STATE — New Ventures Maine is offering free workshops and classes statewide in October in three program areas: career building, starting businesses, and financial education. NVME’s redesigned website provides information about the classes, instructors, and locations, as well as individual coaching and matched savings programs. Upcoming classes include (partial list): Build Your Career · My Next […]
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New Fiction at Norway Memorial Library
NORWAY — The following books have been added to the collection at Norway Memorial Library in September 2024. Fiction: Alam, Rumaan – Entitlement Andrews, Donna – Between a Flock and a Hard Place Atkinson, Kate – Death at the Sign of the Rook Baker, Ellen – The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Barton, Fiona – […]
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Bethel Rotary at work
BETHEL — Bethel Rotarians are already hard at work collecting donations (furniture, housewares, etc) for the 2025 Yardsale. Anyone interested in donating items, please reach out via e-mail to [email protected] Pick-ups are scheduled for Tuesdays and, please note, we do not accept sleeper sofas, clothing, old appliances or exercise equipment. We do reserve the right […]
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School leaders welcome Governor’s order for school construction commission
STATE — Organizations representing Maine’s superintendents and school boards are welcoming the announcement by Governor Janet Mills Friday of the creation of a new commission studying Maine’s school construction needs and financing. Steven Bailey, the executive director of the Maine School Boards Association, said the new commission is a welcome step towards addressing a critical […]
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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Speaker: How I built this company
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Lee Eastman, General Manager of Everlast Roofing of Bridgton. He will speak on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 a.m. at the Bridgton Alliance Church at 368 Harrison Road (Route 117) in Bridgton. Founded over 20 years ago, Everlast Roofing was built by Lee Eastman […]
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Rotary Club supports literacy at Stevens Brook Elementary
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has been awarded a grant of $4,000 to support childhood literacy at Stevens Brook Elementary School. The local club itself will contribute another $500 to the project. This generous grant was from Rotary District 7780, which encompasses 39 Rotary Clubs in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire. The […]
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USE This ‘n That
Singers PARIS — Please join the First Congregational Church of Paris in celebrating Christmas as part of an interdenominational choir for the cantata entitled “Jesus: The Advent of the Messiah.” Singers from Oxford Hills area churches are invited to join us. Practices are on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at First Congo in Paris beginning Oct. […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
We understand the tough decision and heart break that comes with surrendering a beloved pet. Some do not have the option to keep their pet. Oftentimes a cat or dog will come to our shelter when their owner suddenly gets ill or passes. It is not an easy transition for most pets, especially those who […]
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Adult Education offers bus driver training
PARIS — Oxford Hills Nezinscot Adult Education is offering a bus driver training course consisting of 42 hours of online theory and 30 hours of road and range instruction. The requirements are to complete Adult Education intake forms and assessments, Department of Transportation physical and drug screens, and to have a current driver’s license. The […]
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Maine receives grant to raise awareness of reproductive health services
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has received a nearly $600,000 grant to expand outreach about reproductive, childbirth, and post-pregnancy coverage options available through state health coverage. The grant will be implemented in partnership with Maine’s Medicaid program, MaineCare. The two-year, $595,297 grant was awarded by the U.S. Centers for Medicare […]