HARRISON — Harrison resident Lynn Hearl, who has been taking photographs since childhood, loves the play of light and fog found in Maine, and has found a wealth of rich images in both Harrison and further afield in the state. Some of her work is on view and for sale now at Harrison Village […]
2021
Waterford celebration rescheduled
Due to inclement weather Saturday we have moved our Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting to next Saturday, December 18, starting at 4 p.m. All other details remain the same. Please feel free to reach out with any questions: [email protected].
Small is STAR Student of the Month
SCARBOROUGH — Maine Connections Academy, the state’s first online public charter school, has selected Kathryn Small, an 8th-grade student from Norway, as its November 2021 STAR Student of the Month. The STAR Student is a Maine Connections Academy scholar, selected from students throughout the state, who represents the school’s accomplishments and spirit. Kathryn is in her second year […]
Extensions webinar on growing microgreens Jan. 3
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing microgreens indoors from 6–7:15 p.m. Jan 3. “Growing Microgreens” details the ideal conditions for growing high-quality microgreens indoors, and the variety of herb, flower, and vegetable seeds typically used. UMaine Extension horticulture […]
Waterford celebration rescheduled
WATERFORD — Due to inclement weather Saturday, we have moved our Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting to next Saturday, December 18, starting at 4 p.m. All other details remain the same. Please feel free to reach out with any questions: [email protected].
Rotary to host Christmas Community Kettle Dinner in Bridgton
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club will host a Drive-Through Community Kettle at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street in Bridgton on Thursday, December 16 from 4-5 p.m. or until the food runs out. Rotarian and chef, Nick Orgo of MANE Catering and Stella’s on the Square will be preparing this meal with Rotary helpers. […]
What I’ve learned
I grew up in a Masonic children’s home in Oklahoma. If viewed from above, the place would have looked like a giant, squared-off lightning bolt. The middle section was a three-story building. The bottom floor was the library and offices, the second floor was where the superintendent and his family lived, and the third floor […]
Age-Friendly Community Initiative
AFCI We’re happy to welcome Karen Bean (Bethel) to our Board! Other Board members are Nancy Davis (Albany), President; Shirley Powell (Hanover representative), Vice President; Bob Oickle (Greenwood rep), Treasurer; Charlie Raymond (Bethel rep); Anita Clark (Newry rep); Charlie Reiss (Woodstock rep); Mariann Goff, and Katina Colombotos. All of us would be delighted to hear […]
Artist gifts original painting to Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — Norway artist and sculptor, Peter Herley, recently gifted one of his original paintings to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, to be hung in their new office space, located at 59 Winter Street in Norway. Herley, a member of the Western Maine Art Group, is well-known throughout the country for his vivid, […]
Sports on TV: Thursday, December 16, 2021
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, December 16 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Appalachian St. at Duke 10 p.m. PAC-12N — Dartmouth at Stanford COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — Georgia at NC State 8 p.m. ACCN — E. Kentucky at Louisville COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S) 7 p.m. BTN […]