2021
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Oxford Hills Middle School Honor Roll
PARIS — The following students were recognized for their academic achievement in Quarter 4 of the school year: Seventh Grade High Honors: William Abbott, Antonella Gilbert, Britney Givens, Kayleigh Gomez, Braylin Gordon, Isabella Hall, Anne Hatch, Anya Hodgdon, Carson Holme, Colton Jendrick, Emma McConkey, Brayden Murch, Kayla Palmer, Marlee Pratt, Cameron Pulkkinen, Isabel Shiers, Annabell […]
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Paris Hill Music Festival
PARIS — The Paris Hill Music Festival is planning a fantastic summer outdoor concert for August 6 and 7. Come and enjoy the music of the Classic Rock Orchestra with the rock anthems of the 70s and 80s with Susie Pepper, John Martinez, Gary Backstrom, Steve Hodgkin, Chris Eastburn, Joe Boucher accompanied with an orchestra. […]
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Locke’s Mills new Village Garden
To the Editor: If you’ve been to the Greenwood Post Office recently or even just driven through Locke’s Mills village, you’ve probably noticed the attractive new garden on the grounds of the Greenwood Historical Society. In an effort spearheaded by tireless volunteer Betsey Foster, the Greenwood Conservation Commission has devoted many hours to planting a […]
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Summer reading program at Norway library
NORWAY — There are two parts to our summer reading program: Children through age 12 may sign up for the reading portion in the Children’s Room. For registration they will get a book bag, a collectible badge, a lanyard for collecting reading badges, and a voucher for a ticket to a Portland Sea Dogs baseball […]
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Norway Center Church services
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church begins its summer season on Sunday July 11 and welcomes guest minister Reverend Scott Campbell. Church services begin at 10 a.m. Reverend Campbell is a retired United Methodist pastor living on Paris Hill with his wife and two grandsons. He served churches in Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium, and Harvard Square, in […]
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‘At will’ or a bad bill?
To the Editor: In several of the columns “The Chamber Beat,” Mr. Williams continues to beat the drum stating that LD 553 is a, to use his terms, “a bad bill.” Yet he does not give the reader a full understanding of the bill, but only a few out of context snipits of the proposed […]
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Marshall Pond paddle with Western Foothills Land Trust
NORWAY — Marshall Pond in Hebron is dotted with rock outcroppings and tiny islands, top heavy with tall pines. Only a few rustic camps are hidden in the trees along its shore. On June 26, ten kayakers gathered there under the friendly leadership of the Western Foothills Land Trust (WFLT) to paddle across the pond […]
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Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine relocates
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, previously housed at 199 Main Street, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH) campus, has relocated to 59 Winter Street, former site of the SMH Human Resources Department. “We are excited to have the opportunity to remain on the SMH campus so that we will still be […]
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Betsy Sawyer-Manter receives business leadership award
LEWISTON — At their Annual Awards Celebration on June 24, the LA Metro Chamber presented Betsy Sawyer-Manter, President and CEO of SeniorsPlus, with the 2021 Theresa Samson Women’s Business Leadership Award. SeniorsPlus is the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties. Sawyer-Manter has been the President and CEO of SeniorsPlus since […]