To the Editor: The 3rd Annual Turkey Trot 4 Hope, the signature fundraising event for Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, will be held on Thanksgiving Day from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Guy E Rowe School in Norway and the community is invited to participate. Sign up is online at  www.RunSignUp.com  for either […]

To the Editor: The Climate Change gathering at Longley Square last weekend raised awareness that government policies and corporate practices worldwide will control global warming to save our planet, or not. In Norway we also have opportunities to make carbon-friendly food choices. We can buy local and organic produce and choose only for minimally processed […]

To the Editor: It was a beautiful day on the greens as golfers young (13) and old (82) participated in the benefit golf scramble at Norway Country Club. It’s a family affair! Three generations; Bunny Stone O’Leary, Bryan & Lucan Martin and John O’Leary (Tourney Champs) enjoy a day of golf as does Rob Cummings, […]

To the Editor: A little more than half way through the Global Climate Strike week and here I am, still reflecting and recharging from last Friday’s rally and strike in Norway. More than 100 people from the Western Foothills attended, and nearly 20 people of all ages spoke and performed at the event – sharing […]

Warmer days and longer summers may not seem like a crisis to many in our community – in fact, it may seem like our early September wish of ‘just a little bit longer’ has come true. But how much longer do we have before this becomes a serious issue? Or is it already? What will […]

To the Editor: Rightstart’s 30th year of providing summer tutoring to the children of Oxford Hills has had another successful program. Rightstart Inc. hires certified teachers to tutor qualified first to third grade students in math and reading.  This year’s program involved 70 students and seven teachers.  They met at the West Paris, Oxford, Otisfield […]

To the Editor: The world is a chaotic mess, at the moment. Frankly, no one knows how to fix any of it. The issues we must confront lie deep in our social structures. The labels we fight for are the very thing keeping us divided. I find, the only way out of this is to […]

To the Editor: The Bethel Outing Club Ski Sale will be held Friday, October 25th from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, October 26th from 9 a.m. to noon at the Gould Academy Field House in Bethel. There will be a range of alpine, snowboarding and nordic equipment from which to choose. Ski shops from […]

To the Editor: On behalf of the members of the Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 25 Main Street, in Norway, we would like to thank the Oxford Hills Community for their support of our 19th annual yard sale that was held on Saturday, August 24th. Once again our parking lot was filled with […]

To the Editor: On behalf of Fare Share Food Cooperative’s Board of Directors and its entire Member-Ownership, thank you to Emmy Andersson for four years of loving, expert, dedicated, and cheerful leadership as our General Manager. We will miss her, but we wish her every success in her new position. With Emmy at our helm, Fare […]