Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
West Paris
Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
Cony’s first big test, at Oxford Hills, is central Maine football game of the week
The Class B Rams, who have outscored foes 154-18, face a quality Class A opponent on Saturday.
Race tightens among top 3 in Varsity Maine football poll
Three points separate Portland, Bonny Eagle and Thornton Academy.
High schools Monday: Winthrop boys soccer tops Spruce Mountain
Evan Bilodeau and Graham Huri lift the Ramblers to their fifth win of the season.
High schools Saturday: Mt. Blue boys soccer nips Brewer
The Cougars are 4-2 after a one-goal victory Saturday.
Oxford Hills football rolls to win over Edward Little
The Vikings dominate defensively and record their second shut out of the season.
Oxford Hills schools show improvement in absentee rate, safety, student success
Maine School Administrative District 17 has met or exceeded goals set for a three-year strategic plan, though math assessments remained flat amid a new curriculum program.
Massachusetts man shot at Rumford police, FBI says
Luis Jose Nivar Cabral, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested Monday on an FBI warrant charging conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
Watch the Week 2 Varsity Maine football highlights
The best plays filmed by our reporters.