Certified swim instructor Makayla LaCombe, of West Paris, teaches Woodstock-area children to swim each summer — even the smaller ones who don’t want to go under the water.
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Summer jobs reap rewards for teens and employers alike
While the student workers gain experience, their fresh skills also bring unexpected value to the business.
Get out to check the Bates Dance Festival and Main St. Day in Norway
Things to do this week in the area.
First West Paris Downhill Derby of the summer is Saturday
‘It’s a super thrill,’ Race Director Steve McCann says of the 180-foot paved course built in 1965, and marked with a center line.
Is Romeros Mexican food truck expanding to Bethel?
The owners of Romero’s Mexican Food Truck at Cooper Farms are exploring the possibility of opening a second location.
Work Underway on Inclusive ‘Trail for All’ at Woodstock’s Buck’s Ledge
The accessible trail will be hard-packed with gravel and edged with boulders when completed this summer.
Oxford Hills school district sets goal to improve daily attendance
Officials at Maine School Administrative District 17 are working to address the problem with chronic absenteeism.
West Paris Pre-schoolers ‘touched-a-truck’ on June 2
About 17 children from The West Paris Early Learning Center at the West Paris Legion walked to the town office to see and sit inside a fire truck, downhill derby cars and more. Town Manager Joy Downing organized the event and gave out gift bags to each child.
What’s being voted on Tuesday in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties?
See what’s on the ballot in your community for the June 10 elections.
Pub trivia in Auburn, punk music in Lewiston, Clean Sweep at Bates and more | Get out!
A list of events taking place this week in the Lewiston-Auburn region.