BRIDGTON — Food City of Bridgton partnered with the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club in the delivery of 80 bags of healthy food for the Southwest Oxford County Nutrition program, formerly the Brownfield Food Pantry. Previously Food City had been instrumental in the Rotary Club being able to deliver 800 3.12 quarts of laundry detergent, enough […]
2020
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Healthy cooking for the whole family
Winter Squash and Radicchio Risotto Note: If you can’t find hubbard, buttercup or butternut squash will work fine. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup) Ingredients: 1 blue hubbard squash (about 4 pounds) 2 cups water 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can vegetable broth Cooking spray 2 ½ cups sliced radicchio ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
What do you like with your coffee? How about a handsome cat? Imagine waking up and being greeted by Dunkin. He’s a friendly fellow that will nudge you awake and walk around your legs while you prepare his breakfast and yours. When you are ready to sit down, Dunkin will be there beside you. […]
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Maine home sales and values up in November
AUGUSTA — Low for-sale inventory and high demand for Maine’s lifestyle has driven real estate sales and values into double-digit gains. Today, Maine Listings reported that 1,965 single-family existing homes changed hands in November—a rise of 31.17 percent compared to November 2019. Values also increased 20 percent to a median sales price (MSP) of $270,000, comparing […]
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Free course offered to help first-year students
ORONO — Marking the end of final exams for the Fall 2020 semester, the University of Maine System announced that it will again be offering a free college course to promising first-year students who failed a class during their first semester. Chancellor Malloy launched the Make the Grade Student Success Initiative in December of 2019 as […]
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Movie Review: Greenland
“Greenland” was supposed to get a big theatrical release as recently as August. I remember seeing trailers for the film before “Unhinged,” the first movie I’d seen in theaters since March. Come to think of it, it may have been the first theatrical trailer I’d seen in months. I remember robotically thinking, “I’ll see that. […]
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NSB donates additional $100K+ to over 30 nonprofits
NORWAY — As a result of an unprecedented, financially challenging year for nonprofits due to COVID19, Norway Savings Bank is making more than 30 donations to deserving organizations, totaling over $100,000 for year-end gifts. These nonprofits provide much-needed resources in Oxford, Androscoggin, Cumberland, York and Sagadahoc counties. “As this year comes to a close, we […]
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First Universalist West Paris January services
WEST PARIS — Ringing in 2021 will seem awfully good considering all that we have been through in 2020. Let us explore what has been and what we might to look forward to: hope, health, healing, love. Please note that we are observing safety practices of wearing masks and social distancing. We are not singing […]
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You are not alone
To the Editor: Over the last few years we have seen a growing number of Americans experiencing social isolation and loneliness. New studies show that social isolation and loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking. In Maine, over 135,000 people 50 and older live alone and are at a higher risk of […]