NORWAY — The annual “Light the Garden” fundraiser party and silent auction will be held at the Alan Day Community Garden (ADCG), at 26 Whitman St. in Norway on Saturday, June 15, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The party will include delicious appetizers, beer and wine, and a great selection of silent auction items with […]
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A scourge on the community: Child abuse and domestic violence
Editor’s Note: The Norway Police Academy offered the public an opportunity to learn about law enforcement and what it does from those who do it. The Norway Police Citizen’s Police Academy began in April and each week we will feature a class from the eight-week academy. Week 1 – Child abuse/domestic violence – ADA Alexandra […]
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Church seeks donations for yard sale
NORWAY — The barn will be open Tuesday, May 28, and the friends and members of the Second Congregational Church, U.C.C., 205 Main St., will be ready to accept donations for the spectacular, treasure-filled yard sale on Saturday, Aug. 24. The congregation and community volunteers will start sorting, cleaning and pricing this year’s items. Donations […]
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Harvard Pilgrim Foundation grant supports community garden
NORWAY — Thanks to a generous grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation, the Oxford Hills Community Gardens – the Alan Day Community Garden (ADCG) in Norway – will expand its volunteer efforts in 2019 to provide healthy, fresh, nutritious and affordable fruits and vegetables to local communities. The goal and vision of the Harvard […]
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Lasagne dinner is church fundraiser
NORWAY — The Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St. in Norway, invites the public to what promises to be an absolutely delicious and filling lasagna dinner on Saturday, June 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. The third in a year-long series of fundraisers, the dinner will include an antipasto, various types of lasagna (from vegetarian, […]
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Witt’s End Loop Trail receives funding
A connecting trail will be built this summer using an historic cart road in Norway.
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Focus group opportunity for cancer survivors
NORWAY — Are you a cancer survivor who completed your treatment within the last two years? The staff at the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network want to hear about your survivorship journey. The time after treatment ends can be challenging for some cancer patients, and the staff want to help make it better. They are interested […]
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Paris Public Library to ‘CLICK for Babies’
PARIS — The South Paris Public Library will host an informational meeting about “CLICK for Babies” on Tuesday, June 4, at 4 p.m. at the Deering Community Center, across the street from the library on Church Street. Allison Holland from Community Concepts will speak about this public education campaign to raise awareness about the “Period […]
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Waterford PA to provide medical support during D.C. service
WATERFORD — Physician assistant Anthony Simpson, of Waterford, recently deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide medical support during the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Wednesday, May 15, according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Simpson serves as a member of the National Disaster Medical System’s (NDMS) Disaster […]
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Time to start looking for trees in Oxford County
AREA — The 2019 Oxford County Register of Big Trees, sponsored by the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District, opened May 15 and will run until Sept. 15. The public is invited to help find all 66 of the native Maine trees on the list. Follow the example of MacKenzie Federico, 9, and Makayla […]