MECHANIC FALLS — Babysitter Certification with Michel Vining, AEMT, EMD, I/C. Youth ages 12 and up will learn about developmental stages, bottle-feeding, diaper changing, safety, first aid, and age appropriate activities. Includes AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED use for the adult child and infant. Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Registration […]

ORONO – University Credit Union is now accepting applications for its 2020 scholarship program. Applications must be received through the UCU website no later than Friday, May 1, 2020. For a fifth consecutive year, UCU will award $8,000 in scholarships to undergraduate students from each University of Maine System institution and Maine Maritime Academy. The scholarships are eight […]

This delicious creamy pasta will make anyone a chickpea convert. I know this recipe calls for a cup of heavy cream, which is not all that healthy. Just make it once in a while and remember all the good the spinach and chickpeas are doing for you! Creamy Pasta with Chickpeas and Spinach Yield 4 […]

BETHEL — Dr. Daniel van Buren’s program on “What’s New in Heart Disease,” scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the Bethel Congregational Church, was postponed to the snow date of Feb. 13. Seniors in the Greater Bethel Area in need of a ride to this program may call the free “Neighbor-to-Neighbor Transportation […]

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 […]

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 […]

STATE — Trees are not the only thing which can be harvested from nature! Non-timber forest products (NTFP) are traditionally used materials from the Maine woods. The Western Maine Chapter of Maine Woodland Owners (formerly SWOAM) invites you to join in on Thursday, February 20th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High […]

OXFORD — If you are out and about in Oxford between 6 pm and 6 am, you might run into Patrolman Jarrod Wiswell. Wiswell, 44 of Brownfield, joined the Oxford Police Department full time last August. A Navy brat, Wiswell traveled the globe with his family until he was 11. In 1986 his father retired […]