NORWAY — Angela Todd recently noticed the names of the Klain family, a Jewish family that lived in Norway, Maine, on the memorial stone in front of the Guy E. Rowe School. She began looking into the archives to see what she could find. To hear what she has learned since, attend a story-based archive […]
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Extension, OCSWCD offer tour with Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
SUMNER — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Wrinkle in Thyme Farm in Sumner, will be offering an on-farm program on Friday, October 13 from 3-5 p.m. When Marty and Maryanne started they were novices to sheep farming and today they run a […]
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OCSWCD offers soil health workshop
PARIS — Attention gardeners, farmers, and anyone else interested in improving the health of your land; the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District will be offering an “Improving Your Soil Health” workshop on Wednesday, October 18 from 3-4:30 p.m. Join Robin Dunn, soil and compost enthusiast, and Michele Windsor, OCSWCD Program Manager, to learn […]
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Movie Review: ‘Expend4bles’
Outside of what you see on the posters, the “Expendables” movies have never been particularly ambitious. Sure, it was great that the action stars of previous decades like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Harrison Ford could come together for a […]
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Guest Column: It’s the environment… No planet ‘B’, remember?
“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects were to vanish (our own extinction would not be far behind as) the environment would collapse into chaos.” E.O. Wilson, 1987. E.O. Wilson, a famous biologist, wrote 29 books and won […]
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Movie Review: ‘Expend4bles’
Outside of what you see on the posters, the “Expendables” movies have never been particularly ambitious. Sure, it was great that the action stars of previous decades like Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Harrison Ford could come together for a […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
We have more fantastic felines who are hoping for their furrever homes this week. Our shelter is still overflowing with many more cats from the community waiting to come in. Raisin and Grape are a beautiful and bonded pair of sisters who are just under 3 years old. Their former family could no longer take […]
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Special Education Program is now available online
FARMINGTON —The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce that its long-standing, nationally accredited Special Education Program is now available fully online. Beginning in the Spring 2024 Semester, Farmington’s new online modality will provide first-time students, place-bound students, and working adults with the same quality Special Education courses that are available to Farmington’s […]
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Grief Group to begin new evening session
NORWAY — The ‘Healing After Loss’ Grief Support Group at The Table will be forming its next group to begin on October 12 at The Table, 160 Main Street in Norway, for anyone who is struggling with grief over a loss of any kind. For this course, the meetings will be held from 6:30 to […]
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Teen LEGO Club begins
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library teen room will offer a LEGO Club for ages 12-18 every Tuesday in October, from 2-4:30 p.m. Teens are welcome to drop in any time during these hours. Come build and collaborate with others to make weird, wonderful, and wild LEGO creations. Bring a friend and a snack for […]