NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, previously housed at 199 Main Street, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH) campus, has relocated to 59 Winter Street, and will host an open house for the public on Wednesday, September 15 from 2-4 p.m. This is an opportunity for the public to stop by and […]
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Area youth programs to receive $5,000
NORWAY — New Balance Athletics and Norway Savings Bank have joined the Maine West initiative to offer cash rewards to youth programs serving the Oxford Hills, greater Bethel, and River Valley areas as part of the Second Nature Adventure Challenge. In July the Oxford County Wellness Collaborative and its partners in the Maine West initiative […]
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Bethel’s Breaking Bad…only with Beer
BETHEL — On the outside, Scott Fraser might remind you of Breaking Bad’s Walter White in his early days teaching chemistry. Friendly. Humble. Genius. Then he gets this idea to use his chemistry knowledge for something other than his job…luckily, for Bethel, Fraser wanted to brew beer. What started out as answering chemistry questions for […]
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Town comes together to find car keys
BETHEL — It was starting to lightly rain on Saturday, August 14, when a visitor parked outside of Bethel Foodliner. He was opening the back hatch of his Subaru and his car keys slipped from his hands and fell into the storm drain. He called 911, which called the Fire Department, which sent Jim Bennett […]
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Applications to help cover costs for Organic Certification open
BANGOR — Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1. “USDA is here to help all producers, including those who grow our nation’s organic food and fiber. […]
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What are kids reading this summer?
BETHEL — These past three months, the most checked out kid’s book from the library is, ‘Fish in a Tree,’ by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Library Director Michelle Conroy explains. The plot? Ally’s a bit of a troublemaker to mask that she is secretly afraid to ask for help with her dyslexia. Her teacher spots it, […]
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Greenwood hears about IRAs, masks
GREENWOOD — A financial advisor from Androscoggin Bank spoke with the Greenwood selectboard August 17 about opening IRA accounts as a retirement option for the population making over five thousand dollars a year. The IRA account costs nothing to administer vs. a 401K which is more costly. The person getting the IRA account has to […]
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Congo Craftsmen: Building for a cause
BETHEL — Every year the AARP sponsors a Community Challenge grant opportunity. This year, the Bethel Congo Craftsmen and the Bethel Area Arts and Music Program, have come together with the AFCI to build and design wooden benches and picnic tables to be used outdoors in the surrounding six towns. The Congo Craftsmen will be […]
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Volunteers, blood donors needed for disaster season
PORTLAND — Many weather experts predict a destructive wildfire and hurricane season this year. The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies. “We’re preparing for another extremely busy disaster season, and […]
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Age-Friendly Community News
Are you someone who… → is good at helping people? → likes to take photos? → likes to write? → likes to drive? → uses YouTube to learn things? → can manipulate digital documents? → can create digital graphics? → likes to share good ideas? Maybe you’d like to help AFCI. As we are happily […]