HARRISON — On Thursday, July 28, the Board of Selectmen approved a 40-cent increase in the mil rate for the fiscal year that began July 1, bringing the rate to $11.20 per $1,000 of property value. In June, voters set the 2019-20 municipal budget at $3,461,254. The town contributes $367,389 to Cumberland County and $3,413,389 […]
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Waterford foliage road race set
WATERFORD — The Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary on October 13, 2019. We welcome your participation in the 5K race/walk as a runner, volunteer, a sponsor, or simply an enthusiastic spectator! You are welcome to have your children participate in the 1 mile fun run for children under 12 years […]
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Responsible Pet Care Presents Emma
Emma is an energetic dog that is always ready for play time. If you have a ball or a frisbee she’s ready to run. Emma is a two year old, Labrador/mix that entered Responsible Pet Care as a stray. Her handlers are getting to know her and have found that she is a smart dog. […]
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Oldest newspaper moves to another old home
NORWAY — It has taken some 150 years for the Advertiser Democrat to find a new home. But this fall, the offices of the Advertiser Democrat moved from its long-time home at 1 Pikes Hill to set up shop in an equally historical and arguably much more beautiful building. The former office, which once bustled […]
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Howard James, award-winning journalist and publisher, dies
Howard James, former owner of the Rumford Falls Times and the Advertiser-Democrat in Norway, died Friday after a career that spanned six decades. According to those who knew him, James was the kind of reporter who would go to great lengths for a story, whether the topic was comical or deadly serious. James started his […]
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Historic newspapers found in Norway attic returned to Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — Bundles of old newspapers, some from the 1800s, have been returned to Skowhegan, where they were published, after untold decades in the attic of a western Maine newspaper. Copies of the Skowhegan Somerset Reporter, the Independent-Reporter, the Madison Bulletin, the Waterville Morning Sentinel and others now sit in a garage on Elm Street, […]
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Newspaper offices moving
NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat and Norway Bureau of the Sun Journal are moving. As of Sept. 19, the offices will be on the first floor at 220 Main St., the red house across from Guy E. Rowe Elementary School and next to Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ. The Pikes Hill Road office will be closed Sept. 19, […]
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Christopher A. Cousins
HARRISON — Christopher Andrew Cousins, 42, of South Paris died suddenly Aug. 15. He was a beloved family man, respected journalist and Oxford Hills Viking for life. Born May 18, 1976, to Timothy Cousins and Ellie Frechette in Willimantic, Connecticut, he was a true Mainer by nature, if not by birth. He became a Maine resident […]
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Sheehan named managing editor of Sun Media Group weekly newspapers
NORWAY — A.M. Sheehan, editor of the Advertiser-Democrat, has been appointed the managing editor for all of Sun Media Group’s Western Maine weekly newspapers. Sheehan, who was named Maine Journalist of the Year by the Maine Press Association in 2012, is an award-winning journalist whose work earned the weekly Norway newspaper a George Polk Award […]
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Media meet-and-greet at Cafe Nomad
NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat and the Sun Journal will host a community meet-and-greet with editors, reporters and advertising representatives of Sun Media Group from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Cafe Nomad, 450 Main St. The Sun Media Group encourages readers and advertisers to attend to share their thoughts, concerns and suggestions […]