PARIS — Oxford Hills School District will hold kindergarten screening/registration at the elementary schools this spring.   Parents should call the school in the town in which they reside to schedule an appointment if the child will be age 5 on or before Oct. 15. Harrison: Call Waterford Memorial School at 207-583-4418. Hebron: Hebron Station […]

SOUTH PARIS — The Rev. Don Mayberry, pastor of the First Congregational Church in South Paris, announces that the church is working with Aaron and Amanda Ouellette at Daddy O’s Restaurant in Oxford to provide free meals to the community. Each Friday for the next five weeks, Daddy O’s will prepare 100 meals. The First […]

CORRECTION: Church to provide free take-out lunches April 11 FARMINGTON — Old South First Congregational Church will provide a take-out only free lunch at noon Saturday, April 11. A previous notice had incorrectly stated that the date was April 5. The menu for this month includes baked ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans and biscuits. […]

ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Elmira College Chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, recently inducted new members as part of the annual induction. Area inductees are: Eliza Beaudin ’22, of Lewiston and Kelsey Lofvenborg ’22, of Wilton.   CANTON, New York — The following students have been selected for inclusion on the dean’s […]

Rumford seniors May trip still on for now RUMFORD — The Rumford Senior Citizen’s Club spring trip, planned for Sunday, May 31, is all taken care of and is not cancelled. Diamond Tours will let the group know if and when they intend to cancel and everyone will be reimbursed. The senior board of directors […]

WESTBROOK — Skiers and snowboarders raised $562,000 at the Downhill 24 for WinterKids, a nonprofit that helps children get outside and be active in the winter. WinterKids chose to support children in Franklin and Somerset counties by giving $25,000 to the Sugarloaf Ski Club’s King’s Kids Fund. The fund allows local children to train in Sugarloaf’s […]

Literacy Volunteers extends poetry contest deadline FARMINGTON — Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has extended the deadline for the annual Franklin County Poetry Contest, a free, all-ages contest, to May 15. All winners will be announced on June 8. First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected in each of six categories; Ages […]

Daughters of Isabella April meeting canceled RUMFORD — The St. Timothy’s Circle 504, Daughters of Isabella, meeting for April has been canclled. Congratulations to Hazel Buccina for 56 years as a member with Daughters of Isabella.

BOSTON, Massachusetts — Sabrina Caramando, a New Gloucester resident, was named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston. To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter […]

FARMINGTON — Neighbors care for neighbors throughout Maine, it’s what we do. That is why the nine United Ways of Maine are teaming up as Maine United and coordinating statewide fundraising efforts and funds in their respective communities. In Franklin County, Livermore and Livermore Falls. United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is seeking donations to […]