FARMINGTON — Students at Smart Fun Learning Adventures, a private school at 454 Fairbanks Road, are preparing for the 2018 FIRST LEGO League Challenge. Older students will be competing at the Western Maine FLL Qualifier in Jay on Saturday, Nov. 17. Students not old enough to compete are learning about robots and the core values emphasized […]
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Cancer Survivors Day celebrated at Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., recently celebrated National Cancer Survivor Day with a luncheon for survivors and caregivers at its facility. More than 50 cancer survivors and caregivers enjoyed lunch donated by Hannaford in Oxford. Guests received handmade butterflies to take home and enjoyed activities, including placing their […]
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Sheehan named managing editor of Sun Media Group weekly newspapers
NORWAY — A.M. Sheehan, who is the editor of the Advertiser-Democrat, has been appointed the managing editor for all of Sun Media Group’s Western Maine weekly newspapers. Sheehan, who was named Maine Journalist of the Year by the Maine Press Association in 2012, is an award-winning journalist whose work earned the weekly Norway newspaper a […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Franklin Journal
Audubon to host spring warbler walk
FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Audubon will again host the annual spring warbler walk along the railroad tracks in West Farmington. Members will meet at the Whistlestop Trail parking lot at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 12. The walk usually lasts about two hours and is a rain-or-shine event, so dress accordingly. All birders’ eyes and […]
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Prospects improve for CMP’s $950 million Western Maine power line plan
The proposal to build a $950 million power line through western Maine received a major boost on Monday, when a decision by a regulatory board in New Hampshire mortally wounded the project’s competitor. Action by the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee to delay its final decision on the Northern Pass transmission line likely will make […]
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Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine offers card-making, yoga in December
NORWAY — The December calendar for the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine has been announced. Yoga Warriors: 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, at Posabilities, 15 Tannery St. The free gentle yoga class will support healthy living for individuals facing the challenges of cancer through gentle movement and breath, supportive […]
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Community meals
LISBON FALLS — A spaghetti supper will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the Masonic Hall, Oak Street. The supper is sponsored by Lewiston Assembly 14 for the Worthy Advisor’s Service Project. Cost: $7 for adults; $3 for children 12 and younger; free for preschool age. — BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Historical Society […]
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Greenwood not the place for wind towers
For years, I have considered myself to be pro-environment. Yet, I am now in strong opposition to commercial wind towers. Greenwood is a proposed CWT site, with 17 towers, each 600 feet tall. Electricity generated would be sold to Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. It is not for Maine. I oppose CWT because Western Maine […]
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Looking ahead to Sunset Farm’s next 200 years
BETHEL — Western Maine’s early settlers built homes and barns meant to last, sturdy structures perched atop solid fieldstone foundations. But over the course of nearly 200 years, even the best-laid stones can begin to topple and shift, and that was the case for one of Bethel’s most iconic barns. Tony Shepley and his family […]
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Getting campy at ‘Camp’ Camp, western Maine
Tucked on the edge of western Maine, 45 miles from Portland, ‘Camp’ Camp bills itself as “America’s premier summer camp for LGBT adults.” Within Maine, it flies a bit under the radar. At camp itself, it’s anything but. There’s swimming. Softball. Sailing. Lip-sync battles. Drag bingo. A big Talent/No Talent Show. “This is really the […]