NORWAY — The Norway Arts Festival will host a reception and fine art auction at the Matolcsy Center at 480 Main St. on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. as the kick off event of this year’s festival. Works from the Western Maine Art Group’s collection and works by current members will be auctioned by […]
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Celebrate Earth Day with Legos at the library
PARIS — The Paris Public Library is hosting a Lego afternoon on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. In celebration of the day, participants are invited to try one of the Earth Day-themed designs offered by the library, or they may bring their own Lego projects to work on or share. […]
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Earth Day concert happens Sunday
NORWAY — The First Universalist Church of Norway will present its seventh annual Earth Day Peace Concert on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. The event will feature live performances by Heather Pierson, Mary Hargreaves, Davy Sturtevant, Nate Towne and the Norway UU Choir. The program will include songs and readings that celebrate and honor the earth and […]
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There’s a murder mystery at the high school Friday
PARIS — The drama class at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School (OHCHS) will hold its third annual Murder Mystery Theater event on Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. This year’s performance is called “Murder at the Banquet.” Murder mystery involves a play during which the guests work to solve the mystery of who killed whom. […]
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Buckfield students get musical with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ this weekend
BUCKFIELD — Roughly 40 students crowd around elongated clothing racks, searching for their outfits, as one high schooler walks by, carrying his shirt and proclaiming in a British accent, “I need pantaloons.” It’s a normal Friday afternoon in the Buckfield High School cafeteria, where the cast ranging from first through 12th grade is gathered for a […]
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Down East Dickering isn’t done, despite cancellation, star says
Uncle Henry’s motto — “You can’t keep a good dickerer down” — is a sentiment the publication’s general manager, local stars and fans are embracing in the wake of the History Channel’s recent decision to cancel “Down East Dickering.” Kevin Webb, general manager of Uncle Henry’s Swap or Sell It Guide, said Tuesday that conversations […]
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Christmas in Harrison brings Santa to town
HARRISON—The town is geared up and ready for tonight’s kick off of the annual four-day Christmas in Harrison event to celebrate Christmas in New England the old fashioned way. The first event of the festival is Soup and Song at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at United Parish Congregational Church, 77 Main St. April Frank, coordinator […]
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Reality stars dicker their way into second season
By Erin Place BETHEL—Tony Bennett promises the second season of “Down East Dickering” will bring him and his crew into unchartered territory for items to dicker, or barter for, shooting in locations from one end of the state to the other. Bennett, of Bethel, stars in the History Channel reality TV show along with his […]
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Film hopes to keep Mainers growing local
By Steve Moore NORWAY—One-third of the farms in Maine will change hands in the near future as farmers grow too old to continue farming. If communities want to see farming continue into the next generation, how these farms are supported during this transitional time is critical. These are some of the issues raised by a […]