FARMINGTON — Eight Mt Blue High School students and their three chaperones will travel to France for 10 days in March. Students will have the unique opportunity to experience life in France by staying with host families in Laval. While in France they will visit schools and see historical sites such as Versailles Palace and […]
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Oxford Hills teens perform community service
A brigade of 23 volunteers spent a scant 45 minutes at the Norway Historical Museum and Historical Society moving 150 years of heavy bound Norway newspapers from the second floor down two flights to the new storage area in the basement in preparation for a renovation of the second floor. Fulfilling their requirement for 20 […]
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Norway Snowshoe Festival to feature Wife Carry, games
NORWAY — The Norway Snowshoe Festival, a uniquely Maine event, is returning for its eighth year. Organized by the Western Foothills Land Trust (WFLT), the weekend event celebrates Norway’s rich cultural heritage of arts, crafts and outdoor activities. The theme this year is polar explorers, with events honoring Norway’s own WF Tubb, and pioneers Admiral […]
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Kingfield area meals for elderly program has new headquarters
NEW PORTLAND — The Western Mountains Baptist Church has announced that it is now the headquarters for a not-so-new program called “Bridging the Gap.” Once a month, Bridging the Gap volunteers provide, prepare, package and deliver hot meals to community members who are elderly or homebound. The new organizers, Jeff Smith and Cathy Haines, are […]
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Community Concepts official to speaker at Rotary meeting
AUBURN — Candance Sanborn will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club meeting at noon Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Sanborn is chief marketing officer for Community Concepts, a nonprofit organization providing a variety of family, transportation and housing support services to residents in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Prior to […]
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Oxford County Republicans to caucus on Feb. 17
PARIS — The Republican Caucus will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Paris Fire Department meeting room for 10 surrounding Oxford County towns. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m. and the caucus will begin at 9 a.m. Pete Laverdiere, Oxford County state committeeman, said all registered Republicans and […]
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Anglers invited to cast lines at annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Association’s fourth annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Wilson Lake is quickly approaching. The event will be held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wilson Lake. The event coincides with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Free Fishing Weekend. […]
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Local students attain North Yarmouth Academy honors
NORTH YARMOUTH — The North Yarmouth Academy honor roll for the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year is announced. Local students who attained honor roll status for the fall semester were: Highest Honors Grade eight: Madeleine Vaillancourt of Lewiston. High Honors Grade five: Genevieve Vaillancourt of Lewiston. Grade eight: Aisley Snell of Durham. Grade […]
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Rotary supports Farmington senior center
SeniorsPlus delivers Meals on Wheels, offers Medicare counseling, classes in caregiving and one-on-one support at its office at 218 Fairbanks Road or at home. It has also partnered with community organizations to open a senior center at the Farmington Community Center every Monday. Farmington Rotary recently donated to support the center. Glen Kapiloff presented a […]
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Briefly: Region
Norway Legion to meet NORWAY — Meetings at the Norway Legion will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The next meeting is Feb. 14. Coffee hour will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday, with desserts. All are welcome. Storytelling Guild to swap stories FARMINGTON — A Storytelling […]