BETHEL — The Weeks Rehabilitation Services Team of Weeks Medical Center (WMC), a proud partner of North Country Healthcare (NCH), is pleased to welcome Katherine McMann, DPT, to its Physical Therapy Team. Katherine graduated in 2011, as a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Husson University, in Maine, where she also earned her Bachelor of Science […]
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Community prayer box offered
NORWAY — There is something new at Second Congregational Church, located on the corner of Main and Paris Street in Norway! Located on a tree near our church sign is a ‘Community Prayer Box’ in which we invite our community to share requests for prayers. Everything you need, paper, pens, and pencils, is available right […]
CASA to hold August training
AREA — Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its next training for volunteer advocates on August 15-18. This free, four-day training is designed to prepare attendees for certification as volunteer guardians ad litem (GALs) in Maine child protection cases. Trainees may […]
Rotary plans August yard sale
BETHEL — The annual Bethel Rotary Club Yard Sale will take place this year daily from Aug 1 to 7 next to the Gem Theater in Bethel. The club’s largest fundraiser benefits the many good causes it supports, such as scholarships for local students. Here, members of the yard sale committee discuss plans for the […]
Local families sought to host foreign exchange students
REGION — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year. Students from all over the world – places like Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Ukraine, to name a few – are excited to […]
4-H project uses ticks to teach ecosystems, public health
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently launched its new 4-H Tick Project, a community science program where youth collect, identify, and learn about ticks while contributing to university research. The project provides children and teenagers an opportunity to explore ticks and tick-borne diseases and understand the connections between climate, ecosystem change, and […]
Extension offers monarch workshop
AREA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person workshop for adults and youth on monarch butterflies 4 – 5:30 p.m. June 8 in South Paris. Join Master Gardener Volunteer Nancy Donovan for “Assisting the Path of the Monarch Butterfly”, a workshop about monarch butterflies and how to raise and release them. Learn […]
First Universalist June services
WEST PARIS — June reminds those of us who are lucky enough to live in Maine to appreciate the goodness of our environment, and the people and our communities. Let’s turn our faces to the sun and smile. Join us on Sundays, at 9 a.m. where smiles abound. Music is performed by Tom Coolidge. Refreshments […]
Save the date for Monarch Festival
BETHEL — Join Mahoosuc Land Trust on August 12 and 13, this summer, for an event in the twenty-thousand square-foot pollinator garden! Presented by the Mahoosuc Land Trust, this event promotes thoughtful stewardship of land and habitat creation, and provides a resource for family fun and education! It’s hard to miss a garden of that […]
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Crafts GREENWOOD — Early Bird Craft/Vendor Show Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. This show will be held at the Locke Mills American Legion Hall, 595 Gore Road in Greenwood. There will be 34 crafters/vendors displaying their items. Light refreshments will be available for sale. Please bring […]