SARASOTA, FL — Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hill of Sarasota, FL wish to announce the marriage of their daughter Sara, to Mr. Christopher Mason, on November 2, at Siesta Beach in Sarasota. A wonderful reception after the ceremony was held at the home of Mr. Mason’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mason of Sarasota. The […]
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Colleen Kostovick weds Joseph Francis Fournier
PARIS — Colleen Marie Kostovick and Joseph Francis Fournier would like to announce their marriage. The couple was married on September 7, 2019 in a hay field in Buckfield, Maine. The wedding was officiated by Pastor Tim Knowles. A luncheon reception immediately followed. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white strapless […]
Veterans needed
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 Lowell, […]
Oxford Hills Bridge scores
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills Bridge game was held on Friday, December 6 at 9:15 a.m. at the Rec Center at 221 Main St. Oxford. This week’s winners were: 1st in A: Kassandra Barbour and Dottie Kelleher, 2nd in A: Rick Verrill and Dick Allen, 3rd in A: John Hackett and Les Buzzell; 4th in […]
This N That
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 […]
Christmastide Concert and Christmas events
Photo Credit: Maria Holloway The 15th Annual Christmastide Concert was celebrated on Saturday, Dec 14th and Sunday, Dec.15th to a packed house at the Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Main St. in Norway. Tavia and John Melhus play Mary and Joseph with Laura Gouin as the Angel. Director Shirli Allen-Heald led the Adult […]
Winter Book Bingo announced
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library announces Winter Book Bingo beginning December 2, 2019. Winter Book Bingo cards have twenty-five squares, each with a different subject such as travel book, Nordic mystery, or a western. Participants will read and complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of five squares to be entered in the drawing to […]
Book club to meet
PARIS — On Tuesday, December 17th, at 6:30 p.m., Paris Public Library’s Multi-Age Novel Idea Book Club will engage in reading orally the delightful, junior fiction book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, by multi-literature-award winning author, George Sauders. The Very Persistent Gappers is a “delightful read for all ages and includes the power of […]
Hurley leads online Fiction Intensive
STATE — In January, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) launches an exciting new online multi-week fiction workshop with Pushcart Prize-winning author Blair Hurley. This workshop offers 15 hours of class time over 5 weeks. Hurley’s “Electrify Your Fiction” course will explore the elements of fiction writing craft, such as voice, structure, character, and […]
This N That
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 […]