BUCKFIELD — Ever since Calvin Downey entered Buckfield High School with his friend, Jesse Warren, they’ve been in a back-and-forth contest to see who would become valedictorian. Downey now owns the bragging rights. He’s earned the top spot in the Buckfield Junior/Senior High School Class of 2015. It’s always been his goal to become valedictorian, […]
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Hartford historian memorializes War of 1812 soldiers
HARTFORD — Daniel Parsons. Chesley Leighton. Job Shaw. Hartford Historian Lorraine Parsons wants to make sure these men are remembered as more than a simple footnote in history. This is why she made sure a plaque honoring the town’s 78 soldiers from the War of 1812 was erected — with the help of resident Richard […]
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Boxberry School moves to Harrison/Waterford for ‘a huge fresh start’
HARRISON — The Boxberry School is on the move to its new spacious home in the Lakes Region, where President of the Board of Directors Jim Gill said “the sky’s the limit” for the students and future of the school. Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the small private school will be housed in the Chickawah […]
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Rock down to electric avenue to eco-friendly vehicle expo in downtown Norway
NORWAY — Those tough Oxford Hills inclines may leave you huffing and puffing and thinking you need to hit the gym. While training will help, there’s an easier way out — the electric bike. The public will get that chance to try those out on Saturday at the first ever Electric Vehicle Expo in downtown […]
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Spring blooms with butterfly talk at McLaughlin Garden in South Paris this weekend
PARIS — Spring has finally sprung here in Western Maine and the McLaughlin Garden and Homestead will celebrate the advent of the gardening season with its annual Wildflower Festival. It will feature an illustrated lecture by Dr. Ron Butler about his work with the Maine Butterfly Survey on Friday afternoon. The Wildflower Festival will be […]
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Growing delight: Edible Main Street starts planting in downtown Norway
NORWAY — Collaboration is the name of the game when it comes to downtown Norway’s tasty new community project, Edible Main Street. Edible Main Street focuses on growing edible plants, flowers and herbs inside planters along Norway’s main drag. “We’re all about collaboration. Every project we do here, we have some kind of collaboration,” Center for […]
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Hartford, Sumner and Buckfield students enjoy a doggone good read
SUMNER — It’s hard to tell that 9-year-old Gabrielle —who’s reading “Pony Pals: Pony to the Rescue” out loud with ease —has selective mutism and sometimes can’t speak at school or in other social settings because of a childhood anxiety disorder. It’s late Friday morning and Gabrielle sits cross-legged on top of a blanket on the […]
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Paris won’t get grant for Paris Utility District property this year
PARIS — Plans to apply for a grant to create a public boat launch at the vacant Paris Utility District property have stalled. That’s because the town and the PUD need to wait for a state response on the proposed conservation easement for the project. Originally, the town wanted the PUD to gift back the property […]
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Oxford resident Kathy O’Neal gets a little help from a friend (and her kidney)
OXFORD — When Alta Jack found out her friend Kathy O’Neal’s kidneys were failing and that she would eventually need a transplant, she knew what she had to do. She went out and got herself tested and, lo and behold, she was a near perfect match for O’Neal. As near perfect as one can get without […]
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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 […]