To the Editor: I was looking up how many homeless people there are in the U.S and it upset me to learn that there are more than 650,000. I also learned that of those 650,000, some 35,000 of them are veterans. Citizens should write to their Representatives and Senators to see what Congress is doing […]
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Photos by Geff Inman of Woodstock taken in Eustis.
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Letting nature be the teacher: OES students create their own eclipse
Students around the Hills found ways in the last several weeks to learn why and how the eclipse would happen. These opportunities were not based just on indoor activities, but also outdoor movement-based experiences to help students build a greater understanding of the movement of the sun, moon, and earth. Klaudia MaslowskaAsendorf’s sixth graders […]
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NSB team members help Community Concepts
PARIS — The word count in the list of resources offered by Community Concepts number in the thousands, but it’s still towered over by the amount of western Maine people who are served by the benevolent organization each year. “The need in many places is overwhelming, from toddler beds to financial guidance and just about […]
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Forests of Maine teachers’ tours met with enthusiasm
STATE — Returning for its 27th year, Maine businesses and educators have enthusiastically received Maine TREE’s Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours. Since 1997, Maine TREE’s Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours have hosted over 1,000 educators. Through this program, Maine TREE facilitates connections between two of Maine’s most critical workforces: professionals who steward the lands we […]
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NSB team members changing lives of youth
NORWAY — The second graders at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway implore their teacher to let them continue the game they’re playing that, on its surface is about making pizzas but, underneath, is teaching them foundational financial skills that could last a lifetime. In the front of the classroom, Sarah Porter, Retail Talent […]
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In advance of Earth Day, NSB lauded for sustainability
NORWAY – Across the nation, organizations are taking steps to reduce their negative impacts on the environment – this is no different at Norway Savings Bank. Moving to a paperless workplace and using more solar energy are two major initiatives at the Bank. In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Norway Savings received an […]
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Bethel Rotary
BETHEL — This week, the members of the Rotary Club of Bethel had the honor to recognize Eleanor, aka Ellie, Jodrey for her decades of service to the Northern Oxford County Service Council, the organization that owns the building that the Bethel Family Health Center operates out of. Ellie is stepping down from her years […]
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Extension to hold webinar on two troublesome pests
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, April 30 from 6 – 7 p.m. featuring two pressing ecological concerns impacting local landscapes: jumping worms and browntail moths. State Horticulturist Gary Fish will outline how jumping worms have been confirmed in 13 of […]
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Maine’s Poet Laureate to speak at UU Church
NORWAY — Julia Bouwsma, Maine’s sixth poet laureate, will speak and share her poetry on Sunday, April 14, at 11 a.m. at the First Universalist Church of Norway, 479 Main Street, Norway. All are welcome. “We were thrilled when Julia Bouwsma accepted our invitation to speak at our April 14 worship service. Her poetry will […]