WOODSTOCK — When Hugh “Cubby” Swan was two years old, his father passed away and left behind a series of wooden, hand-crafted toys in the shape of popular cartoon characters. There were wooden replicas of Popeye and Olive Oil, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck. “I don’t remember my dad at all, but I […]
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Mineral conference introduces ‘Education Day’ for students
NEWRY — The 2nd annual New England Mineral Conference will be held May 9-11 at the Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Center at the Sunday River Resort. The conference is sponsored by the New England Mineral Association, a nonprofit that works through its education, scientific and recreational divisions to further the introduction to and support […]
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Locke Mills toymaker to speak at Whitman Memorial Library
WOODSTOCK — The Whitman Memorial Library will host Hugh Swan of Locke Mills to speak about his homemade wooden toys at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Swan said he has been crafting wooden replicas of cartoon characters “off and on for quite awhile.” The idea for the designs first came from his father. “My father […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Oxford Hills Woodstock: SAD 44 Personnel Committee, 6 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. Woodstock: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library. Dixfield: RSU 10 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School. Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office.
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Woodstock Seventh-day Adventist Church, in new building, lists activities
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Seventh-day Adventist Church is very active with many musicians and a large congregation. Sabbath School starts at 9:15 a.m. The church offers five different classes for the kids aging from birth through teenagers with very passionate teachers. An adult class is held at the same time in the sanctuary of the church […]
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Spring flooding closes several roads in Western Maine
RUMFORD — Flooding in several towns across Western Maine, including Canton, Rangeley and New Sharon, closed roads Wednesday. It wasn’t unusual for this time of year, Teresa Glick, deputy director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency in Paris, said Wednesday morning. She said small rivers and streams would soon be cresting and receding if […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Woodstock selectmen approve donation to Telstar’s Project Graduation
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to donate $600 to the Telstar Regional High School Project Graduation. Three residents from the Project Graduation group attended the meeting at the Town Office, saying they wondered why the request was not on the annual town meeting warrant March 24. “I remember last year that […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woodstock selectmen to discuss Union Church committee, Telstar request
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion Tuesday on forming an ad hoc committee to decide the future of the old Union Church in South Woodstock. The board will meet at 5 p.m. April 15 at the Town Office conference room. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said Monday he will advise the board there […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Ex-FBI agent drawn to career by fliers of criminals
WOODSTOCK — Jack Richardson’s collection of FBI fliers as a boy led to a 20-year career chasing criminals and checking the backgrounds of high-level government employees, he told listeners Thursday at the Whitman Memorial Library. “When I was young, and my parents owned an inn in New Hampshire, we would receive fliers from the FBI […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woodstock residents vote to approve increased accounts
WOODSTOCK — Residents at Monday’s annual town meeting voted to raise $45,000 to rebuild 600 feet of Rumford Avenue. A total of $555,000 was approved for road maintenance accounts, of which $515,000 will be raised from taxes and $40,000 will come from the Local Road Assistance fund. Besides the road-rebuilding money, voters approved a $5,000 […]