NORWAY — The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association recently presented a check for over $18,500, the proceeds from the Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament held in August, to Diane Madden, Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. The 10th Annual Drive Out Cancer Tournament, organized by the NCC Ladies Association was […]
September 2023
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Rotary pulls off tourney as hurricane howls
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club hosted its 14th Annual Golf Classic at Bridgton Highlands Country Club on Saturday, September 16. “Excitement leading into the final days and hours before the event was caused by Hurrican Lee. Will it happen? What are the alternatives? We continued to say, that the tournament is scheduled Rain or […]
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County soil, water news
COUNTY — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation upcoming workshops are listed below. There will be a Fall Mushroom Foray at the Tenmile River Demo Forest in Hiram/Brownfield on Saturday, September 30 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. There will be a Fall Tree Identification Walk on Friday, October 6, from 3-4 p.m. on Route 2 in […]
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Workday at Buck’s Ledge
AREA — Woodstock Conservation Commission had a successful workday. They filled in several wet areas with corduroy logs and trimmed back and marked the trail. Jurgen and Janice Marks have made new directional trail signs. Please use this trail during road construction. This week the Town of Woodstock highway department will make major road […]
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First Universalist Church of West Paris
WEST PARIS — We’re beginning to feel a little chill in the air, which often gets us moving a little closer together. Join us as we gather on Sundays at 9 a.m. for informative and inspiring worship services. Music is performed by Tom Coolidge. Refreshments will follow the service. All are welcome. Here are the […]
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What I’ve learned
In the Army, I knew a guy who was an effortless runner. Sometimes on Saturday mornings, a small group of us would gather for a three-mile fun run through the town. In the dawn’s early light, we’d lope along sidewalks, down empty streets, and across small parks, enjoying the morning air. I couldn’t figure out […]
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Program aims to help adult students ‘Finish Strong’
STATE — The University of Maine’s flagship campus and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, in partnership with the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) are stepping up to offer a new ‘Finish Strong’ adult degree completion program that will launch in spring 2024. The program aims to bolster Maine’s economic […]
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First Universalist October services
WEST PARIS — We’re beginning to feel a little chill in the air, which often gets us moving a little closer together. Join us as we gather on Sundays at 9 a.m. for informative and inspiring worship services. Music is performed by Tom Coolidge. Refreshments will follow the service. All are welcome. Here are the […]
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Points champs at Downhill Derby
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Downhill Derby held its last race of the season on Saturday, September 9. Points are awarded for each race and after the last race of the summer the points are tallied. The Points Champions for 2023 were Liam Holland – second place, Steven McCann – first place, and Liam Preo […]
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Movie Review: ‘A Haunting in Venice’
‘A Haunting in Venice’ is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice” comes barely a year and a half after the latter film, though the turnaround is less impressive when one […]