To the Editor: Alan Chute’s story on the Country Way’s great basketball team of the early 1970s (Ad-Dem. 7-18-24) was a rich reminder of the late, great Henry Paradis’ love of life and his community as a sport promoter. I was sports editor of the Portland Press Herald/Sunday Telegram at the time and lived here […]

To the Editor: For all the hand-wringing about the 2 men running for President, this election really isn’t about them. It’s about us … our families, our freedoms, our futures. Republicans want to end health insurance for millions, undertake mass arrests and deportations, stand idly by as the planet warms, allow more mass shootings, institute […]

To the Editor: We are lucky here in the 81st District to have such a strong candidate for State Representative: Joan Beal. Joan is a good Mainer, a person with lots of experience on a lot of different fronts: mother (including foster mother), caregiver, and teacher, as well as donating lots of time to local […]

To the Editor: When Maine set out to develop a way to make retirement savings accessible to more workers, it was somewhat of a “field of dreams” moment for all those who had advocated for the Work & Save program, including AARP Maine. We knew that access to an employer-based retirement plan would be critical […]

To the Editor: The American Legion Auxiliary #151 on Church Street in West Paris is having a Public Supper on Saturday, July 20 from 4:30-6 p.m. Eat in or take out $12. Donation suggested. The menu will be roasted pork loin, mashed potato, carrots, homemade rolls, desserts & beverages. Call ahead 207-381-0504 or 207-674-2346 for […]

Memories By Marilyn Mcalister Jones Chester, SC (former Norway resident)   Our friendship started in first grade back in thirty-nine Lois lived up by the lake The house in town was mine   We both liked the movies we’d go at any cost even in a rumble seat the excitement wasn’t lost   she had […]

To the Editor: In the hilarious movie “Weekend at Bernie’s” two employees discovered someone was embezzling. It was their boss: Bernie. To keep them close, Bernie invited them to his wild weekend beach house party. As it started, Bernie died but people thought he was drunk, so to continue the fun, the two employees propped […]

Electric bills will be increasing again on July 1. Just when ratepayers thought they could breathe a sigh of relief based on last winter’s decrease in the Standard Offer (SO) price, here we go again with more increases. For a typical CMP residential customer (using 550 kWh per month), the monthly bill is expected to […]

To the Editor: We would like to congratulate Lori Plummer, kindergarten teacher at Guy E. Rowe School, on her well-deserved retirement. Lori has spent over 40 years giving the best of herself to her students, fellow faculty members, and the greater Norway community. The well-being of her students was always Lori’s first priority and she […]

To the Editor: This June the Maine Psychological Association (MePA) shares our PRIDE by showing our support and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community across the state of Maine! The Pride celebration tradition originated as a way to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a pivotal moment that catalyzed the modern gay liberation movement in the United States. […]