribner homestead […]
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An open letter to Governor Mills
To the Editor: Governor, I bet you never expected the sort of eventful term that you have been experiencing since this spring. It is clear that you have been proceeding cautiously and weighing information from experts and interested parties alike, while the progress of this new virus has not followed previously known patterns. Even as […]
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Free drive by white chili meal
NORWAY — The Table will be holding a free drive by white chili meal on Saturday July 18 in front of the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway beginning at 11 a.m. and serving until the meals are gone. Guests can enter Whitman Street from Main Street and pull over in front of the […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
When Responsible Pet Care’s shelter manager begins her day she is greeted at her desk by Charlie Brown. Every morning he makes time to visit with her and to help her do her paperwork. Charlie Brown is an eight year old cat. He lives up to the reputation that orange, male cats have of being […]
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Pillsbury earns degree
WORCESTER, MA — Lily Pillsbury, of Naples, received a degree from Clark University on Sunday, May 24. Pillsbury graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Development and Social Change. Clark conferred 465 bachelor’s degrees, 379 master’s degrees, and 39 doctoral degrees during the University’s 116th Commencement; the virtual ceremony featured musical performances, video montages, […]