WHITEFIELD, NH — North Country Healthcare is pleased to announce that Tiffany Haynes-Hicks, MSN, has been named President of North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency. Tiffany, who most recently served as the organization’s Vice President of Operations, also served three years as Director of Hospice. Tiffany received her Master of Science in Nursing […]
2021
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New Ventures Maine receives grant funds
FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine (NVME) has been awarded $85,000 in grant funds from national and regional organizations focused on supporting new and established small businesses in Maine and New England. The objectives of these grants are to strengthen Maine small businesses and increase the financial security of business owners. NVME is launching a Building Resilience with Rural […]
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AFCI News
We’re sure some of you have some wonderful memories of 2020, but lots more, perhaps, are very relieved to say good riddance to the year and welcome 2021. We are looking forward to less angst and more normalcy! The Age-Friendly Community Initiative wonders if you know someone who: • Worries where their next meal is […]
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Education: Nuts and Bolts
Social distancing, travel bans, lockdowns: our thoughts have turned to home improvement. So let’s consider a learning space, a place to read and write, calculate and think. What’s needed? Quiet. Not necessarily silence; some people’s best thinking is set to music. But uninterrupted; the dining room isn’t the place if it’s a family thoroughfare. In […]
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Mahoosuc Bird Notes: Birds of Maine
I’ve spent the holidays enjoying a gift my wife gave me, Birds of Maine. This book was recently published by Princeton University Press and Nuttall Ornithological Club with support from Maine Audubon and the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund. It provides detailed accounts about the 464 species of birds that have been found in Maine over […]
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Book club hosts ‘Intrigue: Read All About It!’
PARIS — Dear adults, youth and children: Are you looking for some intrigue? Do you dare to sign a book out to read that is disguised in newsprint that follows a mysterious monthly theme? Enjoy a wealth of unexpected learning and pleasure in these curious little packages chosen from the Children’s Room, Junior Fiction Room, […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Not all cats and dogs are snuggly, feel good animals. With many of the pets that enter a shelter it takes time and patience to make a bond. When Azrael entered Responsible Pet Care as a stray it was obvious to the staff that he had not been cared for in a long while. […]
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Healthy Cooking
For those of us that can’t stop baking, here is a healthier muffin recipe. Pecan Pumpkin muffins Makes 12 muffins INGREDIENTS 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, […]
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Movie Review: Wonder Woman 1984
“Wonder Woman 1984” is the closest thing we’ll get to a theatrical blockbuster this holiday season. After only one weekend, the film already has the fifth-highest domestic box office ($16.7 million) of any film released in the last nine months of 2020. I was initially shut out of getting a ticket for a Christmas Day […]
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Norway Historical Society: Bleeding bowls and spring lancet
What could these cute little round bottom bowls be? I’m glad you asked and when I tell you, you won’t want to use them as cereal bowls or candy dishes. These are bleeding bowls from the 1800’s. The spring lancet, for “breathing the vein” is from the same period. The process of bleeding as […]