OTISFIELD — A steering committee has been established to discuss the future of the Community Hall through a series of free community luncheons. The building on Route 121 in East Otisfield is only open in the warm months for activities such as craft fairs, church sales and wedding receptions. Local school children also used the […]
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Fair Street dig to end next month
NORWAY — Reconstruction of Route 26 along Fair Street is proceeding cautiously to ensure the safety of workers, Town Manager David Holt said. Holt said this week that there are hundreds of encased phone lines that have to be dug around, and with an open trench some 18 to 20 feet deep in very sandy […]
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Civil War re-enactment coming to Otisfield
OTISFIELD — The 1839 meetinghouse on Bell Hill Road will be transformed Sunday into a Civil War encampment for the first time in many years to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Members of Maine’s Company A, 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry, will be camped out on the common surrounding the Bell Hill […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
School mold removal making headway
OTISFIELD — Work to eradicate mold from the interior walls of the Community School is progressing quicker than expected, Facilities Director David Marshall said. “Right now it’s going very well,” Marshall said. The first three stages of the five-stage project have been completed and mold-infested interior walls and windows have been removed from classrooms and […]
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Otisfield plans Fourth of July celebration
OTISFIELD — Volunteers are hard at work organizing the Otisfield Fourth of July parade scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, July 4. This year’s Grand Marshall is Barbara Maguire. Maguire is co-chairwoman for the local Christmas for Kids program and also volunteers her time for the annual Otisfield Christmas dinner that precedes the town Christmas tree […]
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Seeds of Peace campers kick off session together
OTISFIELD — Close to 200 Seeds of Peace campers from some of the most troubled areas of the world raised their nation’s flags and joined hands and voices Wednesday morning to share a unity that is unknown in some of their homelands. “Learn from them, share with them, engage them and have fun with them,” […]
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Raises, town garage both OK’d by voters
OTISFIELD — Voters at town meeting unanimously approved a $1.3 million budget, agreed to pursue the construction of a town garage and approved funding for firefighter air packs. The town’s operating budget is about 1 percent higher than last year’s and contains funds to give Town Office employees an average 4 percent raise and to […]
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Otisfield society to read Civil War letters
OTISFIELD — Poor leaders, poor troops and poor morale is the way Frank Morse of the 17th Maine Infantry described his participation in many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia where he was wounded in 1864. Mary Pride Knight Brackett, a young lady in her 20s, lived on Bell Hill […]
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String of fires keeps local departments busy
Volunteer fire departments have been running full steam over the last week as a string of fires in Western and Central Maine. At least six buildings have been destroyed by fire since last Tuesday, including homes in Readfield, Wilton, Otisfield, Harrison and West Paris, and commercial buildings in Norway and Bridgton. Fire crews have also […]