By Matt Daigle OXFORD HILLS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual Festival of Trees and Christmas Parade, set for Friday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Nov. 27. Jennifer Boenig of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce said that the Christmas Parade is nearing its 40th year, while the Festival […]
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The powerhouse behind downtown Norway and Norway Downtown
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — Easily recognizable, known far and wide, Norway’s Andrea Burns can be found in the warm months pulling weeds along Main Street, picking up litter and talking with merchants, selectboard members and potential investors all to one end: preserving Norway’s historic character and making it a destination. President of Norway Downtown since […]
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Oxford Hills Ukulele Group is strummin’ the strings, singin’ the songs
OXFORD HILLS — What started out as a joke for one couple blossomed into an adventure that now brings the Oxford Hills alive with the sound of music – ukulele music that is. So how did this unique instrument that resembles a miniature guitar, yet is so versatile, according to players, bring happiness and friendship to […]
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Halloween fun abounds in the Oxford Hills
OXFORD HILLS — The Oxford Hills will echo with spooks and goblins and pumpkins and treats on Friday, Oct. 28, as the annual Norway Halloween Festival and Moore Park Halloween Party attract young and old from near and far. Paris After a smashing success in 2015 (and not pumpkin smashing, mind you,) the More at […]
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Locally-shot ‘Bad Kid’ premieres at Flagship Oct. 14
Turner man’s film inspiredby his foster care experiences AUBURN — Two years after it was filmed around Lewiston-Auburn, the dark thriller “Bad Kid” will premiere at Flagship Cinemas on Oct. 14 before kicking off a weeklong run there. Written and directed by Seth Roberts from Turner, and inspired in part by his own experience in […]
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New Post Office sign embodies North Waterford
By Leslie H. Dixon NORTH WATERFORD — 04267. It’s a community’s identity. The North Waterford Post Office has a new sign to show the beauty and life in the 04267 zip code village. “I had fun doing it,” said local artist and box holder David Dupree, who created the new sign that has been hung at the […]
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String, brass, wind sought for Oxford Hills children
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — Do you have an old instrument laying musically unfulfilled in a closet or attic? The Oxford Elementary School is collecting musical instruments to start a loaner program for youngsters whose families may not be able to afford to buy or rent a budding Yo-Yo Ma or Louis Armstrong an instrument. […]
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All are invited to join McLaughlin Garden oral history project in Paris
PARIS — A few more details have begun to emerge about the somewhat mysterious Bernard McLaughlin as volunteers and staff at McLaughlin Garden begin to embark on their new oral history project, “People Past and Present at the McLaughlin Garden & Homestead.” On Aug. 4, Pauleena MacDougall, the director of the Maine Folklife Center, traveled to […]
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Foothills Food Fest in Norway promises something for everyone … especially mooers and crowers
NORWAY — Food and farming and culture, oh my! At least that’s what the organizers of the first-ever Foothills Food Festival hope attendees will exclaim when they visit the event this weekend. The festival is set from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Norway. Many of the events will take place in […]
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Country musician says his ‘life is a country song’
MECHANIC FALLS — Peter Allen admits his life mirrors a country song, which could be why he was recently bestowed the Pioneer Award by the Down East Country Music Association, an award in recognition of his musical career and promotion of the genre. From inside the dimmed Silver Spur last week, Allen said that he’s married to […]