WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended the deadline to September 27 for dairy producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2019. The deadline had been September 20. Authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill and available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), the program offers reasonably priced protection […]

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 […]

PARIS — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting a free workshop entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over at the following times and locations: – South Paris UMA Center, 232 Main Street, on Monday, October 28 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. To register or for more information, call 1-800-281-3703 […]

WEST PARIS — Color. We’re beginning to see the beautiful color of fall, but we are still enjoying summer warmth. It is possible to have the best of both seasons. That is what one can also expect from the worship services at the First Universalist Church of West Paris as well – the best of […]

October Activities The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, located in the Stephens Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic building at 199 Main St, Norway announces their October calendar of events. On Tuesday, October 29, the CRCofWM will host their annual Open House from 4:00-6:00 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for the public to stop […]

NORWAY — Animal lovers from around Maine are invited to flock to several opportunities to have their animal companions blessed outdoors in celebration of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day (October 4). In Norway: Christ Episcopal Church in Norway will hold an Animal Blessing on Sunday, October 6, at 1:30 p.m. The blessing will take […]

BRIDGTON — In spring, Maine woodlands fill with the songs and colors of warblers, thrushes and other forest songbirds. Unfortunately, populations of our woodland birds are in decline. For some species, the declines are as great as 80 percent over the last four decades, and the number of species is declining as well. Woodland owners […]

WATERFORD — Waterford Sports & Recreation is excited to announce some new programs starting in the fall: On Mondays from 9-10 a.m. at the Waterford Town Office, we will be offering a low impact exercise class; there is no cost to attend. Every Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. at the Waterford Town Office, we will be […]

HEBRON — The Maine Sanatorium Association began construction in 1902 of a hospital for the treatment of pulmonary disease known as tuberculosis (TB) and sometimes referred to as “consumption”. Greenwood Mountain in Hebron was chosen due to its physical location providing clean dry air thought to be beneficial to the treatment of this disease. Historian […]