PARIS — The Paris Cape Historical Society will hold its first meeting of the year on Thursday, May 16, at the museum, 77 High St., South Paris, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and hear what the Society is planning to celebrate Maine’s Bicentennial. Frank Perham will speak on Maine […]
Democrat Community
Used for Advertiser Democrat content
Cruizahs car club ready for first Cruise Night
OXFORD — Spend an evening with the Uptown Cruizahs Car Club for its first cruise night of the season on Monday, May 20, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Tractor Supply Company on Route 26 in Oxford. The event will be held weekly on Mondays, weather permitting. Bring the whole family and enjoy good food, […]
Library open house honors Drapeau
OXFORD — For the past 40 years, the community has enjoyed the welcoming smile of its dedicated librarian, Glenda Drapeau, who began serving as librarian at the Freeland Holmes Library in 1979. She offers a welcoming smile to the year-round and summer residents who stop in to read, research, access technology, or just chat with […]
Military personnel invited to cruise Long Lake
NAPLES — The Naples Lions Club is inviting all veterans and activity duty personnel to a free Memorial Day Cruise on the Songo River Queen II, to honor and pay tribute for their service in the U.S. military. Their immediate family members also will board at no charge. The Lions Club’s fourth annual cruise along […]
Bees, birds, butterflies at library
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library will host “How to Attract Pollinators and Birds in Your Yard” on Tuesday, June 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The presenter will be Rebecca Long, for the UMaine Cooperative Extension in South Paris. Long will offer tips on how to make your backyard habitable for butterflies, bees 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 to 4:45 p.m. and the meeting is from 5 to 6 p.m. Yearly membership is $32 and monthly dues are $5, which include a bimonthly magazine subscription to […]
Real People/Vern Maxfield looks out for the people of Woodstock
Crediting his interest in local government to his mother’s passion for politics, Vern Maxfield has served as town manager of Woodstock for 31 years. As a local leader, he firmly believes the future of a nation is determined by its citizens and that the function of family ultimately inspires the function of government. He has […]
Pennesseewassee watershed survey begins
AREA — One way to keep a lake healthy is to prevent contamination from reaching it. On Tuesday, May 21, the Lakes Association of Norway (LAON) will begin conducting a field survey of Lake Pennesseewassee’s watershed to look for sources of erosion caused by storm water runoff that could harm water quality. The survey will […]
Oxford to hold EMS open house
OXFORD — The Oxford Fire Department will celebrate its 50th year during an Open House on Sunday, May 19, at the Oxford Fire Station, 701 Main St., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Oxford-Otisfield Rescue began 50 years ago when the local funeral home approached the town about getting out of the ambulance business. […]
Veteran Roy Earle will offer Memorial Day program
NORWAY — In recognition of Memorial Day, the Norway Memorial Library will host a talk by World War II veteran Roy Earle on Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. He will share his experiences, both heart-wrenching and humorous, in the 4th Marine Division of the Pacific. The program is free and open to the public. […]