NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine (CRCofWM) is thrilled to announce that it has received a one-year Oxford County Community Building Grant from the Maine Community Foundation. The funds will be used to improve access to mental health services for cancer patients in Oxford County via a partnership with Oxford County Mental […]
2023
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Nurse staffing bill threatens access to quality healthcare
To the Editor: Imagine that your loved one in an ambulance is forced to pass by the closest hospital Emergency Department because your local hospital is on “diversion,” sending ambulances and patients out of town to other facilities. Or, waiting in that same emergency room for not just hours, but days, until a regular hospital […]
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Extension accepting applications for Master Gardener training
STATE — Mainers looking to learn more about gardening and volunteering in their community can do so by becoming a certified Master Gardener Volunteer. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is now accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins in October. The 2023–24 Master Gardener Volunteer training includes online self-paced learning modules […]
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OH Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, August 11, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge game announced the following winners: 1st. Bj and Steve Cavicchi of Bridgton; 2nd; Pat Soule and Georgette Jewell of Paris Hill’ tied for 3rd and 4th were: Teresa O’Clair of Lewiston and Michael Dixon of Auburn with Paul Kahl of Westbrook and […]
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August activities at Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located at 59 Winter Street, Norway, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus, announces their schedule of free in-person and virtual classes and activities for the month of August. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer survivors and caregivers) can participate. Weekly public drop-in hours: Every Thursday from […]
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UMF Degree Completion Program helps adults
FARMINGTON — How does an individual restart earning a college degree when, for whatever reason, they have had to step away from their education? The thought can be overwhelming—but the University of Maine at Farmington has created a new Degree Completion Program to help individuals who have already earned some college credits finish their bachelor’s […]
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What I’ve learned
Before Bambi was the star of an animated Disney movie, he was a character in a German novel. “Bambi, a Life in the Woods” was written in 1923 by an Austrian, Felix Salten. Unlike the Disney treatment it received in 1942, the novel was not a children’s story. Yes, the animals talked to each other; […]
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New charging stations make Foothills EV-friendly
NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy (CEBE) recently added four new electric vehicle charging stations, adding eight new plugs to their Western Maine EV charging network. This latest addition makes a total of 26 public plugs that the climate justice nonprofit has installed over the last eight years. The new ChargePoint Level 2, […]
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Grants available for arts initiatives
STATE — Arts organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from two Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grant programs. Maine Expansion Arts and the Maine Theater Fund are accepting online proposals from arts organizations and for arts-related programming throughout the state. Maine Expansion Arts supports arts organizations serving rural communities and those […]
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Movie Review/’Teeange Mutant Ninja Turtles’
Bad news, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans, the new installment “Mutant Mayhem” gets the Ninja Turtles all wrong. You know how the characters are usually voiced by adults that make you forget that the characters are even supposed to be teenagers? This movie settles for real teenagers who can play off each other with age-appropriate […]