2021
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NSB makes multi-year donation to build ice rink
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank is proud to announce a donation of $6,000 ($2,000 per year for three years) to the Town of Bethel and its Recreation Department to build the new Bethel Community Ice Rink at the site of the now-closed Ethel Bisbee Elementary School on Philbrook Street. The rink, which will be […]
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MEOC upcoming events
REGION — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting FREE individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The sessions are being held at the following dates and times: Virtual: Monday, January 3 at 9 & 11 a.m. & […]
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Education: Holiday Reading
Winter vacation, school holidays … time for a novel. Why not try a blockbuster? War and Peace springs naturally to mind: 1,300 pages; romance; great events. Indeed, war and peace: cavalry charges, heroic retreats. And the home front, a Russia whose aristocracy faces the traditional problems of marriages, money, and serfs, and the new questions […]
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Healthy Eating for the Whole Family
This shaved Brussels sprout salad will give you a refreshing crunch and balance all those heavy winter main dishes. Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed ¼ cup olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground pepper ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted ½ cup shaved Parmesan […]
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Protection from scams
To the Editor: Maine’s 126,842 military veterans and active-duty service members are at risk of being targeted by scammers. According to a new AARP report, veterans, the military, and their families are nearly 40% more likely to lose money to scams and fraud than the civilian population. Additionally, 4 out of 5 military/veteran adults were targeted […]
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Norway Historical Society:/Stone Drug Store
A trip along Norway’s Main Street will take you past one of the few buildings to survive the Fire of 1894. Now the home of the Tribune Book Store, this was once a drug store, originally referred to as an apothecary. An early illustration of the building shows a sign on the side advertising wallpaper […]
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Energy Matters/Energy Transition – The Wright Thing
As usual, there’s bad news and there’s good news. The bad news is, there is no Moore’s Law for carbon-free energy production. The good news is, there IS a Wright’s Law for carbon-free energy production! A recent study points out that traditional economic models have consistently over-estimated the cost of renewables over time, and that […]
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Christmas Services
Congregational WATERFORD — The Waterford Congregational Church will offer two services on Christmas Eve this year – a Candlelight Family service of carols and readings will begin at 5:30 p.m., and at 11:15 p.m., a service to usher in Christmas Day with poetry, readings, music, and carols. The late service will end with the ringing […]
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Backyard Reflections/ Suzanne Simard Creates a Bridge to the Future
All summer and throughout the autumn months I have been engaged with mushrooming, a practice that has deepened my relationship with the forest as a whole. In my imagination, have been walking with Dr. Suzanne Simard, who also learned about symbiotic mycorrhizal networks by examining fungi. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of some of the […]