AREA — Need to know how your timber harvest is going and don’t want to walk the property?  Want to sell some property and give potential buyers a good view of what’s on offer? Need to check out roof or chimney condition and don’t want to climb up there? Take an aerial photo. Tired of […]

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will provide food safety training for volunteer cooks at multiple locations, beginning 1–4 p.m. April 9, at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Additional sites are in Lisbon Falls, Falmouth, Springvale and Farmington. Sessions are scheduled through April 29. Cooking for Crowds offers up-to-date information […]

PORTLAND — The American Red Cross urges the public to join its lifesaving mission by giving blood or platelets this March in celebration of Red Cross Month. Donors of all blood types, especially type O, are urgently needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring. Every day, thousands of patients depend on […]

SOUTH PARIS — The 2020 McLaughlin Garden Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, March 11, with Mark Brandhorst’s illustrated lecture “Creative Gardening with Annuals”.  Brandhorst’s nursery, Halls Pond Gardens in Paris is known as a source of hardy succulents. Many gardeners go there to see its rock garden.  However, those who have visited in mid summer […]

Legion BUCKFIELD — Buckfield American Legion is seeking local veterans to join the post at no cost. The Post will pay the first year dues for those interested in becoming a member to learn what the Legion is all about. A magazine and free insurance are part of the package. For more information, call Jim […]

NORWAY — Downtown Norway will be the site of the largest climate action gathering ever to take place in western Maine. On Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, the Center for an Ecology Based Economy in Norway is hosting the 2020 Vision: Finding Hope in Climate Action Climate Convergence. Following a kickoff event with […]

TOPS NORWAY — TOPS meets Tuesdays in the Association Hall at Town & Country Mobile Home Village, 99 Town & Country Drive, Norway. Weigh-in is from 4-4:45 p.m. and the meeting is from 5-6 p.m. Yearly membership is $32 and monthly dues are $5, which includes a bimonthly magazine subscription to TOPS News. TOPS is […]

BETHEL — “Lyme Disease and Other Tickborne Illness in Maine,” will be presented by Sarah Bly, Epidemiologist, on Thursday, March 5, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bethel Congregational Church, 32 Church Street, Bethel. Snow date is March 12. The program is sponsored by To Your Health of Western Mountains Senior College. With Lyme […]

Herman is a one-year-old terrier-mix-breed dog. He is a little timid when he meets someone new, but if there is a treat involved he quickly makes friends. The terrier breed includes several different types of dogs. On the whole terriers need steady training, mental stimulation, and regular exercise. Herman will need to be active. He […]