LEWISTON — Staff at SeniorsPlus continue to adapt to our new way of bringing programs to our communities. We will continue to host virtual workshops until it is safe to open up our physical Education Center locations. We hope you will consider joining some of our May programs. We are excited to share that we […]
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Regional effort underway to support food pantries
BETHEL — The Maine West coalition helped coordinate an effort to resupply food pantries in western Maine that have been hit with increased demand due to job loss and financial hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Volunteers delivered the food to six pantries that serve 400 families in Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Peru, Canton, Byron, Roxbury, […]
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New Ventures offering online classes.
New Ventures Maine is offering a number of free online classes. At a time when many Mainers are seeing their livelihoods and finances change overnight, New Ventures has a number of free online courses that can help people navigate this time of economic uncertainty and general anxiety. For a complete list of courses, please visit newventuresmaine.org
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Lovell Historical Society
LOVELL — The Board of Directors of the Lovell Historical Society wish to announce that, after making adjustments due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Organization has and will continue their mission uninterrupted. President Catherine Stone will remain working four days a week and Director Lou Olmsted will continue to volunteer on alternate days. The doors […]
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COVID-19 threatens recreational season
NORWAY — Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have had an immediate and drastic effect on Maine’s economy. Seasonal recreation businesses around Oxford Hills are warily watching the calendar to see if Governor Janet Mills will ease restrictions or extend the state’s civil emergency beyond May 15. Campgrounds, kids’ summer camps, marinas and others all promise […]
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Library offering digital library cards
NORWAY — Even though Norway Memorial Library is closed, library resources are available. Some require a library card to access. If you don’t currently have a card and would like to register for one while the library is closed, please send an email to [email protected] with your first and last name, your physical address, your […]
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Norway awarded Safety Enhancement Grant
NORWAY — Norway Town Manager Dennis Lajoie is pleased to announce the Town has been awarded a Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,000. The award was a joint application effort of the Highway, Parks & Recreation, Fire, Wastewater and Water Departments to purchase 100 traffic safety […]
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Free drive-by chili meal
NORWAY — The Table will be holding a free drive-by chili meal on Saturday May 9 in front of the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway beginning at 11am and serving until the meals are gone. Guests can enter Whitman Street from Main Street and pull over in front of the Norway Grange and a […]
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Forty acres protected on the Crooked River
OTISFIELD — On March 28, the Western Foothills Land Trust acquired an additional 42.8 acres of land in the Sebago Lake watershed. The forested Otisfield parcel includes 2,230 ft of frontage on the Crooked River. The Crooked River is the major tributary to Sebago Lake, providing 39% of the surface water flow into the […]