NORWAY — The members and friends of the Second Congregational Church, UCC, Norway, Maine, are excitedly preparing for a fun and festive Mardi Gras-Pancake Day celebration on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. They will be serving pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, juice, and coffee. The meal is free to children under 5-years-old. Children from […]
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Agnes Gray & Legion Memorial School’s
Volunteers We are in need of a few volunteers to help with recess coverage to help monitor/play to support students engaged in healthy play. Our recess time is from 11:40-12:40. If you are interested, please call the school office at 674-2332. Auction The Annual Custodian […]
Norway Memorial Library Nonfiction
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library New Materials List December 2019 Nonfiction 006.5 Nuzum, Eric – Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling 294.3 Chodron, Pema – Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World 306.874 Lemay, Mimi – What We will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of […]
VIP donates $97K to Make-A-Wish
VIP Tires & Service, a full-service automotive repair, maintenance, and tire shop, announced that its 59 locations across New England have raised and donated $97,306 to Make-A-Wish®. The funds were raised in November and December, during the company’s annual Season of Wishes Paper Star Campaign with stores from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont participating. […]
Boxberry students enjoy Roberts Farm
NORWAY — The students at The Boxberry School are enjoying the winter weather at Roberts Farm!
Cabaret to benefit community center
PARIS — On Sunday, February 9, 2020, the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association (OHMPAA) will present “Love is in the Air Roof Raising Cabaret” at the Deering Memorial Community Center in South Paris. Donations will be accepted at the door for tickets. “The DMCC has helped us out with audition and rehearsal space, […]
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 30
Jan. 30, 1649: The deposed King Charles I, whose forces were defeated in the English Civil War (1642-1651), is executed by beheading in London. Charles’ death essentially ends the dream of the family of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who died two years earlier, of extending its control from the province of Maine to all of New […]
A Clear View/ Would life be better without alcohol?
As a new decade begins and the busy holiday season is officially over, a natural opportunity exists to reflect on 2019 with curiosity. How many special events or family gatherings included alcohol as a central part of the celebration? In our culture of “mommy wine” and “beer yoga,” it seems there is always an occasion […]
Area GOP to caucus
PARIS — There will be a Republican Party Caucus on Monday, Feb 3, at the Paris Fire Department, located on Western ave. This Caucus is for the Oxford Hills towns of Paris, Norway, Waterford, Otisfield, West Paris, Hebron, Oxford, and Buckfield. Sign in will start at 5 p.m. and go to 6 p.m. Caucus starts […]
Nominations open for family business awards
Institute for Family-Owned Business celebrates the best in family-owned businesses in Maine