STOW – Stow did contribute $300 to the Eastern Slopes Regional Airport at the March 20 town meeting. A story about the airport on Monday’s B1 of the Oxford Hills edition reported incorrect information.

UNITY – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host its annual spring growth conference on Saturday, April 3, at the Common Ground Education Center. The theme is “Who’s Your Farmer?: Maine’s Growing Consumer-Supported Agriculture Movement.”The conference will feature presentations from three farmers, one from Sabattus, with knowledge of consumer-supported agriculture.Jill Agnew of Willow […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, Health and Wellness will hold two events on Tuesday, April 6, at the State House Hall of Flags – Legislative Fitness Day and the sixth annual Contest for Communities awards celebration.Fitness Day will begin at 9:30 a.m. Gov. John E. Baldacci will kick off the […]

AUBURN – Forty-three teams from Western Maine gathered at Edward Little High School to present their solutions to some challenging problems on March 6.Destination ImagiNation offers five team challenges each year. Teams of up to seven students select which challenge they would like to solve. The teams worked on their solutions all winter, designing gadgets […]

LEWISTON – The stakes will be high on Saturday, April 3, as students from around the state show their stuff at the Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament at Bates College. The competition will determine which teams will represent Maine at the world finals on May 29 through June 1 at the University of Maryland, […]

RUMFORD – Announcement is made of the following births at Rumford Hospital:Trinity Lynn Blodgett, a girl to Beth Bailey and Karl Blodgett Jr. of Rumford, March 16. Grandparents, Doreen Mitchell of Jay, Donald Bailey of Sabattus, Marcy and Karl Blodgett of Rumford.Natasha Francis-Lee Farrar, a girl to April Daniello and Bruce W. Farrar J. of […]

Supper thanks I would like to thank the people from St. Theresa Church for the supper they gave me for help with the taxes on my home. It was very thoughtful of them to do this. I do appreciate what they did for me. It means a lot that they cared about us.I find there […]

UNITY – The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will sponsor a statewide educational event, “Growing Your Own Organic Garden,” at 14 locations from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 7.The workshops are open to the public and are designed to provide gardeners with skills and knowledge needed to make a transition from conventional to […]

LEWISTON – Those who wish to attend the Beacon Hospice volunteer training should phone (207)784-4242. The phone number was incorrectly reported on page B3 of Thursday’s City edition. Incorrect date RUMFORD – The Stephens High School class of 1952 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 5. The date was incorrectly reported on page B4 […]

UNITY – The Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Maine Seed Saving Network, Fedco Seeds and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host the fifth annual combined Seed Swap and Scionwood Exchange from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 28, at the Common Ground Education Center.The event is open to the public. Workshops for […]