Reception for new art show RUMFORD — The Pennacook Art Center and River Valley Growth Council will host a reception for a new art show from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the River Valley Technology Center, 60 Lowell St. Meet the artists and view the art. A door prize will be given. […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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Canton Fire plans wreaths raffle CANTON — Canton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary has announced the dates for its 2013 Festival of Wreaths Raffle. Donate a decorated wreath, on any theme, by Nov. 29. Wreaths will be displayed to the public at the Canton Fire Department during the following schedule: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on […]
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Annual foliage race winners are announced
WATERFORD — The 14th annual Foliage 5k and Fun Run was held Oct. 13 in Waterford Flats, with 37 kids doing the mile fun run and more than 150 participating in the 5K. As a special surprise this year, Arnie and Linda Elton of Whitehouse, Ohio, were taking part, fulfilling a bucket list to run […]
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Harvest supper aids Smile Fund BETHEL — A community harvest supper will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at West Parish Congregational Church UCC, 32 Church St. Menu includes baked ham, baked beans and all the fixings. Cost is $10. Proceeds will benefit the Smile Fund, a dental program for adults in the […]
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Waterford man gets 18 months for criminal threatening
PARIS — A Waterford man was sentenced to a year and half in prison after pleading guilty to threatening another man with a loaded handgun outside an apartment building in downtown Norway in September. Cory Colby, 34, pleaded guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct and illegal possession of a firearm in Oxford […]
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Conservation payments resume WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election program payments beginning Oct. 24. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the […]
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Haunted hayride is Oct. 25, 26 BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s Class of 2014 will have a fundraiser Haunted Hayride from 7 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, at Bessey Field, Paris Hill Road. The cost is $5. Fundraiser for Brigitte LaBelle BRIDGTON — A fundraising event for Brigitte LaBelle, […]
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Harvest supper is fundraiser for Heifer International
WATERFORD — The local communities are invited to a harvest potluck supper and decorated pumpkin contest at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. This event, sponsored by the Waterford Congregational Church, is a fundraiser for Heifer International and will be held at the Wilkins Community House next to the Waterford Congregational Church on Plummer Hill in […]
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Legion chicken pie supper PARIS — A chicken pie supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the American Legion Hall, 12 Church St. The meal is sponsored by the Foster-Carroll Auxiliary Unit No. 72. A dance will follow by the Jones Band from 6:30 to 9:30. Oxford Historical Society […]