OTISFIELD — The Spurrs Corner Church on Route 121 will host its annual missions conference from Sept. 24-28. The special guest will be Bounoeuy Kes, missionary to Cambodia. Kes is a native of Cambodia and survived the so-called Killing Fields of the Khmer Rouge regime. He later emigrated to the United States and became a […]
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Old Otisfield Town House may be raised to save historic listing
OTISFIELD — The old Otisfield Town House and the approximate one-half acre of land it sits on may be raised 52 inches so it can retain its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The wood-frame 1905 building on Bell Hill Road has its original oak chairs and voting booths. The building was placed […]
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Meetinghouse Association meets next week
OTISFIELD — The annual meeting of the Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the Bell Hill Meetinghouse. Officers will be elected and committees appointed. The members will review the past year’s accomplishments, ideas for programs for the upcoming year and the financial status of the […]
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1918 pandemic’s local effect to be discussed
OTISFIELD — The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic pitted church and government leaders against each other in Lewiston, may have killed at least several Civil War veterans in Otisfield and took the lives of up to 50 million people worldwide. These issues and others will be discussed when the Otisfield Historical Society presents “The 1918 Flu […]
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Skillet toss
The Grand Champion ladies skillet thrower at the Waterford World’s Fair was Jenn McMahon of Otisfield with a distance of 55 feet. McMahon, left, is pictured with Faylene McKeen presenting the award, which included a $50 prize. Second place was Alysaa Senecal of Norway with a distance of 53 feet 1 inch; 3rd, Bonnie Boomsma-Hall […]
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Annual Joe Holden Picnic planned for Sunday
OTISFIELD — The annual Joe Holden Picnic will be held after an 11 a.m. service at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church on the Rayville Road on Sunday, Aug. 28. The Sunday service is usually held at 10 a.m. but by holding the service later, it is thought that people can go from the service […]
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Otisfield school mold problem resolved
OTISFIELD — Custodians were busy Monday helping set up classrooms in the Otisfield Community School, which underwent a $1 million mold removal project this summer. “We’ll be all set,” said the school’s head custodian, Barbara Maguire, of the last-minute rush for the first day of school Monday, Aug. 29. The furniture, computers, books and other […]
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Well done – Kristina Donnellan
MILTON, Mass. — Kristina Marie Donnellan of Otisfield received her degree from Curry College on May 15.
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SWOAM annual field day is Aug. 20
OTISFIELD — The Western Maine chapter of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine will hold its annual free field day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Rich & Beth Merk’s Applewood Farm. Coffee, water and doughnuts will be available at 8:30 a.m. for the event open to anyone. The 9 a.m. program […]
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Hooked rugs to be shown in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — A special exhibition of vintage and contemporary hooked rugs will be held at the historic 1837 Bell Hill Meetinghouse on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 2 to 8 p.m. Titled “Art Underfoot,” the exhibit on Bell Hill Road will feature more than 30 rugs ranging from table mats to room-sized rugs along with a […]