Waterford boiled dinner postponed WATERFORD — Due to the impending snowstorm, the boiled dinner supper on Saturday, March 14, has been postponed until March 21 at 5 p.m. in the North Waterford Church. Harrison Lions plan turkey dinner HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will have a turkey dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March […]
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Lecture topic is garden blogs PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead’s 2015 lecture series continues at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, when Dr. Jean Potuchek discusses “Garden Blogs: A Virtual Garden Club.” Potuchek, a sociology professor emeritus at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, is now retired to East Poland. She is an avid perennial gardener. […]
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Honey Bee Club workshop March 14 OXFORD — Oxford Hills Honey Bee Club will hold a workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Oxford County Extension Center, 9 Olson Road. Speaker will be master beekeeper Chris Rogers of Backwoods Bee Farm. Topic will be spring maintenance. The public is welcome. For more information, […]
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Waterford voters raise budget 3 percent
WATERFORD — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting approved a $1.38 million budget, 3.15 percent more than last year. The only deviation from the budget was an amendment to increase a contribution to Western Maine Transportation Services to $100. The free transportation service provided 41 trips to eight Waterford residents last year. Voters also approved […]
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Bell unanimously elected to Waterford board
WATERFORD — Former Selectman John Bell was unanimously elected to the board Friday with 25 votes. It was the only office on the annual election ballot, prompting officials to reduce the polling hours to 1 to 5 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Bell, a land surveyor who has lived in Waterford for almost 25 years, […]
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Waterford voters facing bigger budget
WATERFORD — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting will act on a 62-article warrant that asks for a 3.15 percent increase in the municipal budget. The meeting gets underway at 9 a.m. March 7 in the Municipal Building at 366 Valley Road. The proposed municipal budget is $1.38 million, according to the annual town report. […]
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Marjorie S. Kimball
1921 – 2015 NORWAY — Marjorie Shirley Goodale Kimball, 93, of North Waterford, died at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Saturday, Feb. 21. She was born May 4, 1921, in Clinton, the daughter of the late John L. and Elsie Dunham Goodale. After attending Clinton schools, she graduated from Farmington Normal School in 1941 […]
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Kindergarten registration dates announced for Oxford Hills School District
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District will hold kindergarten screening at all of its elementary schools. Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Parents should call the school in their town to schedule an appointment. Items needed on screening day are an original birth certificate, proof of residency, immunization record, most […]
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No Monday game at Bridge Club LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners of the individual movement at the Lewiston Armory on Feb. 3 were as follows: first/second tie, Marta Clements and David Lock; third/fourth tie, Rosemarie Goodwin and Hazel Glazier. Winners on Feb. 10 were: first, Marta Clements and Hazel Glazier; second, Paul Sherman […]
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Roberts Farm open during vacation NORWAY — The Roberts Farm Preserve warming hut will be open — with cross country skis and snowshoes available to borrow — from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Feb. 16 through Feb. 20, for school vacation week. It will continue to be open from 10 a.m. to 4 […]