WEST PARIS — February feels like the “middle of winter” but in meteorological terms, winter ends on February 29 – yes, 2020 is a leap year; the last one was 2016. Let us start to feel spring in the air and a spring in our step (increased daylight is certainly helping). Join in at the […]

OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Town Pound in Otisfield, Oxford County, Maine has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places according to Kirk F. Mohney, Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. This designation indicates that the property has been documented, evaluated, and considered worthy of preservation and protection as part of the nation’s […]

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 […]

NORWAY — The members and friends of the Second Congregational Church, UCC, Norway, Maine, are excitedly preparing for a fun and festive Mardi Gras-Pancake Day celebration on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.  They will be serving pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, juice, and coffee.  The meal is free to children under 5-years-old.  Children from […]

NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library New Materials List December 2019 Nonfiction 006.5 Nuzum, Eric – Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling 294.3 Chodron, Pema – Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World 306.874 Lemay, Mimi – What We will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of […]

As a new decade begins and the busy holiday season is officially over, a natural opportunity exists to reflect on 2019 with curiosity. How many special events or family gatherings included alcohol as a central part of the celebration? In our culture of “mommy wine” and “beer yoga,” it seems there is always an occasion […]

PARIS — There will be a Republican Party Caucus on Monday, Feb 3, at the Paris Fire Department, located on Western ave. This Caucus is for the Oxford Hills towns of Paris, Norway, Waterford, Otisfield, West Paris, Hebron, Oxford, and Buckfield. Sign in will start at 5 p.m. and go to 6 p.m. Caucus starts […]

AUGUSTA – A new statewide awards program launched today will elevate the voices and work of the rising generation of environmental leaders in Maine. The Brookie Awards will recognize a diverse group of six youth changemakers every two years for their demonstrated leadership and effectiveness on behalf of Maine’s natural resources. Nominations for the inaugural “school” […]

NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, located in the Stephens Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic building at 199 Main St, Norway announces their February calendar of events. New this month will be two art classes, led by a local artist, “Fun With Watercolors” on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. and “Fun With […]